Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KSMain CampusTown 10–35 miles from an urban areaVisit WebsiteWikipedia

Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $8,008

In-State Cost of Attendance: $22,426

Out-of-State Tuition: $19,692

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $34,110

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,000

Students with federal loans: 44.5%

Students with Pell grants: 32.3%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $45,942

After 5 years: $54,179

Majors(43 programs)

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(120 graduates)
  2. Construction Management.(78 graduates)
  3. Business/Commerce, General.(69 graduates)
  4. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(65 graduates)
  5. Psychology, General.(62 graduates)
  6. Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.(54 graduates)
  7. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(53 graduates)
  8. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(52 graduates)
  9. Communication and Media Studies.(50 graduates)
  10. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.(48 graduates)
  11. Marketing.(46 graduates)
  12. Graphic Communications.(43 graduates)
  13. Biology, General.(41 graduates)
  14. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(31 graduates)
  15. Accounting and Related Services.(29 graduates)
  16. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(28 graduates)
  17. Social Work.(28 graduates)
  18. Finance and Financial Management Services.(26 graduates)
  19. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(23 graduates)
  20. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians.(21 graduates)
  21. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other.(18 graduates)
  22. Computer Systems Analysis.(17 graduates)
  23. Fine and Studio Arts.(16 graduates)
  24. Engineering-Related Fields.(14 graduates)
  25. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(14 graduates)
  26. Chemistry.(13 graduates)
  27. Construction Engineering Technologies.(12 graduates)
  28. Political Science and Government.(9 graduates)
  29. Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.(8 graduates)
  30. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(8 graduates)
  31. International Business.(8 graduates)
  32. Economics.(7 graduates)
  33. English Language and Literature, General.(6 graduates)
  34. Design and Applied Arts.(5 graduates)
  35. Physics.(4 graduates)
  36. Music.(4 graduates)
  37. History.(4 graduates)
  38. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(3 graduates)
  39. Geography and Cartography.(2 graduates)
  40. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
  41. Mathematics.(1 graduates)
  42. Sociology.(1 graduates)
  43. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 4,162 students

Admission Rate: 88.2%

Retention Rate: 77.8%

Graduation Rate: 57.6%

Student Demographics

White (79.0%)
Hispanic (7.4%)
Black (3.2%)
Asian (0.8%)
Two or More (6.4%)
International (1.4%)

Gender Distribution

Men (49.9%)
Women (50.1%)

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