Native American Studies at University of Kansas

Every native american studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the american indian studies program at University of Kansas stacks up to those at other schools.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year.

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

KU Native American Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in American Indian Studies

KU Native American Studies Rankings

American Indian Studies Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Native American Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of american indian studies master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in american indian studies each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the american indian studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in american indian studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Women’s Studies

Careers That American Indian Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in american indian studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	110	$78,350

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.