Fort Hays State University Graduate Degrees

Graduate Programs Summary at Fort Hays State University

Fort Hays State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Hays, Kansas. It offers graduate degrees as well as undergraduate degrees. For academic year 2019-2020 the graduate school tuition & fees are $4,356 for Kansas residents and $10,980 for other students in average.

Fort Hays State University offers 26 graduate programs: 21 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 842 students have been conferred Master's degree and 6 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
Fort Hays State University
School Name	Fort Hays State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS
Graduate School Students	2,743 students 2,404 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2019-2020)	In-State$4,356 Out-of-State$10,980
Student to Faculty	18:1 (5.56%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 26 Graduate Programs 21 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2020 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

Next table and chart describe 2019-2020 graduate tuition & fees at Fort Hays State University with tuition changes over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kansas resident, the tuition & fees are $4,356 and $10,980 for non-Kansas resident. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $237 for Kansas resident and $605 for out-out-state students.

Graduate School 2020 Tuition & Costs - Fort Hays State University
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$3,582	$10,206
Fees	$774	$774
Cost per Credit	$237	$605
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$8,210 (On-Campus) / $8,210 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,246 (On-Campus) / $4,246 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$17,812	$24,436
Off-Campus Total	$17,812	$24,436

Graduate Tuition Changes (2016-2020) - Fort Hays State University
	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020
In-State	$3,853	$4,055	$4,162	$4,266	$4,356
Out-of-State	$9,777	$10,333	$10,626	$10,890	$10,980

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Fort Hays State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 20 Master's (11 online program), 1 Doctorate (1 online program), 2 Post-Master'(2 online program). Next table summarizes total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	842	6	-	31
Men	324	-	-	12
Women	518	6	-	19

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 program.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	134^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	104^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$49,100	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	88^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,800	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	71^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,300	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	42^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,300	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	28^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	95^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,600	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	98^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$58,200	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geology/Earth Science	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Science Technologies/Technicians

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Technologies/Technicians (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	35^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine Arts and Art Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	31^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	50^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,700	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

At Fort Hays State University, total 15,523 students enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, total 2,743 students are enrolled for graduate degree programs. By gender, it has 958 male and 1,785 female students. By attending status, there are 595 full-time and 2,148 part-time students in graduate schools at Fort Hays State University. Fort Hays State University offers online degree program and 2,404 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 113 students are taking some graduate online courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution - Fort Hays State University
Total	2,743
Men Students	958
Women Students	1,785

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution - Fort Hays State University
Total	2,743
Full-time Students	595
Part-time Students	2,148

By race/ethnicity 2,249 White, 107 Black, and 47 Asian students are attending at Fort Hays State University. Detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution - Fort Hays State University
Total	2,743
American Indian / Native American	15
Asian	47
Black	107
Hispanic	133
White	2,249
Two or more races	64
Un-Known	45

20 students are younger than 22 and 878 students are older than 65. The school has 983 students aged between 22 and 30 and 862 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution - Fort Hays State University
Total	2,743
21 & Under	20
22-24	338
25-29	645
30-34	493
35-39	369
40 & Over	878

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Fort Hays State University, 2,404 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 113 students are enrolled in some online course.