Washburn Institute of Technology

Topeka, Kansas · Public

Of 7 assessed programs, 6 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 18 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,114
$30k to $48k	$9,496
$48k to $75k	$8,645
$75k to $110k	$10,082
$110k and up	$14,051
All families (average)	$8,607

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.

7 of 25 programs could be assessed 28% 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
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,940	+$14,053	clears the bar	$9,750	0.7 yrs	256
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,331	+$3,444	clears the bar	$8,250	2.4 yrs	126
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,652	+$32,765	clears the bar	$9,500	0.3 yrs	73
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,667	+$9,780	clears the bar	$5,500	0.6 yrs	59
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,254 1-year earnings	+$2,367	clears the bar	$5,500	2.3 yrs	37
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,536	-$7,351	falls short	$6,792	insufficient data	30
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,991	+$26,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	84
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.