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title: Pittsburg State University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Pittsburg, KS
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $50,579 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $34,185 – $71,917 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $22,099 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 72% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,579 | derived |

**57% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,000 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $27,599 to $60,470 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,470 | $23,500 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,333 | $20,588 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,047 | $21,684 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,234 | $18,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $51,359 | $27,785 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $49,339 | $19,119 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $47,139 | $22,743 |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,945 | $18,951 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,021 | $20,936 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $43,890 | $25,428 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $43,801 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,111 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $43,063 | $15,570 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,194 | $22,616 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,063 | $20,500 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,425 | $21,513 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,322 | $18,245 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,144 | $20,125 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,554 | $23,968 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,898 | $20,550 |
| Graphic Communications. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,029 | $21,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,900 | $19,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,503 | $20,500 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,610 | $23,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,907 | $22,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,599 | $19,500 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Pittsburg State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?155681

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