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Health Professions at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 164 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

KU Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health Professions
  • Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

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.

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

KU Health Professions Rankings

There were 530 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Health Professions Master’s Program

80% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 164 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from KU, 71% 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 health professions.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 14
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 116
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Medicine 214
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 166
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 117
Nursing 93
Communication Sciences 56
Public Health 35
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 21
Health & Medical Administrative Services 13
Medical Illustration & Informatics 3
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 Assistants 22,290 $26,210
Personal Care Aides 21,450 $21,920
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors 14,750 $53,860
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 7,510 $43,240

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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