Fort Hays State University | Online Programs

Online Program 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 the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $5,633 for Kansas residents and $16,811 for other students on average.

It offers 81 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 43 programs - 3 Associates, 29 Bachelors, 9 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Fort Hays State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS
Online Students	6,074 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,849 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,633 Out-of-State$16,811
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,696 Out-of-State$12,051
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	43 Programs
Associates	3 Programs
Bachelors	29 Programs
Masters	9 Programs
Post-Graduate	2 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Fort Hays State University . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $5,633 and $16,811 for non-Kansas residents. For graduate programs, the 2024 tuition & fees is $4,696 and $12,051 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $143 for Kansas residents and $515 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $216 for Kansas residents and $624 for out-of-state students.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$5,280	$5,430	$5,430	$5,430	$5,633
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$15,360	$15,870	$15,870	$15,870	$16,811
Graduate (In-State)	$4,356	$4,500	$4,500	$4,503	$4,696
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$10,980	$11,376	$11,376	$11,376	$12,051

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$133	$138	$138	$138	$143
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$469	$486	$486	$486	$515
Graduate (In-State)	$199	$207	$207	$207	$216
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$567	$589	$589	$589	$624

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Fort Hays State University offers 81 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 43 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 3 Associates, 29 Bachelors, 9 Masters, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	3	29	9	NOT OFFERED	2
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	54	19	1	2

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Agriculture

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	178	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	14
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	83	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	125	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	136	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language and Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	151	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	22	174	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	137	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	156	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	49	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	448	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	502	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Corporate Communications	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	233	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Fort Hays State University, there are 12,949 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,923 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,074 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,849 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	12,949
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	6,074
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,849
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	5,026

By student location, out of a total of 6,074 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,004 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,862 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.