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Registered Nursing at University of Kansas

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Registered Nursing at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 204 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

KU Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, KU does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

KU Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing 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 registered nursing major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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 Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 37
1,361
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,646

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

90% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 10% of registered nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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
Nursing Instructors and Professors 530 $63,640

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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