Kansas contains three schools that offer sonography programs. Newman University, the highest-ranking sonography school in KS, has a total student population of 2,557 and is the 569th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 sonography schools in Kansas, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Newman University comes out as the most expensive ($17,318/yr), with Fort Hays State University as the lowest recorded at only $9,735/yr.
Sonography students from Kansas schools who go on to become sonographers, sonography specialists, diagnostic medical sonographers, ultrasonographers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 51,630 people working as diagnostic medical sonographers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $63,640. Also, Pediatricians, general make on average $161,410 per year and there are about 29,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Kansas alone, there are 170 employed pediatricians, general earning an average yearly salary of $190,390. Diagnostic medical sonographers in this state earn $62,860/yr and there are 460 employed.
Also, within the sonography schools in Kansas, the average student population is 2,160 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from sonography, there are 2989 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,054, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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