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Human Biology at University of Kansas

Human Biology at University of Kansas

If you plan to study human biology, 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 Human Biology section at the bottom of this page.

KU Human Biology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Human Biology

KU Human Biology Rankings

The human biology major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Biology. 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.

Human Biology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Human Biology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of human biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in human biology 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 human biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 45
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Concentrations Within Human Biology

Human Biology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Human Biology 73

Careers That Human Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in human biology 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
Biological Science Professors 370 $69,310
Biological Scientists 250 $64,560
Social Sciences Professors 100 $75,030

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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