Kansas State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Graduates of Kansas State University earn about $2,477 more than the model expects for similar students, a result in the 64th percentile for earnings beyond expectations. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $11,089.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $8,612. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $2,375.

Four years after completion, the median earnings of $64,711 land in the 65th percentile nationally. That figure is below the peer median of $65,610 for comparable institutions (same type and size) by $899.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 71st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings beyond expectations and a median that trails the peer group pull in different directions, so the return picture depends on the program a student chooses.

The earnings scenarios point to a wide range: from $48,227 on the downside to $88,655 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates report median earnings of $107,194 four years after completion, from 105 degrees awarded a year. Electrical Engineering follows at $95,640, and the largest program, Animal Sciences, awards 238 degrees and posts a median of $50,941.

An estimated 27.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

The university's largest programs span a wide earnings range, from Animal Sciences at $50,941 to Mechanical Engineering at $88,533 four years after completion. Animal Sciences, the biggest by degrees awarded with 238, ranks #16 nationally in its field.

Mechanical Engineering awarded 182 degrees and ranks #141 nationally. The highest-earning program overall, Computer and Information Sciences, reaches a median of $107,194 and ranks #58 nationally with 105 degrees awarded.

Business Administration and Management sits in the middle of the largest programs, with median earnings of $69,735 and 178 degrees awarded, ranking #160 nationally. The contrast between the highest-earning field and the largest program shows how earnings vary by field at the university.

Kansas State University publishes earnings data for 59 bachelor's programs, 46 of which hold an Azimuth national rank. Three programs land in the national top ten.

Natural Sciences ranks #3 with 67 degrees awarded and a median of $68,243 four years after completion. Food Science and Technology ranks #6 with 34 degrees awarded and a median of $78,367 four years after completion.

Architectural Engineering ranks #7 with 38 degrees awarded and a median of $91,336 four years after completion. Among the largest programs, Animal Sciences awarded 238 degrees, ranks #16 nationally, and its completers earn a median of $50,941.

Mechanical Engineering awarded 182 degrees, ranks #141 nationally, and its completers earn a median of $88,533. Business Administration and Management awarded 178 degrees, ranks #160 nationally, and shows a median of $69,735.