2025 Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

Nursing is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 18 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for nursing students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 885 associate degrees in nursing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of nursing for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other nursing students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for nursing to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools in Kansas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Nursing in Kansas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in nursing.

10 Top Kansas Schools for an Associate in Nursing

1

Neosho County Community College
Chanute, KS

58 Annual Graduates

$61,906 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in nursing has to take a look at Neosho County Community College. Neosho County Community College is a small public college located in the town of Chanute.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the nursing program make about $61,906 for their early career.

More information about a associate in nursing from Neosho County Community College

2

Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS

120 Annual Graduates

$63,244 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in nursing needs to take a look at Butler Community College. Butler CC is a medium-sized public college located in the distant town of El Dorado.

Associate students who receive their degree from the nursing program earn an average of $63,244 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in nursing from Butler Community College

3

Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS

69 Annual Graduates

$60,330 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in nursing needs to take a look at Hutchinson Community College. Hutchinson Community College is a small public college located in the distant town of Hutchinson.

Students who graduate with their associate from the nursing program report average early career income of $60,330.

More information about a associate in nursing from Hutchinson Community College

4

Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS

74 Annual Graduates

$63,181 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in nursing needs to look into Kansas City Kansas Community College. Located in the medium-sized city of Kansas City, Kansas City Kansas Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the nursing program state that they receive average early career wages of $63,181.

More information about a associate in nursing from Kansas City Kansas Community College

5

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

53 Annual Graduates

$64,303 Median Starting Salary

JCCC is a large public college located in the city of Overland Park.

Students who graduate with their associate from the nursing program report average early career wages of $64,303.

More information about a associate in nursing from Johnson County Community College

6

Salina Area Technical College
Salina, KS

25 Annual Graduates

Located in the town of Salina, Salina Tech is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in nursing from Salina Area Technical College

7

Garden City Community College
Garden City, KS

18 Annual Graduates

$61,593 Median Starting Salary

Garden City Community College is a small public college located in the town of Garden City.

After graduation, nursing associate recipients generally make an average of $61,593 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in nursing from Garden City Community College

8

Seward County Community College
Liberal, KS

28 Annual Graduates

SCCC is a small public college located in the remote town of Liberal.More information about a associate in nursing from Seward County Community College

9

Manhattan Area Technical College
Manhattan, KS

26 Annual Graduates

$59,298 Median Starting Salary

MATC is a fairly small public college located in the small city of Manhattan.

Associate students who receive their degree from the nursing program make about $59,298 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in nursing from Manhattan Area Technical College

10

Labette Community College
Parsons, KS

27 Annual Graduates

$66,833 Median Starting Salary

Labette Community College is a small public college located in the remote town of Parsons.

Nursing associate degree recipients from Labette Community College earn a boost of around $3,858 over the average income of nursing majors.

More information about a associate in nursing from Labette Community College

Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	151	2,167
Missouri	117	1,409
Iowa	116	1,152
Nebraska	98	265
South Dakota	93	114
North Dakota	92	287

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing

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

Nursing Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing	885

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Allied Health Professions	330
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	158
Health & Medical Administrative Services	103
Health Sciences & Services	60
Dental Support Services	45
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services	38
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	30
Health/Medical Prep Programs	18
Public Health	10
Mental & Social Health Services	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.