Washburn University (Washburn) is a four-year, public school located in Topeka, KS.

It offers 25 graduate programs - 17 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $10,388 for in-state and $20,068 for out-of-state students.

A total of 727 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,460 students at Washburn. Washburn offers online graduate programs and 155 out of 727 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Washburn have a law school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Law. In addition, you can find Washburn's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,388 for Kansas residents and $20,068 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-five (25) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWashburn University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1700 SW College Avenue, Topeka, KS
Graduate School Students829 students
155 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,388
Out-of-State$20,068
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 25 Graduate Programs
17 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 6 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Washburn University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Washburn University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $10,388 and $20,068 for non-Kansas residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $467 for Kansas residents and $907 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$10,274$19,954
Fees$114$114
Cost per Credit$467$907
Books & Supplies$970
Room & Board$10,759 (On-Campus) / $10,931 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,480 (On-Campus) / $3,149 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,597$34,277
Off-Campus Total$25,438$35,118

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Washburn University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 25 major areas - 17 Master's, 2 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's, 2 Post-Master's. 143 students have been conferred Master's degree and 108 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1431083627
Men444782
Women99612825

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Communication10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Advanced Legal Research/Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Programs for Foreign Lawyers5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/Fitness NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work52 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling NOT OFFER 12 NOT OFFER
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 24 NOT OFFER
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 27
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Accounting5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Washburn graduate schools have a total of 829 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 277 male and 552 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 499 full-time and 330 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 155 students enrolled through online exclusively and 263 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 263 White, 33 Black, and 7 Asian students are attending at Washburn University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

13 grad students are younger than 22 and 156 students are older than 65. It has 385 students aged between 22 and 30 and 173 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total829
Men277
Women552
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total829
Full-time Students499
Part-time Students330
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total829
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian7
Black33
Hispanic34
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
1
White263
Two or more races14
Un-Known456
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total829
21 & Under13
22-24219
25-29166
30-34109
35-3964
40 & Over156

Online Population

At Washburn University graduate schools, 155 students enrolled online exclusively and 263 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment727
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses155
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses263
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses309
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses155
Kansas Resident101
Other State In U.S.35
Outside of U.S.3