University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas · Public

Of 79 assessed programs, 78 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kansas high-school graduate (about $34,887/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 267 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,544
$30k to $48k	$12,942
$48k to $75k	$15,154
$75k to $110k	$19,169
$110k and up	$22,544
All families (average)	$18,059

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

79 of 346 programs could be assessed 23% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kansas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,329	+$20,442	clears the bar	$20,500	1.0 yrs	281
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$112,311	+$77,424	clears the bar	$32,322	0.4 yrs	246
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$62,394	+$27,507	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	217
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$86,453	+$51,566	clears the bar	$20,218	0.4 yrs	209
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$123,824	+$88,937	clears the bar	$179,778	2.0 yrs	202
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,601	+$43,714	clears the bar	$15,000	0.3 yrs	196
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$62,876	+$27,989	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	193
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,404	+$35,517	clears the bar	$21,893	0.6 yrs	178
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$84,736	+$49,849	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	173
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,791	+$24,904	clears the bar	$30,256	1.2 yrs	153
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$92,008	+$57,121	clears the bar	$25,811	0.5 yrs	143
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$68,572	+$33,685	clears the bar	$20,829	0.6 yrs	140
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$125,384	+$90,497	clears the bar	$15,000	0.2 yrs	130
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,434	+$15,547	clears the bar	$23,500	1.5 yrs	123
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,839	+$26,952	clears the bar	$20,125	0.7 yrs	123
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$136,128	+$101,241	clears the bar	$71,000	0.7 yrs	123
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,258	+$25,371	clears the bar	$18,811	0.7 yrs	120
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$77,725	+$42,838	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	116
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$107,635	+$72,748	clears the bar	$23,250	0.3 yrs	106
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$81,392	+$46,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	104
Accounting	Master's Degree	$97,676	+$62,789	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	101
Law	First Professional Degree	$94,898	+$60,011	clears the bar	$61,500	1.0 yrs	99
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,934	+$48,047	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	95
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,777	+$23,890	clears the bar	$19,282	0.8 yrs	87
Human Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$70,399	+$35,512	clears the bar	$26,000	0.7 yrs	82
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,561	+$26,674	clears the bar	$21,374	0.8 yrs	81
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$81,568	+$46,681	clears the bar	$18,250	0.4 yrs	79
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,464	+$11,577	clears the bar	$23,500	2.0 yrs	76
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$176,643	+$141,756	clears the bar	$72,370	0.5 yrs	75
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$61,511 1-year earnings	+$26,624	clears the bar	$25,407	1.0 yrs	74
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$59,441	+$24,554	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	74
Special Education	Master's Degree	$59,173	+$24,286	clears the bar	$29,867	1.2 yrs	73
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$55,582	+$20,695	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	65
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,391	+$58,504	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	62
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,087	+$54,200	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	60
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$60,341	+$25,454	clears the bar	$26,923	1.1 yrs	58
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$58,883	+$23,996	clears the bar	$23,600	1.0 yrs	58
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,905	+$30,018	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	57
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,436	+$24,549	clears the bar	$22,250	0.9 yrs	57
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$67,598	+$32,711	clears the bar	$40,910	1.3 yrs	54
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$69,084	+$34,197	clears the bar	$24,650	0.7 yrs	54
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$41,191	+$6,304	clears the bar	$24,000	3.8 yrs	50
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$54,687	+$19,800	clears the bar	$18,641	0.9 yrs	46
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$84,513	+$49,626	clears the bar	$53,406	1.1 yrs	44
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$38,355	+$3,468	clears the bar	$17,500	5.0 yrs	43
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,335	+$57,448	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	42
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,861	+$30,974	clears the bar	$27,000	0.9 yrs	42
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$87,704	+$52,817	clears the bar	$21,700	0.4 yrs	38
History	Bachelor's Degree	$58,936	+$24,049	clears the bar	$21,695	0.9 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,106	+$17,219	clears the bar	$14,800	0.9 yrs	36
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,319	+$49,432	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	33
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$82,043	+$47,156	clears the bar	$30,901	0.7 yrs	30
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,146	+$13,259	clears the bar	$22,251	1.7 yrs	29
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$66,494	+$31,607	clears the bar	$40,180	1.3 yrs	29
Public Health	Master's Degree	$81,232	+$46,345	clears the bar	$39,690	0.9 yrs	27
Music	Doctoral Degree	$52,762	+$17,875	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Journalism	Master's Degree	$66,011 1-year earnings	+$31,124	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$57,816	+$22,929	clears the bar	$41,000	1.8 yrs	24
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$57,252	+$22,365	clears the bar	$22,784	1.0 yrs	22
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,330 1-year earnings	+$46,443	clears the bar	$21,250	0.5 yrs	21
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$119,800	+$84,913	clears the bar	$59,400	0.7 yrs	19
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$53,864	+$18,977	clears the bar	$24,625	1.3 yrs	19
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$105,565	+$70,678	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Master's Degree	$49,191	+$14,304	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$141,101	+$106,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$65,373	+$30,486	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$123,582	+$88,695	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,527	+$62,640	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$105,467	+$70,580	clears the bar	$22,937	0.3 yrs	13
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$29,376 1-year earnings	-$5,511	falls short	$26,875	insufficient data	12
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$42,421	+$7,534	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Nursing	Master's Degree	$136,168	+$101,281	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,838	+$26,951	clears the bar	$26,469	1.0 yrs	10
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$113,339	+$78,452	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$61,253	+$26,366	clears the bar	$61,500	2.3 yrs	5
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$76,326	+$41,439	clears the bar	$61,500	1.5 yrs	3
Architecture	Master's Degree	$71,293	+$36,406	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	0
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$66,286	+$31,399	clears the bar	$24,943	0.8 yrs	0
Statistics	Master's Degree	$88,964 1-year earnings	+$54,077	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	171
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	75
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Applied Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Area Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Electrical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,887/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.