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Environmental Studies at University of Kansas

Environmental Studies at University of Kansas

Every environmental studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ecosystem studies program at University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Environmental Studies section at the bottom of this page.

KU Environmental Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ecosystem Studies

KU Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies 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 ecosystem studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 470 $76,780

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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