Behavioral Sciences at University of Kansas

If you plan to study behavioral sciences, 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.

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

KU Behavioral Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Behavioral Sciences

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.

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

• Master’s Degree

KU Behavioral Sciences Rankings

The behavioral sciences major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Behavioral Sciences. 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 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in behavioral sciences, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Behavioral Sciences Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Behavioral Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of behavioral sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in behavioral sciences 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 behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	36
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

KU Behavioral Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of behavioral sciences master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Of the students who received a behavioral sciences master's degree from KU, 71% 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 behavioral sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Behavioral Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral sciences 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
Community and Social Service Specialists	1,210	$37,020
Social Scientists	200	$83,440
Psychologists	120	$102,910

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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