Pharmaceutics and Drug Design at University of Kansas

Every pharmaceutics and drug design school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the pharmaceutics and drug design program at University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Pharmaceutics and Drug Design section at the bottom of this page.

KU Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutics and Drug Design

Online Classes Are Available at KU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KU does offer online courses in pharmaceutics and drug design for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

KU Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in pharmaceutics and drug design, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmaceutics and drug design majors at University of Kansas.

KU Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of pharmaceutics and drug design master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in pharmaceutics and drug design each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the pharmaceutics and drug design master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
• Pharmacy

Careers That Pharmaceutics and Drug Design Grads May Go Into

A degree in pharmaceutics and drug design 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
Pharmacists	2,990	$121,790

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.