Emporia State University
Emporia State University is a public college in Emporia, KS. Its average net price is $14,364 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $10,679 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,341 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,207 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $20,023 |
| $110,001 and up | $19,650 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $44,989 |
| 8 years after entry | $48,725 |
| 10 years after entry | $50,860 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $36,562 National median for this major n=68,911 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $47,342 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $43,365 National median for this major n=59,261 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Human Resources Management and Services | $55,804 National median for this major n=11,775 | Not published |
| Information Science/Studies | $65,798 National median for this major n=10,113 | Not published |
| Journalism | $41,953 National median for this major n=11,629 | Not published |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $36,955 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $65,673 National median for this major n=9,101 | Not published |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $68,249 National median for this major n=9,765 | Not published |
| Marketing | $52,121 National median for this major n=47,563 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | $40,789 National median for this major n=2,548 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, General | $49,783 National median for this major n=276 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | Not published |
| Psychology | $37,251 National median for this major n=100,431 | $22,432 Small program - rough guide n=48 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | $18,620 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Registered Nursing | $73,377 n=100 | $21,326 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | $38,781 National median for this major n=3,059 | Not published |
| Social Sciences | $43,758 National median for this major n=5,239 | Not published |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,820 Small program - rough guide n=72 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Teaching | $45,334 n=128 | $17,437 n=166 |
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