Emporia State University
Emporia, Kansas · Public
Of 34 assessed programs, 33 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 47 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,452 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,905 |
| $48k to $75k | $14,229 |
| $75k to $110k | $18,994 |
| $110k and up | $19,531 |
| All families (average) | $16,261 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
34 of 81 programs could be assessed 42% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $59,568 | +$24,681 | clears the bar | $16,026 | 0.6 yrs | 241 |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $54,843 | +$19,956 | clears the bar | $29,298 | 1.5 yrs | 177 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $80,168 | +$45,281 | clears the bar | $18,499 | 0.4 yrs | 170 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $89,555 | +$54,668 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 147 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,195 | +$11,308 | clears the bar | $20,042 | 1.8 yrs | 143 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $71,002 | +$36,115 | clears the bar | $21,581 | 0.6 yrs | 86 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | $65,259 | +$30,372 | clears the bar | $18,862 | 0.6 yrs | 83 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $50,458 | +$15,571 | clears the bar | $21,570 | 1.4 yrs | 76 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $78,956 | +$44,069 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 67 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $53,602 | +$18,715 | clears the bar | $23,075 | 1.2 yrs | 65 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,719 | +$25,832 | clears the bar | $14,250 | 0.6 yrs | 60 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $58,389 | +$23,502 | clears the bar | $12,963 | 0.6 yrs | 56 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,022 | +$18,135 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 1.0 yrs | 49 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | $70,133 | +$35,246 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 35 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,717 | +$15,830 | clears the bar | $21,844 | 1.4 yrs | 33 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $60,355 | +$25,468 | clears the bar | $24,237 | 1.0 yrs | 32 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $65,271 | +$30,384 | clears the bar | $16,308 | 0.5 yrs | 32 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $45,003 | +$10,116 | clears the bar | $24,426 | 2.4 yrs | 21 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $52,486 | +$17,599 | clears the bar | $40,126 | 2.3 yrs | 21 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $55,527 | +$20,640 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.1 yrs | 21 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $65,043 | +$30,156 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.7 yrs | 19 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,661 | +$10,774 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.5 yrs | 18 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $48,325 | +$13,438 | clears the bar | $20,574 | 1.5 yrs | 18 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $34,355 | -$532 | falls short | $23,113 | insufficient data | 15 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $67,263 | +$32,376 | clears the bar | $18,868 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $48,574 | +$13,687 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.6 yrs | 14 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $68,568 | +$33,681 | clears the bar | $15,692 | 0.5 yrs | 14 |
| Security Science and Technology | Master's Degree | $46,695 1-year earnings | +$11,808 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $46,887 | +$12,000 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $51,389 | +$16,502 | clears the bar | $34,104 | 2.1 yrs | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $51,820 | +$16,933 | clears the bar | $41,183 | 2.4 yrs | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $46,445 | +$11,558 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $45,292 | +$10,405 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $59,455 | +$24,568 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 38 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Library Science, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| English | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Library Science and Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Economics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Library Science and Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mathematics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Physical Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Research Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Political Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Sociology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,887/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.