General Psychology at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 282 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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

KU General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at KU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? KU offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

KU General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools	8
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	119
	223

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in psychology from KU. This is the #317 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of KU Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $31,421. This is 10% higher than $28,637, which is the national average for all psychology bachelor's degree recipients.

Psychology Student Demographics at KU

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

KU General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 282 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	43
White	190
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• Child Development & Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Psychology Professors	270	$81,530
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.