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2026 Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in Kansas

[Nurse Anesthetist](/majors/health-care-professions/nursing/nurse-anesthetist/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for nurse anesthetist students.

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• Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in Kansas

2026 Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools in Kansas

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in nurse anesthetist, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Nurse Anesthetist Schools

1

University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

$12,102 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,500 Avg Student Debt

$61,945 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Kansas earned the #1 spot for value among nurse anesthetist schools in Kansas. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,102 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $30,432. Students borrow a median of $20,500 to complete the nurse anesthetist program here. Early-career nurse anesthetist graduates make about $105,103. Set against $20,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 94%.

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Newman University
Wichita, KS

$35,500 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,500 Avg Student Debt

$55,041 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in nurse anesthetist will find it at Newman University, which ranked #2. Newman University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $35,500. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete the nurse anesthetist program here. Soon after graduation, nurse anesthetist degree recipients from Newman University generally make around $137,199. That is a strong return on a $25,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 74%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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 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.