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Best Nursing School Programs Ranked in Kansas, Missouri

RegisteredNursing.org has ranked the best nursing licensing programs in each state. Photo credit: Shutterstock (venusvi).

Posted July 17, 2024

A ranking from RegisteredNursing.org has found which nursing schools by state rank the highest based on passing rates.

RegisteredNursing.org’s 8th Annual RN Program Rankings 2024 Edition found the best nursing licensing programs by their National Council Licensure Examination-RN pass rates from the previous five years. The data did not factor in programs that have closed or will be closing at the time of data collecting, have no pass rate data available for the previous 1 or 2 years and have only one year of pass rates.

Based on NCLEX-RN pass rates from 2018-2022, 32 schools were analyzed and only 10 were ranked in Kansas. The Sunflowers State’s highest-ranked school was Benedictine College at No. 1 with a score of 94.63. Benedictine offers a 4-year BSN program.

2024 Best RN Programs in Kansas:

  1. Benedictine College – 94.63
  2. Johnson County Community College – 93.22
  3. Baker University – 92.79
  4. Labette Community College – 92.46
  5. Salina Area Technical College – 92.19
  6. Fort Hays State University – 91.18
  7. Bethel College – 90.94
  8. Barton Community College – 89.40
  9. Pittsburg State University – 88.41
  10. University of St. Mary – 88.04

In Missouri, NCLEX-RN pass rates from 2018-2022 showed 52 schools were analyzed and 20 schools ranked. Missouri’s No. 1 program was College of the Ozarks with a score of 99.53, offering a program that allows students to earn a BSN over six semesters.

2024 Best RN Programs in Missouri:

  1. College of the Ozarks – 99.53
  2. State Fair Community College – 97.84
  3. University of Missouri-Kansas City – 96.20
  4. Missouri State University – 93.97
  5. St. Charles Community College – 93.88
  6. University of Central Missouri – 93.05
  7. North Central Missouri College, Trenton – 92.29
  8. Southeast Health College of Nursing and Health Sciences – 92.21
  9. St. Louis University – 91.65
  10. Jefferson College – 91.19
  11. Maryville University – 90.87
  12. Chamberlain University, St. Louis – 90.76
  13. Truman State University – 90.52
  14. Ozarks Technical Community College – 90.17
  15. Missouri Western State University – 90.05
  16. St. Louis Community College – 89.97
  17. Central Methodist University – 89.66
  18. Crowder College, Cassville – 89.57
  19. Avila University – 89.56
  20. University of Missouri – 88.99