Engineering at University of Kansas

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. In 2021, 398 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

KU Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	60
	103
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	118

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in engineering from KU. This makes it the #170 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 398 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from KU. Of these graduates, 76% were men and 24% were women.

About 64% 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	28
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	253
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

KU Engineering Master’s Program

The engineering program at KU awarded 57 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from KU, 51% were white. This is typical 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	29
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Architecture & Related Services

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
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.