Pittsburg State University Business Programs

Located in Pittsburg, Kansas, Pittsburg State University is a public institution. Pittsburg is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Pittsburg State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Pitt State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#8	Most Popular Construction Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Pittsburg State University?

Contact details for Pitt State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1701 S Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Phone:	620-231-7000
Website:	www.pittstate.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pittstate
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/pittstate

How Do I Get Into Pitt State?

You can apply to Pitt State online at: admission.pittstate.edu/apply.html

Admission Requirements for Pitt State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pitt State?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, Pitt State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Can I Afford Pittsburg State University?

The overall average net price of Pitt State is $26,242. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pitt State, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $7,373 a year. That adds up to $29,492 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pitt State is 6.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Pittsburg State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,825 undergraduate students at Pitt State, with 4,260 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

There are also 1,573 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,260 full-time undergraduates at Pitt State, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pittsburg State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	37
Black or African American	150
Hispanic or Latino	305
White	3,383
International Students	52
Other Races/Ethnicities	333

Geographic Diversity

Kansas students aren't the only ones who study at Pittsburg State University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 43 countries are represented at Pitt State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and China.

Online Learning at Pittsburg State University

In 2019-2020, 3,477 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Pitt State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 15th most popular in Kansas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Pitt State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Pittsburg State University was $7,504 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,848. The following table shows how Pitt State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Resources Development	#4	#7
Human Resource Management	#16	#71

Online Growth Rankings of Pitt State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Pittsburg State University was 16.6%. This is the #1,027 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Pitt State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Pitt State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Pitt State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Human Resources Development	#37
Human Resource Management	#183

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Pittsburg State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	0	149	149
Construction Management	0	91	0	91
General Business/Commerce	0	50	0	50
Finance	0	36	0	36
Accounting	0	27	4	31
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	24	0	24
Human Resources Development	0	0	18	18
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	4	0	4
Insurance	3	0	0	3
General Economics	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3	232	171	406

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.