Wichita State University

Wichita, Kansas · Public

Of 64 assessed programs, 62 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 152 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,734
$30k to $48k	$9,696
$48k to $75k	$13,564
$75k to $110k	$16,893
$110k and up	$19,184
All families (average)	$13,194

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.

64 of 216 programs could be assessed 30% 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
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$47,389	+$12,502	clears the bar	$24,129	1.9 yrs	287
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$75,784	+$40,897	clears the bar	$22,500	0.6 yrs	154
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$63,852	+$28,965	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	139
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,690	+$7,803	clears the bar	$23,000	2.9 yrs	121
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$69,696	+$34,809	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	90
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,728	+$16,841	clears the bar	$19,603	1.2 yrs	83
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$37,012	+$2,125	clears the bar	$22,126	10.4 yrs	83
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,074	+$54,187	clears the bar	$19,710	0.4 yrs	76
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$51,305	+$16,418	clears the bar	$22,382	1.4 yrs	76
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$118,940	+$84,053	clears the bar	$20,585	0.2 yrs	76
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$44,605	+$9,718	clears the bar	$18,138	1.9 yrs	73
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,452	+$8,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	72
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$49,670	+$14,783	clears the bar	$23,000	1.6 yrs	71
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$64,060	+$29,173	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	70
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,219	+$24,332	clears the bar	$27,282	1.1 yrs	69
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$97,335	+$62,448	clears the bar	$21,875	0.4 yrs	68
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$83,057	+$48,170	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	67
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$52,709	+$17,822	clears the bar	$16,687	0.9 yrs	65
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$61,982	+$27,095	clears the bar	$19,000	0.7 yrs	59
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$52,833	+$17,946	clears the bar	$17,500	1.0 yrs	54
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$48,537	+$13,650	clears the bar	$20,207	1.5 yrs	53
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,463	+$12,576	clears the bar	$19,500	1.6 yrs	51
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,959	+$22,072	clears the bar	$19,750	0.9 yrs	49
Special Education	Master's Degree	$61,632	+$26,745	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$123,921	+$89,034	clears the bar	$64,510	0.7 yrs	44
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$59,508	+$24,621	clears the bar	$37,532	1.5 yrs	39
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$63,150	+$28,263	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	37
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$50,773	+$15,886	clears the bar	$22,698	1.4 yrs	35
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$72,936	+$38,049	clears the bar	$19,118	0.5 yrs	35
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,638	+$20,751	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	31
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$61,406	+$26,519	clears the bar	$41,000	1.5 yrs	29
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$48,446	+$13,559	clears the bar	$24,250	1.8 yrs	27
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$77,103	+$42,216	clears the bar	$22,154	0.5 yrs	25
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$81,265	+$46,378	clears the bar	$13,684	0.3 yrs	24
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$58,560	+$23,673	clears the bar	$32,597	1.4 yrs	24
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$58,288	+$23,401	clears the bar	$24,877	1.1 yrs	24
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$76,203	+$41,316	clears the bar	$21,865	0.5 yrs	23
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$58,671	+$23,784	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,392	+$12,505	clears the bar	$18,975	1.5 yrs	22
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,874	+$19,987	clears the bar	$20,541	1.0 yrs	20
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,711	+$34,824	clears the bar	$14,250	0.4 yrs	19
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$36,723	+$1,836	clears the bar	$23,200	12.6 yrs	17
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,768	+$11,881	clears the bar	$18,730	1.6 yrs	16
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$67,475	+$32,588	clears the bar	$24,312	0.7 yrs	16
Music	Master's Degree	$49,779	+$14,892	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$62,768	+$27,881	clears the bar	$26,994	1.0 yrs	14
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,450	+$7,563	clears the bar	$26,000	3.4 yrs	14
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	$52,823	+$17,936	clears the bar	$26,375	1.5 yrs	13
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$61,960	+$27,073	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$37,604	+$2,717	clears the bar	$26,250	9.7 yrs	12
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$89,838 1-year earnings	+$54,951	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Accounting	Master's Degree	$93,185	+$58,298	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$73,166	+$38,279	clears the bar	$21,698	0.6 yrs	11
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$101,668	+$66,781	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$65,366	+$30,479	clears the bar	$16,868	0.6 yrs	9
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,090	+$11,203	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$32,267 1-year earnings	-$2,620	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$27,284 1-year earnings	-$7,603	falls short	$17,500	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$83,571	+$48,684	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Bachelor's Degree	$51,036	+$16,149	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,738	+$59,851	clears the bar	$20,738	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,257	+$45,370	clears the bar	$66,364	1.5 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$112,564	+$77,677	clears the bar	$58,900	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$67,413	+$32,526	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Computer Interaction	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Manufacturing Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor'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	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Anthropology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Human Resources	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Sustainability Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	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	3
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

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.