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Molecular Biology at University of Kansas

Molecular Biology at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a molecular biology school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's molecular biology program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Molecular Biology section at the bottom of this page.

KU Molecular Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Molecular Biology
  • Master’s Degree in Molecular Biology

KU Molecular Biology Rankings

The molecular biology major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Molecular Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Molecular Biology Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular biology majors at University of Kansas.

KU Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of molecular biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical molecular biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities in its molecular biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

KU Molecular Biology Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of molecular biology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in molecular biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Molecular Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in molecular biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Medical Scientists 560 $81,190
Biological Science Professors 370 $69,310
Natural Sciences Managers 250 $127,440
Biological Scientists 250 $64,560

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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