Women’s Studies at University of Kansas

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

KU Women’s Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Women’s Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Women’s Studies
• Master’s Degree in Women’s Studies

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 women's studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

KU Women’s Studies Rankings

The women's studies major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Women's Studies. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in women's studies, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Women's Studies Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the women’s studies majors at University of Kansas.

KU Women’s Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of women's studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical women's studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU Women’s Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of women's studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Native American Studies

Careers That Women’s Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in women's studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	110	$78,350

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.