by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., Kansas State University landed the #143 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list. This places the school in the Top 15% of the country for overall quality. K -State received this year's Best Master's Schools badge for its high ranking.
In addition, K -State took the #1 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Kansas.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and K -State took the #106 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Kansas, K -State came in at #1.
Women make up 61.3% of the total graduate student body at K -State while men make you 38.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 15.6% of the graduate student population at K -State. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at K -State. Around 14.9% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,294 | $23,018 |
| Fees | $931 | $931 |
The average early-career salary for master's degree recipients from K -State is $55,226. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 5% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Doctorate degree recipients from K -State earn an average salary of $72,427 during the early years of their career. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 4% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of Kansas State University.
Contact details for K -State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 919 Mid-Campus Drive, Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506 |
| Phone: | 785-532-6011 |
| Website: | www.k-state.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/KState |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/KState |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45.6% of the graduate students at K -State took at least one online course. For that same period, 34.2% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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