Nursing Schools in Kansas
There are 45 nursing schools in Kansas. This year, we evaluated 36 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Coffeyville Community College
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Coffeyville Community College is located in Coffeyville, Kansas. This community college was established way back in 1923. This institution serves well over 1,500 students. It offers several different associate degree opportunities, as well as many certificate courses. CCC is also famous for ... Programs offered
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Fort Scott Community College
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Fort Scott Community College (FSCC) is located in Fort Scott Kansas. This is a school that was established way back in 1919. It currently serves over 2,000 students and it offers all students great educational opportunities. This is one of the oldest community colleges in Kansas and it offers a ... Programs offered
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Highland Community College
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Highland Community College (HCC) is located in Highland, Kansas. This public community college was established way back in 1858. It is one of the oldest community colleges around and is technically the oldest overall college in the state of Kansas. It used to be known as Highland University ... Programs offered
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Labette Community College
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Labette Community College is located in Parsons, Kansas. This public community college was established back in 1923. This school has a history of being a great option for people seeking new careers in the community. Many different academic programs are available at this school. Students will be ... Programs offered
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Seward County Community College
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Seward County Community College (SCCC) is located in Liberal, Kansas. This school was established in late 1967 and has been providing students with many academic opportunities ever since. SCCC serves over 2,600 students currently and it has a number of beneficial programs for them to take ... Programs offered
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Butler Community College
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Butler Community College (BCC) is located in El Dorado, Kansas. The school that has a long history of serving the community, as it was established in 1927. It currently serves well over 8,000 students. BCC is among the largest community colleges in Kansas. The school is accredited by the ... Programs offered
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Dodge City Community College
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Dodge City Community College (DCCC aka DC3) is located in Dodge City, Kansas. This public community college was established in 1935. This school offers its students a very good variety of courses and student programs to participate in. Students will be able to work toward earning many different ... Programs offered
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Garden City Community College
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Garden City Community College (GCCC) is located in Garden City, Kansas. This school was established in 1919, making it a very old community college. GCCC has been serving the needs of the community for an entire century now and they continue to provide the best possible educational ... Programs offered
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Colby Community College
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Hutchinson Community College
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Neosho County Community College
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Pratt Community College
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Cloud County Community College
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Barton County Community College
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Johnson County Community College
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Manhattan Area Technical College
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Fort Hays State University
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Emporia State University
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Pittsburg State University
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Washburn University
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Wichita State University
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Wichita State University (WSU) is a public university in Wichita, Kansas. It is part of the Kansas State University system, which includes six campuses. WSU was founded in 1886 as a private preparatory school. Over the years, WSU has expanded to offer more than 200 areas of study through its 6 ... Programs offered
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Newman University
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Kansas City Kansas Community College
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University of Kansas
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Hesston College
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MidAmerica Nazarene University
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MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private university in Olathe, Kansas, with undergrad and graduate degree programs. MNU was founded in 1966 by the Church of the Nazarene as a Christian liberal arts college. The campus is located on 105 acres of land in Olathe, which is part of the ... Programs offered
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University of Saint Mary
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Baker University
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Bethel College-North Newton
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Benedictine College
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Kansas Wesleyan University
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Donnelly College
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Washburn Institute of Technology
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North Central Kansas Technical College
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Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
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Flint Hills Technical College
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Allen County Community College
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Grantham University
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National American University-Overland Park
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National American University-Wichita
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Southwestern College
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Tabor College
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Ottawa University-Ottawa
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Neosho County Community College Ottawa
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North Central Kansas Technical College - Hays
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
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Brown Mackie College-Kansas City (Closed in 2017) ADN LPN |
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Brown Mackie College-Salina (Closed in 2017) ADN LPN |
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ITT Technical Institute-Wichita (Closed in 2016) ADN |
Kansas's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Kansas's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Kansas Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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| Job title | Total Nurses | Jobs/1000 | Hourly | Annual | |
| Registered Nurses | 28,900 | 21.109 | $28 | $58,850 | |
| Nurse Anesthetists | 390 | 0.281 | $75 | $155,440 | |
| Nurse Midwives | 30 | 0.025 | $48 | $99,040 | |
| Nurse Practitioners | 2,010 | 1.468 | $47 | $96,770 | |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 7,350 | 5.367 | $20 | $42,350 | |
| Nursing Assistants | 22,590 | 16.501 | $12 | $24,560 | |
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