Graduates of University of Kansas earn median 4-year earnings of $69,680, placing University of Kansas in the 72.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,463 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 86.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kansas #220 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,329, ranked #92 nationally in its major. Journalism reports 217 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $62,394, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Finance and Financial Management Services reports 209 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $86,453, ranked #61 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 196 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,601, ranked #259 nationally in its major.
Graduates of University of Kansas earn median 4-year earnings of $69,680, placing University of Kansas in the 72.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,463 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 86.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kansas #220 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,329, ranked #92 nationally in its major. Journalism reports 217 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $62,394, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Finance and Financial Management Services reports 209 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $86,453, ranked #61 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 196 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,601, ranked #259 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of University of Kansas earn median 4-year earnings of $69,680, placing University of Kansas in the 72.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,463 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 86.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kansas #220 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,329, ranked #92 nationally in its major. Journalism reports 217 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $62,394, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Finance and Financial Management Services reports 209 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $86,453, ranked #61 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 196 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,601, ranked #259 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
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. 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 provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national wage trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of University of Kansas earn median 4-year earnings of $69,680, placing University of Kansas in the 72.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $10,463 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 86.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks University of Kansas #220 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Psychology, General reports 281 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,329, ranked #92 nationally in its major. Journalism reports 217 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $62,394, ranked #13 nationally in its major. Finance and Financial Management Services reports 209 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $86,453, ranked #61 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 196 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,601, ranked #259 nationally in its major.
