Nursing at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 204 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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

KU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at KU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

KU does offer online education options in nursing for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

KU Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing 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 nursing major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	40
	85
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	120
	196
	401
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	421
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	557
	705
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	864

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in nursing from KU. This makes it the #453 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 80 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of KU Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $56,568. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

Nursing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Nursing Bachelor’s Program

The nursing program at KU awarded 204 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	160
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

KU Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from KU. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from KU, 73% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 80 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	204
Nursing Practice	46
Nurse Anesthetist	30
Nursing Science	16
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	1

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses	27,810	$61,030
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,890	$94,050
Nurse Practitioners	2,270	$99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors	530	$63,640
Nurse Anesthetists	300	$159,600

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.