Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, Kansas · Public

Of 32 assessed programs, 31 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 67 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,968
$30k to $48k	$11,453
$48k to $75k	$14,676
$75k to $110k	$18,873
$110k and up	$20,237
All families (average)	$15,784

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.

32 of 99 programs could be assessed 32% 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
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$76,819	+$41,932	clears the bar	$19,119	0.5 yrs	203
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$52,964	+$18,077	clears the bar	$25,428	1.4 yrs	129
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,657	+$35,770	clears the bar	$18,500	0.5 yrs	128
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$90,321	+$55,434	clears the bar	$21,684	0.4 yrs	78
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,757	+$13,870	clears the bar	$20,125	1.5 yrs	69
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,465	+$8,578	clears the bar	$20,550	2.4 yrs	64
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,733	+$21,846	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	51
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,219	+$25,332	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	47
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$56,313	+$21,426	clears the bar	$15,570	0.7 yrs	46
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$74,878	+$39,991	clears the bar	$23,500	0.6 yrs	44
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,640	+$16,753	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	44
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$67,052	+$32,165	clears the bar	$27,785	0.9 yrs	43
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$64,565	+$29,678	clears the bar	$22,616	0.8 yrs	42
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$45,940	+$11,053	clears the bar	$22,500	2.0 yrs	39
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$52,888 1-year earnings	+$18,001	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Special Education	Master's Degree	$56,317	+$21,430	clears the bar	$22,743	1.1 yrs	37
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$81,562	+$46,675	clears the bar	$20,588	0.4 yrs	37
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$46,931	+$12,044	clears the bar	$19,750	1.6 yrs	35
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$39,946	+$5,059	clears the bar	$21,750	4.3 yrs	33
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$35,587 1-year earnings	+$700	clears the bar	$18,245	26.1 yrs	29
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,851	+$31,964	clears the bar	$20,936	0.7 yrs	27
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,878	+$18,991	clears the bar	$21,513	1.1 yrs	25
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,033	+$41,146	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	24
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$71,199	+$36,312	clears the bar	$18,951	0.5 yrs	22
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$36,393 1-year earnings	+$1,506	clears the bar	$21,163	14.1 yrs	17
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$54,301 1-year earnings	+$19,414	clears the bar	$27,185	1.4 yrs	15
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$69,750 1-year earnings	+$34,863	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$111,920	+$77,033	clears the bar	$12,000	0.2 yrs	14
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$34,318	-$569	falls short	$23,750	insufficient data	9
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,023	+$14,136	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Psychology	Master's Degree	$57,192	+$22,305	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$97,975 1-year earnings	+$63,088	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,968	insufficient data	17
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,000	insufficient data	16
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	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
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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.