Kansas State University
Kansas State University is a public college in Manhattan, KS. Its average net price is $18,210 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 | $12,650 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $11,613 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $13,499 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $19,307 |
| $110,001 and up | $23,192 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $54,234 |
| 8 years after entry | $58,710 |
| 10 years after entry | $61,473 |
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 | $61,163 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,375 Small program - rough guide n=74 |
| Agricultural Business | $56,866 Small program - rough guide n=91 | $17,110 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Agricultural Engineering | $71,049 National median for this major n=1,014 | Not published |
| Agricultural Mechanization | $61,865 National median for this major n=298 | Not published |
| Agricultural Production Operations | $40,871 National median for this major n=581 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agricultural and Food Products Processing | $87,336 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs | $33,068 National median for this major n=336 | Not published |
| Air Transportation | $55,780 National median for this major n=5,818 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $42,495 n=183 | $19,500 n=209 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Architectural Engineering | $76,714 Small program - rough guide n=57 | $25,314 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $32,358 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $19,750 Small program - rough guide n=86 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $55,422 n=145 | $20,500 n=152 |
| Business and Commerce | $54,795 National median for this major n=25,511 | $27,000 Small program - rough guide n=70 |
| Chemical Engineering | $79,877 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $13,000 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $76,680 Small program - rough guide n=47 | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $82,849 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $77,074 n=104 | $19,593 n=104 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $76,364 Small program - rough guide n=82 | $25,500 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Criminology | $42,035 National median for this major n=10,302 | Not published |
| Design and Applied Arts | $39,422 National median for this major n=22,892 | Not published |
| Design for Human Health | Not published | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $45,520 Small program - rough guide n=49 | $29,045 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| 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 |
| Education | $44,614 National median for this major n=9,571 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,457 Small program - rough guide n=38 | $25,747 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $66,818 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | $47,020 National median for this major n=3,614 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | $68,044 National median for this major n=1,601 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | $38,356 National median for this major n=2,406 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $57,056 Small program - rough guide n=98 | $18,197 n=125 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,823 National median for this major n=2,808 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Gerontology | $42,094 National median for this major n=204 | Not published |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | $36,985 National median for this major n=2,289 | Not published |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $49,408 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,896 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $23,008 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Industrial Engineering | $76,806 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $44,562 Small program - rough guide n=75 | $22,500 Small program - rough guide n=71 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | Not published |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Management Information Systems and Services | $64,298 Small program - rough guide n=34 | $19,399 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Marketing | $52,091 n=102 | $21,500 n=144 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,470 n=188 | $21,466 n=117 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Resources and Conservation, Other | $36,547 National median for this major n=174 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $40,805 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $19,527 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Nutrition Sciences | $40,506 Small program - rough guide n=64 | $27,189 n=150 |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | 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 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | $34,906 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $20,875 n=118 |
| Plant Sciences | $48,690 Small program - rough guide n=52 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Political Science and Government | $43,306 National median for this major n=36,807 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Public Health | $42,733 National median for this major n=16,894 | Not published |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $47,943 National median for this major n=17,317 | Not published |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,545 National median for this major n=12,384 | Not published |
| Real Estate Development | $65,984 National median for this major n=130 | Not published |
| Recreation Management | $39,350 National median for this major n=2,661 | Not published |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | $37,868 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $19,031 Small program - rough guide n=96 |
| Social Sciences | $47,165 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $31,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Social Work | $40,623 Small program - rough guide n=32 | $18,675 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Sociology | $38,635 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $25,000 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Statistics | $68,688 National median for this major n=3,096 | Not published |
| Studio Art | $35,636 Small program - rough guide n=56 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $46,209 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| Teaching | $44,776 n=253 | $19,500 n=254 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $33,118 National median for this major n=2,431 | Not published |
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