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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities associate's degree outcomes at Fort Hays State University

Hays, KS · Public · Federal field 2401

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The short version

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Debt pressure
Not available
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available$46,249
Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
23Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
29Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$12,569

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$24,610

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGSNot available

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$261/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$12,569Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$19,909Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE90.3%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE47.7%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1
Not availableYear 4
$46,249Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$261
29borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Not available vs. $44,125

The like-for-like difference is unavailable.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$75,790 median wageKS estimate · 2,530 jobs · 25-1199+2.0% projected U.S. growth · 12.5k openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Parsons, KS

Labette Community College

$13,110 less debt · $6,630 lower annual net price

Earnings
$47,387
Debt
$11,500
Annual net price
$5,939
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Great Bend, KS

Barton County Community College

$14,610 less debt · $2,664 lower annual net price

Earnings
$43,148
Debt
$10,000
Annual net price
$9,905
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Hutchinson, KS

Hutchinson Community College

$15,860 less debt · $5,842 lower annual net price

Earnings
$42,919
Debt
$8,750
Annual net price
$6,727
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Chanute, KS

Neosho County Community College

$16,010 less debt · $2,298 lower annual net price

Earnings
$42,621
Debt
$8,600
Annual net price
$10,271
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DATA QUALITY

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23 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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