Nursing at University of Kansas

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

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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

KU Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

KU Nursing Rankings

There were 80 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from KU, 75% 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 nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Practice	46
Nurse Anesthetist	30
Nursing Science	16
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery	1

Related Majors

• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Public Health

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	3,890	$94,050
Nurse Practitioners	2,270	$99,430
Nursing Instructors and Professors	530	$63,640
Nurse Anesthetists	300	$159,600

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

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