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Registered Nursing at University of Kansas

Registered Nursing at University of Kansas

If you plan to study registered 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 Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

KU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at KU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

KU does offer online education options in registered nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

KU Registered Nursing Rankings

The registered nursing major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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