Washburn University (Washburn) is a four-year, public school located in Topeka, KS.
It offers 27 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,787 for in-state and $20,467 for out-of-state students.
A total of 702 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 6,033 students at Washburn. Washburn offers online graduate programs and 140 out of 702 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Washburn have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Washburn's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,787 for Kansas residents and $20,467 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Washburn University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS |
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| Graduate School Students | 733 students
140 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$10,787
Out-of-State$20,467 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 27 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Washburn University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Washburn 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 $10,787 and $20,467 for non-Kansas residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $485 for Kansas residents and $925 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $10,670 | $20,350 |
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| Fees | $117 | $117 |
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| Cost per Credit | $485 | $925 |
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| Books & Supplies | $807 |
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| Room & Board | $11,501 (On-Campus) / $11,313 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,294 (On-Campus) / $3,294 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,389 | $36,069 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,201 | $35,881 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $9,526 | $9,636 | $9,900 | $10,388 | $10,787 |
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| Out-of-State | $19,206 | $19,316 | $19,580 | $20,068 | $20,467 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Washburn University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 19 Master's (7 online programs), 2 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 120 students have been conferred Master's degree and 112 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 |
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| Total | 120 | 112 | 21 | 22 |
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| Men | 48 | 54 | 2 | 1 |
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| Women | 72 | 58 | 19 | 21 |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | 42 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Washburn graduate schools have a total of 733 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 264 male and 469 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 481 full-time and 252 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 140 students enrolled through online exclusively and 213 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 441 White, 47 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at Washburn University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
27 grad students are younger than 22 and 125 students are older than 65. It has 424 students aged between 22 and 30 and 126 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 733 |
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| Men | 264 |
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| Women | 469 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 733 |
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| Full-time Students | 481 |
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| Part-time Students | 252 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 733 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 10 |
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| Asian | 15 |
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| Black | 47 |
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| Hispanic | 59 |
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| White | 441 |
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| Two or more races | 20 |
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| Un-Known | 116 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 733 |
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| 21 & Under | 27 |
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| 22-24 | 248 |
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| 25-29 | 176 |
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| 30-34 | 68 |
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| 35-39 | 58 |
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| 40 & Over | 125 |
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Online Population
At Washburn University graduate schools, 140 students enrolled online exclusively and 213 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 702 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 140 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 213 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 349 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 140 |
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| Kansas Resident | 108 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 16 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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