Top Ranked Programs
University of Kansas's program mix is anchored in Business, which accounts for 21% of degree output, followed by Engineering at 8% and Arts at 5%. That business-forward concentration shapes the institution's overall earnings profile — applied fields with direct workforce entry tend to drive stronger early-career pay. Across 75 programs serving roughly 4,479 students annually, 43 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, and the strongest national positions cluster in business-adjacent and quantitative disciplines. Finance combines large cohort scale with strong earnings, making it a defining program for University of Kansas. Among the largest programs, Psychology, General program graduates 281 students with median 4-year earnings of $55,329, and Azimuth ranks it #96 for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Journalism program graduates 217 students with median earnings of $62,394, while The Finance program graduates 209 students with median earnings of $86,453. On the earnings side, Azimuth ranks Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, and Administration #1 for median earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 130 graduates earning $125,384. Artificial Intelligence ranks #94 among nonprofit four-year institutions with median earnings of $92,008, and Finance ranks #61 among nonprofit four-year institutions with median earnings of $86,453 — [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/). Several of University of Kansas's highest-earning programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the national labor market directly — particularly in business, accounting, and engineering-adjacent fields where employer demand remains strong. Programs like Nursing and Kinesiology, with cohorts of 196 and 193 respectively, represent fields where four-year earnings may undercount lifetime trajectory if a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional school. The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national wage trends.