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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

19 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Kansas. With 5,886 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Kansas to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#2

Grantham University

Lenexa, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Grantham University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the small city of Lenexa.

Women make up 78% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wichita State University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 73 students majoring in health professions at WSU, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#4

Friends University

Wichita, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Friends University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in the large city of Wichita, Friends University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Friends University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. FHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Hays.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Fort Hays State University Report

#6

University of Saint Mary

Leavenworth, KS

University of Saint Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of St. Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Leavenworth.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of Saint Mary

Emporia State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Emporia State University

MidAmerica Nazarene University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large suburb of Olathe, MNU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at MidAmerica Nazarene University

#9

Newman University

Wichita, KS

Newman University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, Newman University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 47% of the health professions majors at the school.

Read full report on Health Professions at Newman University

#10

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #10, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Kansas State University Report

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 25,582
Iowa 6,876
South Dakota 2,186
Missouri 16,143
Nebraska 4,665
North Dakota 2,083

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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