Nursing at University of Kansas

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what University of Kansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

KU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

KU Nursing Rankings

The nursing major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 80 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	137
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

KU Nursing Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from KU, 75% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	204
Nursing Practice	46
Nurse Anesthetist	30
Nursing Science	16
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	1

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	27,810	$61,030
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,890	$94,050
Nurse Practitioners	2,270	$99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors	530	$63,640
Nurse Anesthetists	300	$159,600

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

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