Wichita State University - Graduate Degrees and Programs

Wichita State University (WSU) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Wichita, KS. It offers 88 graduate programs - 55 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 5 Post-master's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $7,041 for Kansas residents and $15,112 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 2,772 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 15,778 students at WSU. Wichita State University offers online graduate programs and 572 out of 2,772 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively. The Master's Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist program has the highest salary ($104,000) after graduation and the Doctorate Art Therapy/Therapist program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $65,300 average salary.

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Graduate Programs Overview

Wichita State University is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Wichita, Kansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $7,041 for Kansas residents and $15,112 for other students in average.

It offers eighty-eight graduate programs: 55 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 12 Post-Bachelor's, 5 Post-Master's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 719 students have been conferred Master's degree and 121 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Wichita State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	1845 N. Fairmount, Wichita, KS
Graduate School Students	2,772 students 572 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$7,041 Out-of-State$15,112
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 88 Graduate Programs 55 Master's, 5 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 graduate tuition & fees at Wichita 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 $7,041 and $15,112 for non-Kansas residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $302 for Kansas residents and $742 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,544	$13,615
Fees	$1,497	$1,497
Cost per Credit	$302	$742
Books & Supplies	$1,250
Room & Board	$12,610 (On-Campus) / $10,723 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,400 (On-Campus) / $3,400 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$24,301	$32,372
Off-Campus Total	$22,414	$30,485

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$6,078	$7,087	$6,904	$6,932	$7,041
Out-of-State	$13,609	$14,807	$14,817	$14,845	$15,112

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Wichita State University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 88 major areas - 56 Master's (9 online programs), 14 Doctorate (1 online programs), 11 Post-Bachelor'(1 online programs), 4 Post-Master'(1 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	719	121	95	32
Men	325	54	81	18
Women	394	67	14	14

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.

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Keyboard Instruments		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

History

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

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business/Managerial Economics	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Accounting	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Business Administration and Management	48^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$54,000	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Science	10^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physician Assistant	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders	22		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,500	-	-

Visual And Performing Arts

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Pedagogy	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Stringed Instruments		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Voice and Opera	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Conducting	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Printmaking	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Painting	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Fine/Studio Arts		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Industrial and Product Design	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sociology	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Anthropology	9	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Nursing Science	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Communication Sciences and Disorders			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$46,500	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Community Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

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

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Social Work	56	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$38,300	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Engineering				NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	9		NOT OFFERED	6
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Teacher Education	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	18^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$44,800	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	21^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,300	-	-

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Computer Science	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communication and Journalism

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communication	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Natural Resources And Conservation

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	18		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Social Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Anthropology		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Military Technologies And Applied Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cyber/Electronic Operations and Warfare	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Exercise Physiology		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Engineering			64	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Systems Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Exercise Physiology	18	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	27^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Educational Psychology	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
School Psychology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Psychology	17		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Physics	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Chemistry	3		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

Mathematics And Statistics

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

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$41,300	-	-

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	11	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	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Creative Writing	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
English Language and Literature	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Work and Family Studies

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Adult Development and Aging	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Spanish Language and Literature	2	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Industrial Engineering	52			NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	32		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	24		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 15,778 students enrolled in Wichita State University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,772 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,259 male and 1,513 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,200 full-time and 1,572 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 572 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 1,262 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	2,772
Men Students	1,259
Women Students	1,513

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	2,772
Full-time Students	1,200
Part-time Students	1,572

By race/ethnicity 1,722 White, 143 Black, and 107 Asian students are attending at Wichita State University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	2,772
American Indian / Native American	22
Asian	107
Black	143
Hispanic	196
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	1,722
Two or more races	60
Un-Known	52

41 students are younger than 22 and 525 students are older than 65. The school has 1,560 students aged between 22 and 30 and 646 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	2,772
21 & Under	41
22-24	696
25-29	864
30-34	398
35-39	248
40 & Over	525

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wichita State University, 572 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,262 students are enrolled in some online courses.