Programs & majors brief
Fort Hays State University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Fort Hays State University?
32 of 32 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 129 | $79,957 | — |
| Computer Programming | 148 | $73,380 | — |
| Political Science and Government small degree count | 17 | $72,384 | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 71 | $67,823 | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 233 | $64,524 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 41 | $63,148 | — |
| Marketing | 25 | $62,261 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 950 | $61,153 | — |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 55 | $58,520 | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 50 | $58,463 | — |
| Biology, General | 44 | $58,355 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 33 | $55,790 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 87 | $53,945 | — |
| Social Work | 33 | $53,549 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 174 | $53,176 | — |
| Psychology, General | 137 | $51,898 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 25 | $50,246 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 178 | $45,190 | — |
| Sociology | 38 | $44,405 | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 34 | $39,280 | — |
| Agriculture, General | 41 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Engineering small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 32 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other | 151 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics | 156 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Fort Hays State University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Fort Hays State University majors rank nationally?
National program ranks are not reported for this school.
Further analysis
Outcomes at Fort Hays State University vary by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. 20 programs carry published four-year earnings data.
The degree mix centers on Business, at 42.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Education at 8.9% and Health Professions at 7.7%. Nursing graduates report the highest earnings at $79,957, from 129 degrees awarded annually.
The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 950 degrees a year and its completers earn a median of $61,153 four years after completion. Computer Programming completers earn $73,380, which is 0.88x the national median for that field.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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