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# University of Kansas Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at University of Kansas?

The University of Kansas offers 44 bachelor's programs with published four-year earnings, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 40 of them nationally. The highest-earning program, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, shows a median of $125,384 four years after completion and ranks #2 in its field, with 130 degrees awarded.

Finance reaches $86,453 and ranks #62 nationally on 209 degrees awarded. Nursing follows at $78,601 with 196 degrees awarded, while Psychology, the largest program by degrees awarded at 281, reports a median of $55,329 and an Azimuth national rank of #92.

Journalism earns $62,394 and ranks #14 nationally, a strong showing for a moderate-earning field.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**960 · 21.4%**
-   Health professions**474 · 10.6%**
-   Engineering**338 · 7.5%**
-   Communication**337 · 7.5%**
-   Psychology**310 · 6.9%**
-   Other**2,060 · 46.0%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

75 of 75 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 130 degrees awarded**
$125,384

**Computer Engineering 7 degrees awarded**
$113,339

**Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 106 degrees awarded**
$107,635

**Petroleum Engineering 13 degrees awarded**
$97,527

**Chemical Engineering 62 degrees awarded**
$93,391

**Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering 42 degrees awarded**
$92,335

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs

Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at University of Kansas?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Psychology, General**
281

**Journalism**
217

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
209

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
196

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
193

**Marketing**
178

**Accounting and Related Services**
173

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
143

**Business/Commerce, General**
140

**Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration**
130

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do University of Kansas majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Behavioral Sciences**#1**
2.  Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration**#2**
3.  Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology**#4**
4.  Human Biology**#6**
5.  Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions**#9**
6.  Architectural Engineering**#10**
7.  Journalism**#14**
8.  Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods**#17**
9.  Microbiological Sciences and Immunology**#27**
10.  Business/Commerce, General**#27**
11.  Management Information Systems and Services**#34**
12.  Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**#36**
13.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#45**
14.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

What a graduate earns from University of Kansas depends heavily on the field they choose, and [Azimuth's program ranking](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)s 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).