Graduate School Tuition at Fort Hays State University

Fort Hays State University is a four-years, public school located in Hays, KS. It offers 22 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 1 Doctorate, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for others. A total of 2,522 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 12,949 students at FHSU.

FHSU offers online graduate programs and 2,299 out of 2,522 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($80,900) after graduation and the Master's Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $58,200 average salary.

You can find FHSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Fort Hays State University is a four-years, public school located in Hays, Kansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-two (22) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Fort Hays State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS
Graduate School Students	2,700 students 2,299 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$4,696 Out-of-State$12,051
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 22 Graduate Programs 19 Master's, 1 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Fort Hays State University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $4,696 and $12,051 for non-Kansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $216 for Kansas residents and $624 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$3,979	$11,334
Fees	$717	$717
Cost per Credit	$216	$624
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$8,772 (On-Campus) / $8,772 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,972 (On-Campus) / $4,972 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$19,440	$26,795
Off-Campus Total	$19,440	$26,795

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$4,356	$4,500	$4,500	$4,503	$4,696
Out-of-State	$10,980	$11,376	$11,376	$11,376	$12,051

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Fort Hays State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 22 major areas - 19 Master's (9 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 2 Post-Master'(2 online programs).

811 students have been conferred Master's degree and 34 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	811	34	-	29
Men	239	2	-	7
Women	572	32	-	22

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

what is Communication and Journalism program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	178^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	50^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$49,100	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	83^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,800	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	125^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,300	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,300	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,600	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	71^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,200	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geology/Earth Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	20^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	44		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	31^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,700	-	-

History

what is History program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$49,100	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Science			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 14,102 students enrolled in Fort Hays State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,700 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 803 male and 1,897 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 593 full-time and 2,107 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 2,299 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 85 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,700	593	2,107
Men Students	803	161	642
Women Students	1,897	432	1,465

By race/ethnicity 2,160 White, 111 Black, and 44 Asian students are attending at Fort Hays State University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,700	803	1,897
American Indian or Native American	17	5	12
Asian	10	34	111
Black	111	53	58
Hispanic	152	50	102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	1	0
White	2,160	606	1,554
Tow or More Races	30	10	20
Race Unknown	141	49	92

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At FHSU, 2,299 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 85 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	2,522
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,299
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	85
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	138

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,299
Kansas Resident	1,644
Other State In U.S.	655
Outside of U.S.	0

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