2025 Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

Allied Health Professions is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #18 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 master's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Allied Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Kansas

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Kansas Schools for a Master's in Allied Health

1

Wichita State University
Wichita, KS

44 Annual Graduates

$116,584 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in allied health professions has to look into Wichita State University. WSU is a large public university located in the city of Wichita.

Master's graduates who receive their degree from the allied health program earn around $116,584 in their early career salary.

More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Wichita State University

2

Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

17 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Kansas State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in allied health professions. K -State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Manhattan.More information about a master’s in allied health professions from Kansas State University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	341
Minnesota	174	158
Iowa	154	150
Nebraska	123	161
North Dakota	115	40
South Dakota	89	40

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physician Assistant	44
Athletic Training	35

Most Popular Majors Related to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	136
Mental & Social Health Services	109
Communication Sciences	82
Health & Medical Administrative Services	63
Public Health	37
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	17
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	12
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	5
Medical Illustration & Informatics	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.