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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. Of the 4,600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 73 of them were human biology majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Human Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Most Popular Human Biology Schools 9

Earnings of KU Human Biology Graduates

The median salary of human biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $30,152. This is 0% higher than $30,117, which is the national average for all human biology bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

78% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students earned a bachelor's degree in human biology from KU. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

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About 62% 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 8
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 45
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

KU also has a doctoral program available in human biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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