Pharmacy at University of Kansas
KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students received a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from KU.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Pharmacy section at the bottom of this page.
KU Pharmacy Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
- Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy
KU Pharmacy Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks pharmacy programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.
Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.
Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings
The pharmacy major at KU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Pharmacy. 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 Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 2 |
| Best Value Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 4 |
| 53 | |
| 53 | |
| Most Focused Pharmacy Schools | 80 |
| Most Focused Pharmacy Doctor’s Degree Schools | 100 |
Pharmacy Student Demographics at KU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the pharmacy majors at University of Kansas.
KU Pharmacy Bachelor’s Program
About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in pharmacy 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 pharmacy.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 19 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
| White | 80 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
KU also has a doctoral program available in pharmacy. In 2021, 144 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
- Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design
Careers That Pharmacy Grads May Go Into
A degree in pharmacy 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacists | 2,990 | $121,790 |
| Health Specialties Professors | 380 | $84,400 |
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.
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