Engineering at University of Kansas

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

KU Engineering Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

KU Engineering Rankings

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

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Engineering Bachelor’s Program

32% Women

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 68% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 6% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	30
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	241
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

KU Engineering Master’s Program

31% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from KU, 55% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	46
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Kansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	140
Civil Engineering	79
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	69
Chemical Engineering	69
Electrical Engineering	35
Petroleum Engineering	35
Architectural Engineering	27
Biomedical Engineering	17
Computer Engineering	10
Other Engineering	9
Engineering Physics	5
Environmental Engineering	3

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers	5,570	$85,380
Industrial Engineers	2,920	$79,580
Mechanical Engineers	2,710	$82,210
Civil Engineers	2,340	$82,340
Aerospace Engineers	2,220	$105,540

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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