Major Programs at Fort Hays State University (FHSU)

Fort Hays State University offers 79 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

At the school, the Operations Management and Supervision program has the most completers (481 students) and the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program has the second most completers (479 students) last year. The Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($57,700) after graduation and the Information Science/Studies program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $48,000 average salary.

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Degree Programs Overview

Fort Hays State University offers 79 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 34 programs can be conferred by distance learning. The next table summarizes the number of programs by offered degrees.

Total Number of Programs By Degree
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	2	20	10	NOT OFFERED	2
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	52	19	1	2

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The next table lists the best programs with the highest average salary after graduation from Fort Hays State University. The Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse program has the highest salary ($57,700) after graduation and the Information Science/Studies program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $48,000 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	$57,700
Information Science/Studies	$48,000
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	$44,200
Business Administration and Management	$37,600
Accounting	$36,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	$36,700
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	$36,000
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting	$35,600
Agricultural Teacher Education	$35,500
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	$35,100
Social Work	$34,900
Agricultural Business and Management	$34,900

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary after Graduation
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	$42,000

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	$80,900
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	$58,200
Communication Sciences and Disorders	$53,700
Business Administration and Management	$51,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	$51,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	$49,100
Educational/Instructional Technology	$48,800
Special Education and Teaching	$44,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	$43,300
Education	$41,500
Agricultural Teacher Education	$38,600

*The average salary data is from College Scoreboard.

Popular Area of Study with Most Completers

Following programs are the popular major programs at Fort Hays State University. At the school, the Operations Management and Supervision program has the most completers (481 students) and the Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other) program has the second most completers (479 students) last year.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Operations Management and Supervision	481	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	479	$36,000
Elementary Education and Teaching	152	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	142	$57,700
Psychology	132	$27,800
International Economics	124	-
International and Intercultural Communication	110	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	97	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	73	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	73	-

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	56	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	33	-
Research and Development Management	13	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	0	-

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Average Salary after Graduation
Education	187	$41,500
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	131	$58,200
Educational/Instructional Technology	97	$48,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	97	$49,100
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	43	$43,300
Nursing Science	31	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	0	-
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	0	-

Field of Study by Degree, Number of Completers, and Average Salary

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$34,900	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	110	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$48,000	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	187^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$41,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$49,100	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$48,800	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	112^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$44,300	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$43,300	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	152^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Art Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	40^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Engineering

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	56^ONLINE	249^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$36,700	$51,600	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$29,700	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	131^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	$58,200	-	-

Philosophy And Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Science Technologies/Technicians

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Psychology

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	132^ONLINE	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$27,800	-	-	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Human Services

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$34,900	-	-	-

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	124^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$27,000	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Art/Art Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$28,900	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$57,700	$80,900	-	-
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31^ONLINE	19	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$37,600	$51,700	-	-
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	481^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$36,900	-	-	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$32,500	-	-	-
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	479^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	$36,000	-	-	-