Fort Hays State University Graduate Programs

Graduate Programs 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 academic year 2021-2022 the graduate school tuition & fees are $4,500 for Kansas residents and $11,376 for other students in average.

It offers twenty-five graduate programs: 20 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 847 students have been conferred Master's degree and 19 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Fort Hays State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS
Graduate School Students	2,822 students 2,543 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$4,500 Out-of-State$11,376
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 25 Graduate Programs 20 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 3 Post graduate certificates

2022 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $4,500 and $11,376 for non-Kansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $207 for Kansas residents and $589 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

2022 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$3,726	$10,602
Fees	$774	$774
Cost per Credit	$207	$589
Books & Supplies	$1,000
Room & Board	$8,414 (On-Campus) / $8,414 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$4,520 (On-Campus) / $4,520 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$18,434	$25,310
Off-Campus Total	$18,434	$25,310

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
In-State	$4,162	$4,266	$4,356	$4,500	$4,500
Out-of-State	$10,626	$10,890	$10,980	$11,376	$11,376

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Fort Hays State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 25 major areas - 19 Master's (10 online programs), 1 Doctorate , 2 Post-Master'(2 online programs). 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	847	19	-	32
Men	291	-	-	13
Women	556	19	-	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 the program.

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Education	187^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,500	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	97^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	$49,100	-	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	97^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$48,800	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	112^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,300	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	43^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$43,300	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	40^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	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	131^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	24^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Fine/Studio Arts	3	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	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Nursing Science	31^ONLINE		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$51,700	-	-

History

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
History	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 15,033 students enrolled in Fort Hays State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,822 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 910 male and 1,912 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 660 full-time and 2,162 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 2,543 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 94 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,822
Men Students	910
Women Students	1,912

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,822
Full-time Students	660
Part-time Students	2,162

By race/ethnicity 2,290 White, 121 Black, and 43 Asian students are attending at Fort Hays State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,822
American Indian / Native American	15
Asian	43
Black	121
Hispanic	200
White	2,290
Two or more races	61
Un-Known	28

19 students are younger than 22 and 893 students are older than 65. The school has 1,012 students aged between 22 and 30 and 898 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,822
21 & Under	19
22-24	396
25-29	616
30-34	468
35-39	430
40 & Over	893

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fort Hays State University, 2,543 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 94 students are enrolled in some online courses.