Educational Administration and Supervision at Rasmussen University-Kansas

Rasmussen's educational administration program comes with a price tag that demands scrutiny: graduates carry $35,697 in debt—above the national median—while earning exactly at the national median of $37,480. That debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.95 means nearly a full year's salary goes toward paying off loans, a burden that hits harder when you see earnings actually decline to $36,299 by year four. Among Kansas programs, this ranks at the 60th percentile for earnings, but the small state market (just two schools) makes that comparison less meaningful than the national picture.

The real concern is the earnings trajectory. While most bachelor's programs show wage growth as graduates gain experience, this one moves backward—losing 3% over four years. For a field like educational administration, where career advancement typically requires additional credentials anyway, starting your graduate education under significant undergraduate debt creates a compounding problem. The program serves a majority low-income population (57% Pell recipients), making that debt burden particularly consequential.

This is a case where the credential may be necessary for your career goals, but this particular path to getting it looks expensive. If your child is set on educational administration, exploring whether state schools offer more affordable routes to the same destination would be worth the effort before committing to this price point.