About
Kansas DegreeStats was developed by the Kansas Board of Regents in response to interest expressed by the Kansas Legislature to require a 'degree prospectus' be published for each postsecondary degree program in Kansas. On May 1, 2016, Governor Sam Brownback signed 2016 HB 2622 into law (K.S.A. 74-32,303), which decreed “The state board of regents shall publish degree prospectus information for each undergraduate degree program offered by each postsecondary educational institution that summarizes information and statistics on such degree program.” This website is updated annually and maintained by the Kansas Board of Regents with data submitted by each of the state’s public universities and colleges.
Kansas DegreeStats uses cost data from real Kansas graduates, reporting on the typical Resident Tuition, Fees, Room and Board, and Books and Supplies costs for each undergraduate degree program offered at a public university or college in Kansas, the typical length of time to complete each degree program, along with the funding sources contributing to this investment – data on Scholarships and Grants received, Loans, and any Personal Investment made by the individuals who graduated from each degree program. Through partnerships with the Kansas Department of Labor and the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Wage Information about program graduates is also reported, both upon entry into the Kansas workforce and after five years of employment. Lastly, a user can calculate the Total Loan Debt or Total Degree Investment made and review an Estimated Monthly Payment and % of Expected Annual Earnings the student will spend, based on the Number of Years Repayment selected. At this time, postsecondary certificate programs offered by Kansas public universities and colleges are not listed in Kansas DegreeStats. However, wage outcomes on certificate programs can be located in the Kansas Training Information Program (K-TIP) report, an annual report of the Board of Regents.
The Kansas Board of Regents makes no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of any information contained on this site, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the information contained on this site. None of the information contained on this site is intended to market a specific program or may be used for marketing purposes.
With hundreds of degree programs available, there are many factors to consider when selecting the institution and the degree program that are the best match for you. Explore this site to learn more about the specific costs of each undergraduate degree program offered in Kansas, and the earnings those graduates are making today.
Glossary
Basic Degree Program Definitions
Degree Title: The actual name of the degree program given by the university offering the program and approved by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Degree Award: The abbreviation included represents the type of award conferred to the graduate of a given degree program. Examples include: B.S. (Bachelor of Science), B.B.A. (Bachelor of Business Administration), B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), and B.S.B. (Bachelor of Science in Business). The primary difference between types would be the focus of the coursework students are required to complete, and in some cases, whether the degree is intended for continued study. Sometimes the number of credit hours required differs, which can impact cost, however given that these differences are largely academic in nature, there is often no financial difference.
Required Hours: The minimum credit hours required for the degree program as approved by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Degree Definition: The definition authored by the National Center for Education Statistics - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) table, somewhat generic in nature. Visit an institution's website for more specific degree program descriptions.
Resident Tuition: The typical (median) dollar amount charged as resident tuition to graduates from this degree program.
Fees: The typical (median) instructional and required fees charged by this degree program. Fees include course, lab, program, and special fees associated with this degree program of study.
Room and Board: The typical (median) room and board costs experienced by graduates in this degree program, living on- or off- campus. Charges may be estimates. Generally, actual charges are reported for on-campus students and financial aid budgets or other reasonable estimates are used for off-campus students.
Books and Supplies: The estimated cost (median) of books and supplies experienced by graduates from this degree program.
Total Annual Cost (estimated): The sum of Tuition, Fees, Room and Board, Books and Supplies.
Estimated Total Cost Over “X“ Years: The estimated cost of the degree over time, based upon the Total Annual Cost multiplied times the Number of Years displayed, adjusted for inflation and changes in tuition rates [Consumer Price Index (CPI) + 2%=10.0%].
The Number of Years displayed is equal to the typical number of years it has taken graduates of this degree program to complete the selected degree. (Note: The Number of Years for two-year preparatory programs has been defaulted to “two.”) A user can adjust the number of years to his or her own anticipated time-to-complete in order to change the expected total cost displayed. Doing so will also change the total Loan Debt assumed, the correlated Estimated Monthly Payment, and % of Expected Annual Earnings.
Scholarships and Grants: The typical (median) dollar value of scholarships, grants, or tuition waivers received by graduates of this degree program. Scholarships and grants do not need repaid.
Loans:The typical (median) dollar value of loans borrowed by graduates of this degree program. Loans do not include money granted or gifted to students by their parents. Loans do require repayment.
Other Funding Sources: This is a user-input field, which may be used to include other sources of investment expected by the user.
Personal Investment: The Total Annual Cost minus Scholarships and Grants, Loans, and Other Funding Sources. This refers to the typical out-of-pocket expenses a student might expect to pay after subtracting out any other sources of investment.
Total Annual Investment from All Sources: The sum of Scholarships and Grants, Loans, Other Funding Sources, and Personal Investment.
% of Program Graduates Employed in the Region: The percentage of graduates from this degree program employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by each state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter following graduation.
Median Earnings of Program Graduates in the Region - Upon Entry: The typical annual earnings of graduates from this degree program who were employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by each state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter following graduation.
Median Earnings of Program Graduates in the Region - After 5 years: The typical annual earnings of former graduates from this degree program, employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by each state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter five years post-graduation.
* Wage data does not include individuals who are exempt from paying unemployment insurance coverage such as some individuals employed as: independent contractors, fully commissioned salespersons, employed by religious organizations, and those serving as elected and appointed officials. A full list of exempt employees can be found at the Kansas Department of Labor website.
Note: Degree programs with less than five (5) graduates have been grouped with related degree programs that have more graduates. The degree program grouping may include all degree programs in the given discipline area at the same award level, regardless of award (i.e. bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and bachelor of science in education). Thus, when this grouping occurs, wage information reflects graduates of the entire group and may not accurately reflect the individual degree program.
Choose your Own Earnings: Defaulted to the 'Median Earnings of Program Graduates in Region - Upon Entry' upon launch, this field can be modified with alternative earnings. Doing so will also change the Estimated Monthly Payment and % of Expected Annual Earnings displayed when calculating Total Loan Debt or Total Degree Investment.
Calculate Total Loan Debt or Degree Investment
Total Degree Investment: The Total Annual Cost minus Scholarships and Grants multiplied times time-to-complete. This is the typical amount in which a student would be responsible through some combination of loans, parental assistance, work, private moneys, other sources, or personal investment.
Loan Debt or Degree Investment selection buttons: This field, defaulted to display Loan Debt Repayment, can be modified to reflect either the Loan Debt or the Degree Investment experienced by graduates from this degree program, multiplied times the Number of Years displayed when estimating the Total Cost, to provide an aggregate repayment amount used for the repayment schedules displayed.
Interest Rate: The interest rate is defaulted annually to the most recent federal loan rate in effect for undergraduate borrowers during the period Kansas DegreeStats is updated, but can be modified by the user to influence the repayment schedules displayed.
Number of Years of Repayment: The number of years used to calculate each monthly payment. Choices include 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
Estimated Monthly Payment: The monthly payment a person can expect to pay based upon the debt or degree investment amount, interest rate, and years of repayment.
% of Expected Annual Earnings: The percentage of entry-level annual earnings required to pay the loan debt or degree investment for the associated number of years.
Definitions and Technical Notes
Primary Population of Students
Graduates from Kansas public undergraduate degree programs, enrolled during the most recent two academic years, who were classified as Kansas residents for tuition purposes. Residency for tuition purposes is further defined by K.S.A. 76-729 for state universities, and K.S.A. 71-406 and K.S.A. 71-407 for community colleges. (Technical colleges do not have residency requirements outlined in statute.)
Degree Program Combinations
In order to preserve statistical reliability standards in cases where there are small numbers of graduates from some degree programs, up to five years of data for graduates from the two most recent years are included in this tool. In some cases, when there exist few graduates in a given degree program, it was necessary to combine degree programs with others from the same family or discipline using the national NCES CIP standard classification system. In these cases, the actual degree program title is displayed in the search feature and the resulting page may display calculated amounts indicative of a program family combination. In this situation, a note to indicate that related degree programs were combined will be displayed at the bottom of the resulting page.
Annual Cost of Degree
For each category, the median value of graduates' annualized averages, CPI adjusted to current dollars, as reported by each institution in the KHEDS Student Costs file for that degree program or related degree program graduates.
Tuition: The tuition amount divided by the number of credit hours enrolled multiplied times 30 to calculate a full-time annual rate [(SC.TUITION / RG.SEC_HRS) * 30].
Fees: The instructional and required fees amount divided by the number of credit hours enrolled multiplied times 30 [((SC.IFEE+SC.RFEE) / RG.SEC_HRS) * 30].
Books and Supplies: The amount of books and supplies divided by the number of credit hours enrolled multiplied times 30 [(SC.BOOKS / RG.SEC_HRS) * 30].
Room and Board: The amount of room and board divided by the number of months enrolled times 10 [((SC.ROOM+SC.BOARD) / TOTAL MONTHS * 10].
Total Annual Cost (estimated): Sum of the Individual Values Tuition, Fees, Books and Supplies, Room and Board.
Estimated Cost: The estimated cost of the degree over time, based on the Total Annual Cost * the Number of Years displayed, which has been adjusted for Inflation using a rate of CPI + 2%, currently 4.7% + 0.02 = 6.7%.
Number of Years: The Number of Years for two-year preparatory programs has been defaulted to “two.” For four-year degree programs, the number of years is calculated as the median of the credit hours associated with the final degree plus any transfer credit hours divided by 30 as reported in the KHEDS Completions and Transfers files of degree program or related degree program graduates [( CM.FINAL_GPA_CREDIT_HRS – CM.TRANS_UG_CREDIT_HRS_GPA + TR.TRANS_UG_CREDIT_HRS ) / 30 ].
Annual Source of Investment
For each category, the median value of graduates' annualized averages, CPI adjusted to current dollars, as reported by each institution in the KHEDS Student Financing file for that degree program or related degree program graduates disbursed each type of aid.
Scholarships and Grants: The median dollar value of scholarships and grants disbursed to graduates of the program divided by the number of credit hours enrolled multiplied times 30 [(SF.DSB_AMT/RG.SEC_HRS) * 30] where F_TYPE in ('S' 'R' 'V' 'G'). Includes Waivers and Tuition Reductions.
Loans: The median dollar value of loans disbursed to graduates of the program divided by the number of months enrolled times 10 [(SF.DSB_AMT / TOTAL MONTHS) * 10]) where F_TYPE = 'L' and F_AWARD <> 'PLUS'. Excludes Parent Loans.
Other Funding Sources: This is an input field added to ensure flexibility for inclusion of other sources of investment as expected by the user. Dollars entered reduces personal investment displayed.
Personal Investment: Total annual cost minus Scholarships and Grants, Loans, and Other Funding Sources. Negative values are converted to zero.
Total Annual Investment from All Sources: The sum of Scholarships and Grants, Loans, Other Funding Sources, and Personal Investment.
Wage Information
% of Program Graduates Employed in the Region: The percentage of graduates from this degree program employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by each state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter following graduation. Graduates continuing their education, enrolled in at least 6 credit hours in the second quarter following graduation, are removed from the denominator (EF.NBR_CREDIT_HRS and EN.NBR_CREDIT_HRS). Graduates with invalid match data are also removed.
Median Earnings of Program Graduates in the Region - Upon Entry: The median annual earnings, CPI-adjusted to current dollars, of degree graduates who were employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by the state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter following graduation. Annual earnings are calculated by the quarterly earnings multiplied times 4. Continuing graduates and those with invalid match data are removed from the cohort.
Median Earnings of Program Graduates in the Region - After 5 years: The median annual earnings, CPI-adjusted to current dollars, of former degree graduates, employed in Kansas or Missouri as reported by the state labor agency during the 2nd calendar quarter five years post-graduation. Annual earnings are calculated by the quarterly earnings multiplied times 4. Continuing graduates and those with invalid match data are removed from the cohort.
Calculate Total Loan Debt or Degree Investment
Loan Debt or Degree Investment: This field, defaulted to Loan Debt, can be modified to reflect either the Loan Debt or the Degree Investment multiplied times the Number of Years Displayed to provide an aggregate repayment amount used for the repayment schedules.
Interest Rate: The interest rate is defaulted to the most recent federal loan rate in effect for undergraduate borrowers during the period when Kansas DegreeStats is annually updated (5.50%), but can be modified to influence the repayment schedules.
Number of Years of Repayment: The number of years used to calculate each monthly payment. Choices include 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30.
Estimated Monthly Payment: The monthly payment based upon debt or degree investment, interest, entry wage, and number of years for repayment. Number of years is static. The user can make modifications that impact debt or degree investment, interest, and entry wage.
% of Expected Annual Earnings: The percentage of the median annual earnings required to make the monthly payments for the number of years reflected. (Estimated Monthly Payment/(Earnings Upon Entry /12) - Rounded)).
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Source Files
Kansas Board of Regents Kansas Higher Education Data System (KHEDS) Program Inventory – Degree Program Listings
National Center for Education Statistics Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) – Degree Program Definitions
Kansas Board of Regents KHEDS Academic Year Collection -
- Completions (CM), Graduates and Time-to-Complete
- Students Status (SS), Residency
- Registrations (RG), Hours and Months Enrolled
- Transfers File (TR), Time-to-Complete
- Students Financing (SF), Annual Source of Investment
- Students Costs (SC), Annual Source of Investment
Kansas Department of Labor Wage Records, Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, and Kansas Board of Regents KHEDS AY Enrolled Flags (EF) and Fall Enrollments (EN) – Wage Information and Enrollment Retention (for exclusionary purposes)
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