International/Globalization Studies at University of Kansas

If you plan to study international/globalization studies, 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 approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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

KU International/Globalization Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Global Studies
• Master’s Degree in Global Studies

KU International/Globalization Studies Rankings

The global studies major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for International/Globalization Studies. 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.

Global Studies Student Demographics at KU

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

KU International/Globalization Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of global studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical global studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in global studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU International/Globalization Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of global studies master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in global studies each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 43% more men than average.

Of the students who received a global studies master's degree from KU, 82% 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 global studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Global Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in global studies 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

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.