by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas” ranking is part of that endeavor.
With 322,592 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $70,916 and had an average of $25,426 in loans still to pay off.
Across Kansas, there were 2,874 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $67,165 and $28,256 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 143 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,061 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing. That schools that top this list have a program in nursing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Washburn University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 80 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pitt State is a medium-sized public school situated in Pittsburg, Kansas. It awarded 18 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Hays State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas. FHSU is located in Hays, Kansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Nursing Major in Kansas list. Rasmussen University - Kansas is a private for-profit institution located in Topeka, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 184 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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