Programs & majors brief
University of Kansas Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at University of Kansas?
75 of 75 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 130 | $125,384 | #2 |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 7 | $113,339 | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 106 | $107,635 | #17 |
| Petroleum Engineering small degree count | 13 | $97,527 | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 62 | $93,391 | #88 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 42 | $92,335 | #45 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 143 | $92,008 | #95 |
| Civil Engineering | 60 | $89,087 | #54 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 38 | $87,704 | #34 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 209 | $86,453 | #62 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 173 | $84,736 | #68 |
| Architectural Engineering | 33 | $84,319 | #10 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 95 | $82,934 | #214 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 79 | $81,568 | #4 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 196 | $78,601 | #231 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 116 | $77,725 | #105 |
| Marketing | 178 | $70,404 | #80 |
| Human Biology | 82 | $70,399 | #6 |
| Economics | 54 | $69,084 | #170 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 140 | $68,572 | #27 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 42 | $65,861 | #27 |
| Mathematics | 57 | $64,905 | #159 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 193 | $62,876 | #36 |
| Journalism | 217 | $62,394 | #14 |
| Political Science and Government | 123 | $61,839 | #131 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 10 | $61,838 | — |
| Biology, General | 81 | $61,561 | #149 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 120 | $60,258 | #83 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 74 | $59,441 | #46 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 57 | $59,436 | #73 |
| History | 38 | $58,936 | #71 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 58 | $58,883 | #1 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 87 | $58,777 | #54 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 22 | $57,252 | #9 |
| Social Work | 65 | $55,582 | #63 |
| Psychology, General | 281 | $55,329 | #92 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 46 | $54,687 | #87 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 19 | $53,864 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 36 | $52,106 | #75 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 123 | $50,434 | #98 |
| Sociology | 29 | $48,146 | #201 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 76 | $46,464 | #187 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 50 | $41,191 | #57 |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 43 | $38,355 | #170 |
| Interior Architecture small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Area Studies small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 50 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count | 18 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| American Sign Language small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 75 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biotechnology small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | 42 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 15 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 29 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance | 21 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Music small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 20 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at University of Kansas?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do University of Kansas majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Behavioral Sciences#1
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration#2
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology#4
- Human Biology#6
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions#9
- Architectural Engineering#10
- Journalism#14
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods#17
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology#27
- Business/Commerce, General#27
- Management Information Systems and Services#34
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#36
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#45
- Design and Applied Arts#46
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
What a graduate earns from University of Kansas depends heavily on the field they choose, and Azimuth's program rankings measure that variation directly. They assess four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size, not reputation.
The university has 40 ranked programs and earnings data for 44 fields. The degree mix is led by Business, which accounts for 21.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 10.6% and Engineering at 7.5%.
The largest single program is Psychology, at 281 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #92 within its field. Finance graduates earn a median of $86,453 four years after completion, the highest among the large programs, and the program ranks #62 nationally.
The best-paid program overall is a smaller one: Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration graduates earn $125,384 four years out, from 130 degrees a year, and Azimuth ranks it #2 nationally. The university also holds the program Management Science, which earns $107,635 and beats the national field median by 1.25x.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.