Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing programs in Kansas
24 schools in Kansas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 18 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $58,358 at Galen Health Institutes-Wichita.
What this work pays in Kansas
Registered Nurses in Kansas earn a median of $79,320 a year across 33,800 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $111,030 | 5,120 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $126,650 | 3,780 |
| Nurse Anesthetists | $212,090 | 910 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | $62,870 | 470 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galen Health Institutes-Wichita Wichita | Associate's degree | $24,808 | $58,358 (870 grads) | — |
| Rasmussen University-Kansas Topeka | Associate's degree | $20,058 | $56,886 (1,056 grads) | 167 |
| Neosho County Community College Chanute | Associate's degree | $9,666 | $54,760 (107 grads) | 54 |
| Highland Community College Highland | Associate's degree | — | $53,108 (27 grads) | 27 |
| Pratt Community College Pratt | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $52,941 (57 grads) | — |
| Kansas City Kansas Community College Kansas City | Associate's degree | $11,400 | $52,524 (84 grads) | 70 |
| Labette Community College Parsons | Associate's degree | $14,406 | $52,107 (14 grads) | 11 |
| Seward County Community College Liberal | Associate's degree | — | $52,107 (28 grads) | 22 |
| Manhattan Area Technical College Manhattan | Associate's degree | $12,300 | $51,750 (54 grads) | 33 |
| Johnson County Community College Overland Park | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $51,607 (46 grads) | 35 |
| Garden City Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | $10,908 | $49,270 (22 grads) | 12 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Associate's degree | $16,415 | $48,470 (124 grads) | 118 |
| Barton County Community College Great Bend | Associate's degree | — | $48,432 (17 grads) | 29 |
| Hesston College Hesston | Associate's degree | — | $48,342 (55 grads) | — |
| Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson | Associate's degree | $13,372 | $47,260 (75 grads) | 69 |
| Fort Hays Tech North Central Beloit | Associate's degree | — | $46,478 (25 grads) | 26 |
| Cloud County Community College Concordia | Associate's degree | $9,453 | $45,249 (43 grads) | 26 |
| Coffeyville Community College Coffeyville | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $44,170 (14 grads) | 16 |
| Colby Community College Colby | Associate's degree | $14,749 | not published | 17 |
| Dodge City Community College Dodge City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Fort Scott Community College Fort Scott | Associate's degree | $17,751 | not published | 23 |
| Butler Community College El Dorado | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 99 |
| Donnelly College Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Salina Area Technical College Salina | Associate's degree | — | not published | 19 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.