Wichita State University

Online Degrees and Programs

Wichita State University offers 190 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 24 major programs - 1 Associate, 9 Bachelors, 10 Masters, 1 Doctorate, and 3 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2021 tuition & fees are $8,433 for Kansas residents and $17,798 for out-of-state students. Total 2,588 students out of total 15,778 students have enrolled online exclusively. Wichita State University is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program 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 the academic year 2020-2021, the tuition & fees are $8,433 for Kansas residents and $17,798 for other students on average.

It offers 190 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 24 programs - 1 Associates, 9 Bachelors, 10 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 3 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Wichita State University
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	1845 N. Fairmount, Wichita, KS
Online Students	2,904 Enrolled Online Exclusively 4,892 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,433 Out-of-State$17,798
Student to Faculty	19:1 (5.26%)
Total	24 Programs
Associates	1 Programs
Bachelors	9 Programs
Masters	10 Programs
Doctorate	1 Programs
Post-Graduate	3 Programs

2021 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at Wichita State University . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $8,433 and $17,798 for non-Kansas residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $228 for Kansas residents and $540 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $308 for Kansas residents and $756 for out-of-state students.

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$7,895	$8,432	$8,271	$8,299	$8,433
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$16,634	$17,390	$17,452	$17,480	$17,798
Graduate (In-State)	$6,078	$7,087	$6,904	$6,932	$7,041
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$13,609	$14,807	$14,817	$14,845	$15,112

Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
Undergraduate (In-State)	$213	$218	$224	$224	$228
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$504	$517	$530	$530	$540
Graduate (In-State)	$287	$295	$302	$302	$308
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$706	$723	$742	$742	$756

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Wichita State University offers 190 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 24 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Associates, 9 Bachelors, 10 Masters, 1 Doctorate, 3 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	1	9	10	1	3
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	1	89	58	14	16

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.

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	2
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Adult Development and Aging	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	83	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	89	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	25

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	1	NOT OFFERED	1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	148	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	23	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	79	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Wichita State University, there are 15,342 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 7,796 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,904 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,892 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	15,342
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	2,904
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	4,892
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	7,546

By student location, out of a total of 2,904 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 0 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.