Program Payoff

Washburn Institute of Technology

Topeka, Kansas. 25 certificate and associate programs, public. 25 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Kansas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate $9,500 $56,776 (63) $76,070
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $47,260 (26) $65,830
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $9,750 $38,829 (74) $38,010
Nursing Assistants
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Undergraduate certificate $38,289 (17) $113,420
Software Developers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $32,391 (51) $59,850
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $31,890 (25) $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate $8,250 $27,995 (65) $49,410
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Ground Transportation Undergraduate certificate $25,194 (13) $58,920
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Undergraduate certificate $6,792 not published $29,710
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Carpenters Undergraduate certificate not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $60,600
Surgical Technologists
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,130
Cooks, Restaurant
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Health Aides/Attendants/Orderlies Undergraduate certificate not published $38,010
Nursing Assistants
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,000
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $60,460
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other Undergraduate certificate not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $29,240
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $49,410
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $55,000
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Undergraduate certificate not published $76,780
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Precision Systems Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $51,060
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Woodworking Undergraduate certificate not published $41,350
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.