Graduate Programs at Washburn University

Graduate School Overview

Washburn University (referred to as Washburn) is a Public, 4 years school located in Topeka, KS.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Washburn Directory Information
School Name	Washburn University (Washburn)
Address	1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS 66621-0001
Phone	785-670-1010
Web	https://www.washburn.edu
Online Application	https://www.washburn.edu/admissions/apply.html
Financial Info	https://www.washburn.edu/admissions/paying-for-college/financial-aid/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Washburn is $10,388 for Kansas residents and $20,068 for out-of-state students. The school has 727 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,460 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 118 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,068 $10,388 for Kansas Residents
Student Population	727
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	118 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Washburn is $10,388 for Kansas residents and $20,068 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $445 for Kansas residents and $885 for out-of-state students.

Washburn offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Kansas Residents	$10,388
Out-of-State	$20,068
Tuition per Credit Hour
Kansas Residents	$445
Out-of-State	$885

Washburn 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 are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Washburn University is $10,388 for Kansas residents and $20,068 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.49% 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	$8,888	$110	$17,930	$110
2019-2020	$9,306	$110	$18,788	$110
2020-2021	$9,416	$110	$19,096	$110
2021-2022	$9,526	$110	$19,206	$110
2022-2023	$9,790	$110	$19,470	$110
2023-2024	$10,274	$114	$19,954	$114

The graduate school tuition & fees of Washburn is average 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
Washburn University	$10,388	$20,068
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 $13,908 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Washburn.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.82% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,080. Off-campus living costs are increased by 0.74% 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	$9,144	$3,600	$10,993	$3,600
2019-2020	$9,399	$3,600	$11,132	$3,600
2020-2021	$9,715	$3,600	$12,030	$3,600
2021-2022	$9,838	$3,314	$10,716	$3,314
2022-2023	$10,040	$2,836	$10,757	$3,219
2023-2024	$10,759	$2,480	$10,931	$3,149

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $467 for Kansas residents and $907 for other students at Washburn University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.49% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Kansas Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$399	$810
2019-2020	$418	$849
2020-2021	$428	$868
2021-2022	$428	$868
2022-2023	$445	$885
2023-2024	$467	$907

The law school tuition at Washburn University is $23,742 for Kansas residents and $36,258 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Washburn.

Law School Tuition

2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Washburn University
	Kansas Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Law	$23,632	$110	$36,148	$110

Graduate Programs at Washburn

Washburn University offers 25 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, 340 students have completed their study at Washburn University.

Offered Degrees at Washburn University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	17	124
Doctor's degree - other	2	137
Post Bachelor's Degree	4	35
Post Master's Degree	2	44
Total	25	340

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Washburn University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing program with 42 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 47 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 114 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Washburn University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	✕	42	-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	✕	25	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	10	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	✕	-	-

Popular Master's Programs at Washburn University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✕	47	$40,700
Business Administration and Management	✕	22	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
Organizational Communication	✕	9	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	9	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Washburn University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	114	-
Nursing Practice	✕	23	-

Washburn University offers 25 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 340 students have completed their graduate studies.

124 students have earned/completed Master's program.
137 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
35 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
44 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 [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Organizational Communication	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	3	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	4	-
Reading Teacher Education	✕	2	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	6	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	1	-
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	✕	3	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	-	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	-	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	-	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Social Work	✕	47	$40,700
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	-	$97,000
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	22	-
Accounting	✕	10	-
	Total	124

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	114 completers	-
Law	✕	114	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	23	-
	Total	137

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	10	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	35

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	✕	-	-
	Total	44

Graduate Student Population at Washburn

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 727 students enrolled into Washburn University graduate schools where it has total 5,460 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 472 full-time and 255 part-time graduate students. By gender, 252 male and 475 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	727	252	475
Full-time	472	198	274
Part-tme	255	54	201

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

There are 423 White (58.18%), 38 Black/African American (5.23%), 35 Hispanic (4.81%), 14 Asian (1.93%), and 217 students with other races. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	727	252	475
American Indian/Native American	10	1	9
Asian	14	7	7
Black/African American	38	8	30
Hispanic	35	14	21
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	423	168	255
Two More	17	5	12
Un-Known	169	37	132
Non-resident Alien	21	12	9

Washburn University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 155 graduate students (21.32% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 263 graduate students (36.18% 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	727
Enrolled Online Exclusively	155
Enrolled Some Online Courses	263
Not in Online Courses	309

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Washburn University. 231 students are aged 20 to 24 (31.77% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.14%), 55 students are aged above 50 (7.57%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Washburn University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	727	252	475
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	12	5	7
Age 22-24	219	95	124
Age 25-29	166	65	101
Age 30-34	109	38	71
Age 35-39	64	15	49
Age 40-49	101	24	77
Age 50-64	53	10	43
Over 64	2	0	2

Similar Schools to Washburn

Compare similar schools to Washburn University with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

Washburn vs. BU

Baker University (BU) is a Private, 4 years school located in Baldwin City, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $12,246 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 596 and it offers total 60 graduate programs(19 online programs).

view school

ESU

Washburn vs. ESU

Emporia State University (ESU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Emporia, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,199 for Kansas residents and $19,510 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,584 and it offers total 100 graduate programs.

view school

FHSU

Washburn vs. FHSU

Fort Hays State University (FHSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Hays, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $4,696 for Kansas residents and $12,051 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,522 and it offers total 81 graduate programs(43 online programs).

view school

Washburn vs. KU

University of Kansas (KU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Lawrence, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,574 for Kansas residents and $26,236 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 7,467 and it offers total 442 graduate programs(59 online programs).

view school

Newman

Washburn vs. Newman

Newman University (Newman) is a Private, 4 years school located in Wichita, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,730 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 404 and it offers total 57 graduate programs(4 online programs).

view school

K-State

Washburn vs. K-State

Kansas State University (K-State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Manhattan, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,786 for Kansas residents and $25,147 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 4,676 and it offers total 339 graduate programs(19 online programs).

view school

MidAmerica Nazarene

Washburn vs. MidAmerica Nazarene

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MidAmerica Nazarene) is a Private, 4 years school located in Olathe, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,597 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 349 and it offers total 77 graduate programs(9 online programs).

view school

Pitt State

Washburn vs. Pitt State

Pittsburg State University (Pitt State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Pittsburg, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,190 for Kansas residents and $20,022 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 1,369 and it offers total 108 graduate programs(10 online programs).

view school

Saint Mary

Washburn vs. Saint Mary

University of Saint Mary (Saint Mary) is a Private, 4 years school located in Leavenworth, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $11,367 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 364 and it offers total 42 graduate programs(1 online programs).

view school

Washburn vs. SC

Southwestern College (SC) is a Private, 4 years school located in Winfield, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,180 in average. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 107 and it offers total 81 graduate programs(40 online programs).

view school

WSU

Washburn vs. WSU

Wichita State University (WSU) is a Public, 4 years school located in Wichita, KS. The 2023 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,678 for Kansas residents and $16,225 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 4,167 and it offers total 233 graduate programs(13 online programs).

view school

Washburn University Graduate School

Graduate School Overview

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

Graduate Programs at Washburn

Graduate Student Population at Washburn

Similar Schools to Washburn

Kansas Best Graduate Schools