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Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Kansas

Engineering & Applied Physics at University of Kansas

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

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 Engineering & Applied Physics section at the bottom of this page.

KU Engineering & Applied Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Physics

KU Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings

The applied physics major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering & Applied Physics. 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.

Applied Physics Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Engineering & Applied Physics Bachelor’s Program

29% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 71% of applied physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical applied physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 22% women. So female students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in applied physics 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 applied physics.

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

Careers That Applied Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied physics 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,520 $129,220
Engineers 600 $82,060
Engineering Professors 310 $107,820
Natural Sciences Managers 250 $127,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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