2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 22 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Kansas
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Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in Kansas for business students working on their master’s degree. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 404 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 34% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at KU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 69% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grantham University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Grantham University is a private for-profit institution located in Lenexa, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 302 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 37% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Grantham University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Kansas. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 234 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
K -State does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 52% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Kansas. ESU is a public institution located in Emporia, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 182 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 48% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at ESU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 94% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Pittsburg State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Pitt State is a public institution located in Pittsburg, Kansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 171 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Pitt State does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 80% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Wichita State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. WSU is located in Wichita, Kansas and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 37% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at WSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 37% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baker University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 137 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Baker, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 89% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Saint Mary ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, and it awarded 81 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 52% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at University of St. Mary. In fact, around 34% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Friends University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 75 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 44% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Friends University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.
Newman University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Wichita, Kansas, and it awarded 53 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Newman University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Washburn University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Washburn University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Fort Hays State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for business students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. FHSU is a public institution located in Hays, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 38 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since FHSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 93% took at least some of their classes online.
Benedictine College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in Atchison, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 28% were women.
Benedictine College is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Kansas Wesleyan University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Kansas Wesleyan University is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Salina, Kansas that handed out 29 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Kansas Wesleyan University. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
MidAmerica Nazarene University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. MidAmerica Nazarene University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Olathe, Kansas that handed out 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 48% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at MNU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 48% took at least some of their classes online.
Ottawa University - Kansas City came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Ottawa University - Kansas City is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Overland Park, Kansas that handed out 23 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out Ottawa University - Kansas City. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southwestern College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Located in Winfield, Kansas, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
SC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ottawa University - Online landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in Ottawa, Kansas, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 20 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.
Ottawa University - Online is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
With a ranking of #19, Ottawa University - Ottawa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Ottawa is located in Ottawa, Kansas and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 40% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, Ottawa is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Tabor College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. Tabor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 27% were women.
Tabor does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 86% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rasmussen University - Kansas ranked #21 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list. Located in Topeka, Kansas, the very small private for-profit school handed out 2 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Since the graduate programs at Rasmussen University - Kansas are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Central Christian College of Kansas ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas list.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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