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Engineering at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received their master's degree in engineering.

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

KU Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

KU Engineering Rankings

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #91 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Engineering Master’s Program

19% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering program at KU awarded 57 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 81% of these degrees went to men with the other 19% going to women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from KU, 51% 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 engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 29
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering 29
Biomedical Engineering 17
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 10
Petroleum Engineering 9
Other Engineering 9
Electrical Engineering 8
Mechanical Engineering 8
Chemical Engineering 6
Environmental Engineering 3
Computer Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Software Applications Developers 5,570 $85,380
Industrial Engineers 2,920 $79,580
Mechanical Engineers 2,710 $82,210
Civil Engineers 2,340 $82,340
Aerospace Engineers 2,220 $105,540

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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