OpenFieldFounded in 1858, Baker University is the oldest chartered institution of higher education in Kansas, celebrated for its historic Baldwin City campus, acclaimed School of Education (doctoral EdD), School of Nursing (Stormont Vail Health partner), and pre-health sciences.
Review checked academic pathways and funding options below:
Highest competitive academic scholarship awarded to incoming first-year students demonstrating outstanding high school achievement and civic leadership.
Prestigious doctoral program preparing superintendents, educational policymakers, and university administrators in organizational theory, school law, and quantitative evaluation.
CCNE-accredited professional nursing curriculum delivered in partnership with Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, combining hospital intensive care rotations and simulation labs.
Online master's preparing learning engineers in multimedia course development, adult cognitive learning theory, gamification, and LMS enterprise deployment.
Pre-medical track exploring genetics, protein biochemistry, cellular signaling, immunology, and undergraduate research in cancer biology.
Addresses healthcare finance, strategic marketing, organizational behavior, legal and regulatory issues in hospital administration.
Enables Baker undergraduates to study British literature, history, and European arts while residing at historic Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, UK.
Undergraduate annual tuition is approximately $33,500. Graduate tuition averages $625 to $850 per credit hour. Over 95% of full-time undergraduate students receive institutional aid, including Presidential Scholarships (up to $18,000/year) and Baker Trustee awards.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Baker University:
President of Baker University & Higher Education Policy Scholar · Higher Education Administration, Philanthropic Strategy, Institutional Sustainability, University Governance
Dean of School of Education & Professor of Instructional Technology · Instructional Systems Design, Educational Technology, Distance Learning, Teacher Preparation
Associate Professor of Biology & Genetics Specialist · Developmental Genetics, Cellular Biology, Undergraduate Research Pedagogy, Molecular Entomology
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