Program Payoff

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas. 44 certificate and associate programs, public. 44 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
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $18,500 $50,270 (14) $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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's degree $16,384 $37,568 (22) $39,510
Medical Assistants
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
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $16,750 not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $30,974 not published $54,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $47,210
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $92,840
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $42,270
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree 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
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $113,420
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $37,080
Security Guards
Culinary Arts and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $35,130
Cooks, Restaurant
Culinary Arts and Related Services Associate's degree not published $35,130
Cooks, Restaurant
Design and Applied Arts Undergraduate certificate not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Design and Applied Arts Associate's degree not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $62,220
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Engineering, General Associate's degree not published $160,150
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $92,840
General and Operations Managers
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
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree 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
Insurance Undergraduate certificate not published $60,370
Insurance Sales Agents
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $55,000
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $55,000
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians, Other Associate's degree not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $54,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Natural Sciences Associate's degree not published $75,790
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Science Technologies/Technicians, General Associate's degree not published $65,270
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree not published $56,450
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
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.