General Biology at University of Kansas

If you are interested in studying general biology, 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. In 2021, 153 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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

KU General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology

KU General Biology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks biology programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	142
	184

How Much Do Biology Graduates from KU Make?

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $30,471. This is 12% higher than $27,253, which is the national average for all biology bachelor's degree recipients.

Biology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from KU in 2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	99
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

KU also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Physiology & Pathology Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Pharmacology & Toxicology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.