Online Degrees and Programs at Fort Hays State University

Online Degrees and Programs

Fort Hays State University offers 80 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 41 major programs - 2 Associate, 24 Bachelors, 12 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 2 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2022 tuition & fees is $5,430 for Kansas residents and $15,870 for out-of-state students. Total 6,600 students out of total 14,102 students have enrolled online exclusively. Fort Hays State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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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 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $5,430 for Kansas residents and $15,870 for other students on average.

It offers 80 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 41 programs - 2 Associates, 24 Bachelors, 12 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 2 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

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Online Degree Programs
School Name	Fort Hays State University
Type	four-years, public
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS
Online Students	6,600 Enrolled Online Exclusively 1,385 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$5,430 Out-of-State$15,870
Graduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$4,500 Out-of-State$11,376
Student to Faculty	15:1 (6.67%)
Total	41 Programs
Associates	2 Programs
Bachelors	24 Programs
Masters	12 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	2 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 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 $5,430 and $15,870 for non-Kansas residents. For graduate programs, the 2022 tuition & fees is $4,500 and $11,376 for out-of-state students.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $138 for Kansas residents and $486 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs 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: July 22, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$5,009	$5,130	$5,280	$5,430	$5,430
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$14,832	$15,210	$15,360	$15,870	$15,870
Graduate (In-State)	$4,162	$4,266	$4,356	$4,500	$4,500
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$10,626	$10,890	$10,980	$11,376	$11,376

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$167	$171	$133	$138	$138
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$494	$507	$469	$486	$486
Graduate (In-State)	$231	$237	$199	$207	$207
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$590	$605	$567	$589	$589

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Fort Hays State University offers 80 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 41 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 2 Associates, 24 Bachelors, 12 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 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	2	24	12	1	2
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	5	53	19	1	2

The next 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.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	68	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer Programming/Programmer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	154	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	46	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	242	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	20
Educational/Instructional Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	117	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	141	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	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	55	257	44	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Philosophy and Religious Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	146	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Developmental and Child Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
International Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	152	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	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	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	134	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	17	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	484	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Research and Development Management	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	534	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	194	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Fort Hays State University, there are 14,102 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,985 students were attending classes through distance learning (6,600 students are enrolled exclusively and 1,385 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	14,102
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	6,600
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	1,385
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	6,117

By student location, out of a total of 6,600 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 4,230 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 2,320 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 49 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.