History at University of Kansas

If you plan to study history, 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 has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 48 history majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

KU History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

KU History Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the history progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best History Schools	223

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in history from KU. This is the #343 most popular school for history master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KU History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $26,445. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,881 for all history students.

History Student Demographics at KU

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

KU History Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students earned a bachelor's degree in history from KU. About 35% of these graduates were women and the other 65% were men.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	39
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers	11,660	$51,490
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators	160	$36,040
History Professors	150	$75,440
Curators	120	$50,630

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.