Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: Which Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology certificate program has the lowest debt?

Welding and Machining graduates leave with a median of $5,564 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology certificate programs that report debt.

Q: How much does Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology cost?

Tuition and fees are $7,238 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $8,805 a year.

Q: How many Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology programs report graduate pay?

3 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Public university
Wichita, KS
2,828 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology certificate programs report what graduates earn. Vehicle Maintenance and Repair pays the most in the first year ($47,014), and Other Precision Production the least ($19,829). The median program pays $27,714. Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology also has 3 associate's programs that report pay.

Tuition and fees$7,238Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$8,805Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 3 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kansas" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Kansas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Kansas
1	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 56 graduates a year	$56,315	Not reported	$14,000	1st of 2
2	Drafting and Design TechnologyAbout 35 graduates a year	$46,949	Not reported	$15,252	1st of 1
3	Veterinary TechnologyAbout 17 graduates a year	$32,901	Not reported	$14,118	2nd of 2

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Kansas" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Kansas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Kansas
1	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 357 graduates a year	$47,014	$57,901	$12,000	1st of 3
2	Practical NursingAbout 437 graduates a year	$38,356	$48,113	$20,657	6th of 9
3	Welding and MachiningAbout 266 graduates a year	$30,515	$42,129	$5,564	5th of 5
4	Industrial TechnologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$24,913	$57,494	$6,887	1st of 1
5	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$21,427	$42,373	$7,503	1st of 1
6	Other Precision ProductionAbout 18 graduates a year	$19,829	Not reported	$10,471	1st of 1

Program names link to the program's own page, and Kansas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Kansas programs in the field do too.

Quick picks: certificate programs

Highest first-year pay

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$47,014
Practical Nursing$38,356
Welding and Machining$30,515
Industrial Technology$24,913
Mechanical Engineering Technology$21,427

Lowest median debt

Welding and Machining$5,564
Industrial Technology$6,887
Mechanical Engineering Technology$7,503
Other Precision Production$10,471
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$12,000

Largest programs

Practical NursingAbout 437 graduates a year
Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 357 graduates a year
Welding and MachiningAbout 266 graduates a year
Industrial TechnologyAbout 41 graduates a year
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 33 graduates a year

Common questions

Vehicle Maintenance and Repair graduates earn a median of $47,014 in their first year, the most of 6 Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Kansas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels