Kansas·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3013

Best Facilities Manager programs in Kansas, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate operations and functionalities of facilities and buildings.

40 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 2,835 people a year. The job pays a median of $117,270 in Kansas across about 1,080 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSecurity ManagerSecurity DirectorFacilities ManagerFacilities DirectorRegional Security ManagerCorporate Security ManagerFacilities Maintenance ManagerFacilities Operations Manager (Facilities Ops Manager)
Graduates / yr
2,835
in Kansas
Median pay · Kansas
$117,270
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,080
people employed
Schools
40
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$23,014
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

8 programs in Kansas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kansas page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 52.0201In Kansas
1,937
68.3%
34$43,506$25,000
2
CIP 52.0101In Kansas
543
19.2%
11$44,700$24,000
3
CIP 52.0205In Kansas
174
6.1%
3$43,506$25,000
4
CIP 46.0401In Kansas
85
3.0%
2$31,641$9,500
5
CIP 15.1501In Kansas
77
2.7%
4$68,912$25,236
6
CIP 31.0301In Kansas
8
0.3%
1$33,076$25,000
7
CIP 51.0702In Kansas
7
0.2%
1$30,774$17,375
8
CIP 52.0904In Kansas
4
0.1%
2$34,218$23,364

Top 25 schools in Kansas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 22 of the 40 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS Public · 4 feeder programs
559Business/Commerce, General$49,33969%93%
2Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
248Operations Management and Supervision$52,12948%90%
3Wichita State University
Wichita, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
246Business Administration and Management, General$44,88451%94%
4Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS Public · 4 feeder programs
232Business Administration and Management, General$52,53871%82%
5Emporia State University
Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
218Business Administration and Management, General$40,52856%98%
6Baker University
Baldwin City, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
119Business Administration and Management, General$59,14558%$21,40494%
7Friends University
Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
95Business Administration and Management, General$54,09043%$24,08455%
8Southwestern College
Winfield, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
75Business Administration and Management, General$59,95136%$26,86876%
9Butler Community College
El Dorado, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
73Business/Commerce, General32%
10MidAmerica Nazarene University
Olathe, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
70Business Administration and Management, General$58,49454%$28,84579%
11Newman University
Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
68Business Administration and Management, General53%$18,52074%
12Ottawa University - Online
Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
68Business Administration and Management, General$51,62743%
13Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS Public · 3 feeder programs
65Business Administration and Management, General57%89%
14Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
64Business Administration and Management, General$35,13749%$23,01472%
15Benedictine College
Atchison, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
58Business Administration and Management, General$39,66162%$24,82698%
16University of Saint Mary
Leavenworth, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
57Business Administration and Management, General$35,34448%$22,73087%
17Wichita State University - Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology
Wichita, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
57Business Administration and Management, General43%
18Washburn University
Topeka, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
54Business Administration and Management, General$48,58953%
19Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
53Building/Property Maintenance$47,69468%
20Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS Public · 2 feeder programs
53Business Administration and Management, General$37,98831%
21McPherson College
McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
39Business Administration and Management, General34%$24,59577%
22Ottawa University - Ottawa
Ottawa, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
36Business Administration and Management, General$51,62728%$26,93583%
23Tabor College
Hillsboro, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
36Business/Commerce, General34%$20,02265%
24Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas City, KS Public · 1 feeder programs
32Building/Property Maintenance42%
25Bethel College - North Newton
North Newton, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
31Business/Commerce, General$34,87941%$23,56094%

All 40 schools in Kansas

Every school in Kansas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Kansas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of KansasLawrencePublic5594
Fort Hays State UniversityHaysPublic2482
Wichita State UniversityWichitaPublic2462
Kansas State UniversityManhattanPublic2324
Emporia State UniversityEmporiaPublic2181
Baker UniversityBaldwin CityPrivate not-for-profit1192
Friends UniversityWichitaPrivate not-for-profit951
Southwestern CollegeWinfieldPrivate not-for-profit752
Butler Community CollegeEl DoradoPublic732
MidAmerica Nazarene UniversityOlathePrivate not-for-profit701
Newman UniversityWichitaPrivate not-for-profit681
Ottawa University - OnlineOverland ParkPrivate not-for-profit681
Pittsburg State UniversityPittsburgPublic653
Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalinaPrivate not-for-profit641
Benedictine CollegeAtchisonPrivate not-for-profit581

What facilities managers earn in Kansas

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Kansas
$117,270
Mean annual
$125,580
Jobs in state
1,080
What the range looks like
10th pct$77,180Median$117,27090th pct$177,780
Versus the national median
+9.9%

U.S. median $106,660. Kansas pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
0.75×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Kansas

Topeka, KS
$128,460median
100 jobs
Wichita, KS
$113,310median
230 jobs
Manhattan, KS
$107,860median
40 jobs
Lawrence, KS
$105,070median
60 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+3.8%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
13,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
5,700
151,400 → 157,100
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Facilities Managers page.

How to become a Facilities Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Kansas

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 13 majors mapped to Facilities Managers13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 15.1501Engineering/Industrial Management
  • 19.0604Facilities Planning and Management
  • 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
  • 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
  • 31.0301Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
  • 46.0401Building/Property Maintenance
  • 46.0412Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
  • 51.0702Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0205Operations Management and Supervision
  • 52.0904Hotel/Motel Administration/Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing facilities managers programs in Kansas.

What degree do you need to become a Facilities Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 1,937 degrees in Kansas in 2024-25, 68.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Facilities Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 8 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce, Building/Construction Finishing, Engineering-Related Fields, plus 3 more. Together they graduate about 2,835 people a year in Kansas.

How much do facilities managers earn in Kansas?+

The median is $117,270 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 9.9% above the U.S. median of $106,660. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for facilities managers growing?+

BLS projects a +3.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 13,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Kansas?+

40 institutions in Kansas reported graduates from at least one of the 8 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do facilities managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Security Manager, Security Director, Facilities Manager, Facilities Director, Regional Security Manager, Corporate Security Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3013.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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