Biotechnology at University of Kansas

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying biotechnology, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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

KU Biotechnology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech

KU Biotechnology Rankings

The biotech major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. 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.

Biotech Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of biotech bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical biotech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at KU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Biotechnology

If you plan to be a biotech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biotechnology	8

Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into

A degree in biotech 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
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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