If you pursue a degree in nursing practice, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #105 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 degrees in nursing practice annually.
The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. For our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Kansas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nursing practice degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in nursing practice has to look into University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means KU is a great university overall.
There were about 39 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.
Washburn University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in nursing practice. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 23 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Washburn University in the most recent data year.
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It's hard to beat Pittsburg State University if you want to pursue a degree in nursing practice. Located in the distant town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were roughly 21 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Pitt State in the most recent data year.
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).
The nursing practice program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nursing Practice rankings. For our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
