Washburn University
Topeka, Kansas · Public
Graduate earnings
30of 33 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887 a year). 3 fall short.
33 of 93 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 60: 44 with no earnings published and 16 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 22 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$15,280 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$15,280 a year
About $61,120 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $20,310 |
| $30k to $48k | $9,693 |
| $48k to $75k | $10,758 |
| $75k to $110k | $13,922 |
| $110k and up | $15,472 |
| All families (average) | $15,280 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Kansas high-school graduate ($34,887 a year).
39 of 115 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $79,109 | +$44,222 | clears the bar | $22,062 | 0.5 yrs | 141 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | $49,129 | +$14,242 | clears the bar | $16,750 | 1.2 yrs | 110 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $83,608 | +$48,721 | above HS line | $77,330 | 1.6 yrs | 92 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $67,652 | +$32,765 | clears the bar | $9,500 | 0.3 yrs | 78 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $59,993 | +$25,106 | above HS line | $35,756 | 1.4 yrs | 52 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $46,497 | +$11,610 | clears the bar | $19,616 | 1.7 yrs | 46 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $66,325 | +$31,438 | clears the bar | $21,725 | 0.7 yrs | 45 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,251 | +$14,364 | clears the bar | $24,075 | 1.7 yrs | 44 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Associate's Degree | $73,676 | +$38,789 | clears the bar | $18,500 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $76,175 | +$41,288 | clears the bar | $21,136 | 0.5 yrs | 39 |
| Medical Assisting | Associate's Degree | $49,652 | +$14,765 | clears the bar | $16,384 | 1.1 yrs | 34 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,122 | +$15,235 | clears the bar | $23,873 | 1.6 yrs | 33 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $97,747 | +$62,860 | above HS line | $26,200 | 0.4 yrs | 32 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,079 | +$22,192 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 29 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $143,374 | +$108,487 | above HS line | $39,292 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $65,379 | +$30,492 | clears the bar | $23,500 | 0.8 yrs | 26 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $78,778 | +$43,891 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 25 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $68,154 | +$33,267 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 25 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $53,587 | +$18,700 | clears the bar | $18,375 | 1.0 yrs | 21 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,327 | +$13,440 | clears the bar | $30,974 | 2.3 yrs | 19 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $43,351 | +$8,464 | clears the bar | $20,349 | 2.4 yrs | 18 |
| Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other | Associate's Degree | $66,120 | +$31,233 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 18 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | $75,787 | +$40,900 | clears the bar | $18,622 | 0.5 yrs | 18 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $57,551 | +$22,664 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $52,5951-year earnings | +$17,708 | above HS line (1-yr) | $41,000 | 2.3 yrs | 17 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $47,948 | +$13,061 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Security Science and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,534 | +$9,647 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 2.2 yrs | 15 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $29,659 | -$5,228 | falls short | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $66,900 | +$32,013 | clears the bar | $18,912 | 0.6 yrs | 14 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $32,760 | -$2,127 | falls short | $22,787 | no earnings gain | 9 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $80,436 | +$45,549 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Cosmetology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $27,536 | -$7,351 | falls short | $6,792 | no earnings gain | not published |
| Electrician Training | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,2541-year earnings | +$2,367 | clears the bar (1-yr) | $5,500 | 2.3 yrs | not published |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $60,991 | +$26,104 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Auto Repair Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $44,667 | +$9,780 | clears the bar | $5,500 | 0.6 yrs | not published |
| Precision Metalworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $38,331 | +$3,444 | clears the bar | $8,250 | 2.4 yrs | not published |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $50,120 | +$15,233 | clears the bar | $30,974 | 2.0 yrs | not published |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $98,9161-year earnings | +$64,029 | above HS line (1-yr) | $60,268 | 0.9 yrs | not published |
| Practical and Vocational Nursing | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $48,940 | +$14,053 | clears the bar | $9,750 | 0.7 yrs | not published |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 36 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 20 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 16 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Design | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $20,000 | not assessed | 7 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Administrative and Office Support | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Management Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Healthcare Administration | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Insurance | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Culinary Arts | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Engineering, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Legal Support Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Science Technologies/Technicians, General | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Culinary Arts | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Carpenters | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| HVAC Technology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Woodworking | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Ground Transportation | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Administrative and Office Support | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,887 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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