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Kansas bachelor's earnings

A salary explorer for 29 schools in Kansas (28 with published 4-year medians) and 325 bachelor's programs. Federal outcomes are shown as-is. Schools are listed largest enrollment first. There are no ranks. Grades are our own modeled ranking of schools against each other, kept to two small columns.

Schools
28
with published 4-Yr medians
Programs
325
observed 4-Yr medians
Typical School Median
$58,470
median of school medians
High-School Benchmark
$34,478
state median, employed HS grads 25–34

Schools on the Map

Each dot is a school, colored by its median 4-year earnings. Hover a dot for its name.

<$40k$40–55k$55–70k$70–90k$90k+

no published median · Each state map is zoomed to fill its frame.

Program Earnings

Published 4-year medians across 325 programs.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k

How to Read

Median EarningsMedian of published 4-year earnings across the school's programs.
Earnings RangeLowest to highest program median at the school.
GradesAdj. Grade adjusts for selectivity, state, and peer group; Raw Grade ranks unadjusted 4-year medians.
DistributionOverview of observed program medians — the black tick marks the school median. Schools with under 5 programs show one bar per program.
DetailsAddress, website, enrollment, admit rate, and top programs per school.

Grades: Our Value-Add

Our modeled ranking of schools against each other — kept to two small columns below.

A 2 B 6 C 2 D/F 0 19 ungraded

Medians and spreads come straight from federal data (College Scorecard / Census). Our grades are modeled estimates.

Click a column header to change the sort.

SchoolEnrollment ↓Median EarningsEarnings Range# ProgramsAdj. GradeRaw GradeDistribution
University of Kansas 21,217 $64,905 $38,355–$125,384 45 B+ B+ $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Kansas State University 15,142 $61,150 $39,598–$107,194 59 B+ B $40k$60k$80k$100k
Wichita State University 10,780 $55,638 $36,723–$97,335 43 B− C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
Fort Hays State University 9,733 $58,463 $39,280–$79,957 21 B B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Washburn University 4,562 $57,079 $29,659–$80,436 21 — C+ $30k$40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Pittsburg State University 4,210 $58,476 $34,318–$111,920 20 B+ B− $40k$60k$80k$100k
Benedictine College 2,272 $63,361 $36,829–$79,184 5 C− B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Emporia State University 2,239 $50,458 $34,355–$71,002 19 C+ C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k
Baker University 1,100 $74,399 $55,380–$78,233 3 — — $55k$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k
Friends University 1,048 $53,881 $39,329–$74,063 8 B− C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k
MidAmerica Nazarene University 983 $59,956 $47,730–$78,299 4 — — $50k$60k$70k$80k
Haskell Indian Nations University 978 $40,454 $35,081–$45,827 2 — — $35k$38k$40k$42k$45k
Kansas Wesleyan University 956 $48,500 $40,174–$59,057 3 — — $40k$45k$50k$55k$60k
University of Saint Mary 925 $56,324 $39,893–$85,587 6 A− B− $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Southwestern College 924 $79,006 $63,138–$85,029 6 — B+ $65k$70k$75k$80k$85k
McPherson College 872 $50,556 $48,331–$52,781 2 — — $48k$49k$50k$51k$52k$53k
Ottawa University-Ottawa 870 $64,798 $43,959–$92,782 9 A B $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Newman University 851 $63,923 $45,869–$77,122 3 — — $50k$60k$70k
Bethany College (KS) 569 $49,296 $39,643–$54,633 4 — — $40k$45k$50k$55k
Sterling College 538 $38,771 $38,771–$38,771 1 — — $39k
Bethel College-North Newton 504 $61,952 $48,612–$75,293 2 — — $50k$60k$70k
Central Christian College of Kansas 380 $46,630 $43,002–$74,997 4 — — $50k$60k$70k
Hesston College 372 $78,050 $78,050–$78,050 1 — — $78k
Rasmussen University-Kansas 359 $62,782 $46,541–$87,330 14 — B− $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Ottawa University-Online 259 $64,798 $43,959–$92,782 9 — B $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Ottawa University-Kansas City 219 $64,798 $43,959–$92,782 9 — B $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Manhattan Christian College 146 $45,100 $45,100–$45,100 1 — — $45k
Cleveland University-Kansas City 95 $54,153 $54,153–$54,153 1 — — $54k
1 school without published 4-year medians
Tabor College

Hillsboro · 400 S Jefferson · School website ↗

Enrollment (undergrad): 494 · Admit rate: 64.6% · Yield: 34.1% · Locale: Rural: Remote

"—" means the value was not published. Distribution histograms are smoothed views of observed program medians — never imputed values, and never used in grades.