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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in Kansas

6 Ranked Colleges
143 Degrees Awarded
$131,476 Avg Salary
Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate” ranking.

Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 322,592 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 “Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in nursing.

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Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for kansas doctor’s degree nursing students.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing degrees to 80 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full University of Kansas Nursing Report

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Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washburn University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate list. This medium-sized school is located in Topeka, Kansas, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Washburn University Nursing Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pittsburg State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing students in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Hays State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fort Hays State University 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.

Full Fort Hays State University Nursing Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Wichita State University

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Rasmussen University - Kansas did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nursing Major in Kansas for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Rasmussen University - Kansas is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 doctorate’s nursing degrees to qualified students.

Full Rasmussen University - Kansas Nursing Report

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