Business Administration & Management at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 122 of them were business administration and management majors.

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

KU Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

KU does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

KU Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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 Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	335

In 2021, 255 students received their master’s degree in business administration from KU. This makes it the #103 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KU Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $49,569. This is 20% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 business administration majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration 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 business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	101
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 255 business administration majors earned their master's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 72% were men and 28% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from KU, 74% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	188
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

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

Related Majors

• Construction Management
• International Business
• Management Information Systems
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	18,240	$97,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	14,750	$53,860
Retail Sales Supervisors	12,060	$40,420
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	7,450	$61,790
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	5,590	$63,130

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.