Bachelor's Degree · Manhattan, KS
At Kansas State University, the Social Sciences, General bachelor's degree program reported $50,681 median earnings four years after completion and $27,500 median federal debt among 104 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $50,681, five-year median earnings were $50,046, and median federal debt was $27,500 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 23 published bachelor's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 35th percentile and debt was lower than about 26% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 35% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 26% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 23 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Kansas State University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Manhattan, Kansas · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $50,681 four-year median earnings, $27,500 median federal debt, 104 working graduates, and 23 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $50,681 four years after completion and $50,046 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $27,500 across a reported debt cohort of 103 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 45.01 and the Bachelor's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
