Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas · Public

All 77 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr). Another 235 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,178
$30k to $48k	$14,143
$48k to $75k	$15,369
$75k to $110k	$20,110
$110k and up	$23,665
All families (average)	$19,406

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.

77 of 312 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kansas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,941	+$16,054	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	238
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,562	+$11,675	clears the bar	$23,408	2.0 yrs	224
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,533	+$53,646	clears the bar	$22,116	0.4 yrs	182
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$69,735	+$34,848	clears the bar	$22,982	0.7 yrs	178
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$75,705	+$40,818	clears the bar	$23,250	0.6 yrs	178
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$53,073	+$18,186	clears the bar	$23,050	1.3 yrs	175
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$62,128	+$27,241	clears the bar	$21,000	0.8 yrs	163
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$69,837	+$34,950	clears the bar	$22,375	0.6 yrs	141
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$65,677	+$30,790	clears the bar	$21,531	0.7 yrs	128
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$79,008	+$44,121	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	115
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,528	+$12,641	clears the bar	$23,000	1.8 yrs	114
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,320	+$21,433	clears the bar	$34,300	1.6 yrs	110
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$107,194	+$72,307	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	105
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$119,983	+$85,096	clears the bar	$208,940	2.5 yrs	104
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,337	+$18,450	clears the bar	$19,875	1.1 yrs	91
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,824	+$24,937	clears the bar	$24,197	1.0 yrs	88
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$66,387	+$31,500	clears the bar	$18,500	0.6 yrs	85
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$56,418	+$21,531	clears the bar	$21,000	1.0 yrs	82
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$97,031	+$62,144	clears the bar	$31,968	0.5 yrs	73
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$91,809	+$56,922	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	69
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$68,243	+$33,356	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	67
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,718	+$22,831	clears the bar	$18,900	0.8 yrs	65
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$85,147	+$50,260	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	56
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$39,991	+$5,104	clears the bar	$27,000	5.3 yrs	56
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,237	+$16,350	clears the bar	$22,746	1.4 yrs	55
Finance	Master's Degree	$101,913	+$67,026	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	54
Accounting	Master's Degree	$87,506	+$52,619	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	52
Gerontology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,172	+$25,285	clears the bar	$24,083	1.0 yrs	51
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$50,681	+$15,794	clears the bar	$23,500	1.5 yrs	51
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,098	+$58,211	clears the bar	$24,399	0.4 yrs	50
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Master's Degree	$110,015	+$75,128	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,801	+$13,914	clears the bar	$21,500	1.5 yrs	45
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,453	+$48,566	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	45
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,603	+$23,716	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	43
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$85,396	+$50,509	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	42
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,068	+$57,181	clears the bar	$24,000	0.4 yrs	41
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,621	+$26,734	clears the bar	$17,000	0.6 yrs	40
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$59,809	+$24,922	clears the bar	$20,150	0.8 yrs	40
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,282	+$23,395	clears the bar	$24,250	1.0 yrs	40
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,336	+$56,449	clears the bar	$26,726	0.5 yrs	38
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,640	+$60,753	clears the bar	$21,000	0.3 yrs	38
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$60,479	+$25,592	clears the bar	$24,630	1.0 yrs	36
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$61,150	+$26,263	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$78,367	+$43,480	clears the bar	$23,187	0.5 yrs	34
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,603	+$17,716	clears the bar	$22,681	1.3 yrs	34
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$55,435	+$20,548	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	33
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,747	+$36,860	clears the bar	$20,625	0.6 yrs	32
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,811	+$28,924	clears the bar	$24,519	0.8 yrs	32
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$70,601	+$35,714	clears the bar	$25,000	0.7 yrs	32
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,040	+$56,153	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	31
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,480	+$15,593	clears the bar	$22,500	1.4 yrs	31
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$77,938 1-year earnings	+$43,051	clears the bar	$24,500	0.6 yrs	30
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,376	+$46,489	clears the bar	$18,757	0.4 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$55,985	+$21,098	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$105,978	+$71,091	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,908	+$14,021	clears the bar	$21,750	1.6 yrs	27
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$53,389	+$18,502	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	$115,779	+$80,892	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$57,576	+$22,689	clears the bar	$21,656	1.0 yrs	25
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,523 1-year earnings	+$636	clears the bar	$17,500	27.5 yrs	24
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,016	+$15,129	clears the bar	$16,789	1.1 yrs	24
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$72,398	+$37,511	clears the bar	$22,186	0.6 yrs	22
Natural Resources and Conservation, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$53,401	+$18,514	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	22
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$59,517	+$24,630	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,448	+$15,561	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	21
Public Health	Master's Degree	$62,660	+$27,773	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$72,544	+$37,657	clears the bar	$21,950	0.6 yrs	17
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	Bachelor's Degree	$50,522	+$15,635	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	17
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$41,426	+$6,539	clears the bar	$20,500	3.1 yrs	16
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	$96,821	+$61,934	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,185	+$35,298	clears the bar	$24,768	0.7 yrs	15
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,122	+$30,235	clears the bar	$27,500	0.9 yrs	15
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	$74,638	+$39,751	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Doctoral Degree	$70,180	+$35,293	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$39,598	+$4,711	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$49,593	+$14,706	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Mechanization	Bachelor's Degree	$78,537	+$43,650	clears the bar	$19,344	0.4 yrs	9
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,202	insufficient data	39
Finance	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Interior Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Dispute Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Education, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Journalism	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by level)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Operations Research	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Agricultural Business and Management	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Animal Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

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.