Nursing Science at University of Kansas
If you are interested in studying nursing science, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.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 Science section at the bottom of this page.
KU Nursing Science Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing Science
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.
Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for nursing science at the following degree levels:
- Master’s Degree
KU Nursing Science Rankings
There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing science, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Science Student Demographics at KU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing science majors at University of Kansas.
KU Nursing Science Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing science 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 science.
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 |
Related Majors
Careers That Nursing Science Grads May Go Into
A degree in nursing science 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 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 530 | $63,640 |
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.