Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas · Public

Of 39 assessed programs, 36 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 76 could not be assessed.

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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

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.

39 of 115 programs could be assessed 34% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$79,109	+$44,222	clears the bar	$22,062	0.5 yrs	152
Law	First Professional Degree	$83,608	+$48,721	clears the bar	$77,330	1.6 yrs	114
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$49,129	+$14,242	clears the bar	$16,750	1.2 yrs	100
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,652	+$32,765	clears the bar	$9,500	0.3 yrs	75
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,325	+$31,438	clears the bar	$21,725	0.7 yrs	52
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,079	+$22,192	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	48
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,993	+$25,106	clears the bar	$35,756	1.4 yrs	47
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,497	+$11,610	clears the bar	$19,616	1.7 yrs	44
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$73,676	+$38,789	clears the bar	$18,500	0.5 yrs	42
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$143,374	+$108,487	clears the bar	$39,292	0.4 yrs	42
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$49,652	+$14,765	clears the bar	$16,384	1.1 yrs	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$43,351	+$8,464	clears the bar	$20,349	2.4 yrs	36
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,175	+$41,288	clears the bar	$21,136	0.5 yrs	36
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$53,587	+$18,700	clears the bar	$18,375	1.0 yrs	32
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$65,379	+$30,492	clears the bar	$23,500	0.8 yrs	31
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$68,154	+$33,267	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	29
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$75,787	+$40,900	clears the bar	$18,622	0.5 yrs	26
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,122	+$15,235	clears the bar	$23,873	1.6 yrs	23
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$48,327	+$13,440	clears the bar	$30,974	2.3 yrs	23
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,551	+$22,664	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,251	+$14,364	clears the bar	$24,075	1.7 yrs	22
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$97,747	+$62,860	clears the bar	$26,200	0.4 yrs	22
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,534	+$9,647	clears the bar	$21,250	2.2 yrs	21
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$66,900	+$32,013	clears the bar	$18,912	0.6 yrs	20
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	$66,120	+$31,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$78,778	+$43,891	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$29,659	-$5,228	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,948	+$13,061	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
English	Bachelor's Degree	$32,760	-$2,127	falls short	$22,787	insufficient data	13
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$52,595 1-year earnings	+$17,708	clears the bar	$41,000	2.3 yrs	9
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$80,436	+$45,549	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,536	-$7,351	falls short	$6,792	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,254 1-year earnings	+$2,367	clears the bar	$5,500	2.3 yrs	insufficient data
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,991	+$26,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,667	+$9,780	clears the bar	$5,500	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,331	+$3,444	clears the bar	$8,250	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,120	+$15,233	clears the bar	$30,974	2.0 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$98,916 1-year earnings	+$64,029	clears the bar	$60,268	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,940	+$14,053	clears the bar	$9,750	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$20,000	insufficient data	12
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Master'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	6
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Religion/Religious Studies	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
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Science Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Insurance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Carpenters	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Woodworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Commercial Driving	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Administrative and Office Support	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.