Graduate Programs at Fort Hays State University

Graduate School Overview

Fort Hays State University (referred to as FHSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Hays, KS.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1915 - Current[Estimated Date]).

FHSU Directory Information
School Name	Fort Hays State University (FHSU)
Address	600 Park St, Hays, KS 67601-4099
Phone	785-628-4000
Web	https://www.fhsu.edu
Online Application	https://www.fhsu.edu/admissions/admissions-application
Financial Info	https://www.fhsu.edu/finaid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of FHSU is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for out-of-state students. The school has 2,522 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 12,949 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 81 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 43 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,051 $4,696 for Kansas Residents
Student Population	2,522
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	81 graduate programs (43 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at FHSU is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $207 for Kansas residents and $589 for out-of-state students.

FHSU offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Kansas Residents	$4,696
Out-of-State	$12,051
Tuition per Credit Hour
Kansas Residents	$207
Out-of-State	$589

FHSU offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	43 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Fort Hays State University is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.93% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Kansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$3,582	$684	$10,206	$684
2019-2020	$3,582	$774	$10,206	$774
2020-2021	$3,726	$774	$10,602	$774
2021-2022	$3,726	$774	$10,602	$774
2022-2023	$3,729	$774	$10,602	$774
2023-2024	$3,979	$717	$11,334	$717

The graduate school tuition & fees of FHSU is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Kansas. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Kansas graduate tuition is $19,894 (public) / $11,240 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Fort Hays State University	$4,696	$12,051
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Kansas Graduate Schools	$10,630	$13,243
Public	$9,216	$19,894
Private	$11,240

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,744 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at FHSU.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.24% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,744. Off-campus living costs are increased by 4.24% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$8,034	$3,804	$8,034	$3,804
2019-2020	$8,210	$4,246	$8,210	$4,246
2020-2021	$8,414	$4,520	$8,414	$4,520
2021-2022	$8,414	$4,520	$8,414	$4,520
2022-2023	$8,481	$4,704	$8,481	$4,704
2023-2024	$8,772	$4,972	$8,772	$4,972

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $216 for Kansas residents and $624 for other students at Fort Hays State University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.94% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Kansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$237	$605
2019-2020	$199	$567
2020-2021	$207	$589
2021-2022	$207	$589
2022-2023	$207	$589
2023-2024	$216	$624

Graduate Programs at FHSU

Fort Hays State University offers 22 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 874 students have completed their study at Fort Hays State University.

Offered Degrees at Fort Hays State University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	19	9	811
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	34
Post Master's Degree	2	2	29
Total	22	11	874

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Fort Hays State University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Developmental and Child Psychology program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Education program with 178 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Science program with 34 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Fort Hays State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Developmental and Child Psychology	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	-

Popular Master's Programs at Fort Hays State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education	✔	178	$41,500
Special Education and Teaching	✔	125	$44,300
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	83	$48,800
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	71	$58,200
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	50	$49,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at Fort Hays State University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Science	✕	34	-

Fort Hays State University offers 22 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 874 students have completed their graduate studies.

811 students have earned/completed Master's program.
34 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
29 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✔ (5 completers)	510 completers	$41,500
Education	✔	178	$41,500
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	50	$49,100
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	83	$48,800
Special Education and Teaching	✔	125	$44,300
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	49	$43,300
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	25	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	15 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	15	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	27 completers	$51,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	27	$51,600
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	10	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	71 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	71	$58,200
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	6	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	20 completers	-
Psychology	✔	20	-
Human Services [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Social Work	✕	31	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	18	-
Nursing Science	✕	44	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	31 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	31	$51,700
History [+]	✕	17 completers	-
History	✕	17	-
	Total	811

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Nursing Science	✕	34	-
	Total	34

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (1 completers)	14 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	14	-
Psychology	✕	-	-
	Total	29

Graduate Student Population at FHSU

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,522 students enrolled into Fort Hays State University graduate schools where it has total 12,949 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 612 full-time and 1,910 part-time graduate students. By gender, 740 male and 1,782 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,522	740	1,782
Full-time	612	155	457
Part-tme	1,910	585	1,325

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,979 White (78.47%), 108 Black/African American (4.28%), 111 Hispanic (4.40%), 36 Asian (1.43%), and 288 students with other races. 58 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	2,522	740	1,782
American Indian/Native American	13	3	10
Asian	36	12	24
Black/African American	108	52	56
Hispanic	111	36	75
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,979	532	1,447
Two More	50	25	25
Un-Known	165	54	111
Non-resident Alien	58	24	34

Fort Hays State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 2,299 graduate students (91.16% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 85 graduate students (3.37% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	2,522
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,299
Enrolled Some Online Courses	85
Not in Online Courses	138

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