University of Kansas Graduate Programs
University of Kansas (referred to as KU) is a Public, 4-years school located in Lawrence, KS. KU graduate schools offer through Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate programs.
The 2023 tuition & fees at University of Kansas is $11,574 for Kansas residents and $26,236 for out-of-state students when a student take courses regularly (18 to 21 credit hours per semester). The graduate tuition per credit hour is $416 for Kansas residents and $998 for out-of-state students for part-time students. Total 7,467 students have enrolled in graduate programs and, among enrolled students1,668 students enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Key Facts
| Tuition & Fees | $11,574 Residents $26,236 out-of-state |
|---|---|
| Graduate Population | 7,467 |
| Online Graduate Population | 1,668 |
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 17 to 1 |
| Offered Graduate Degrees | Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate |
University of Kansas is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1913 - Current [Estimated Date]).
Graduate Programs, Number of Completers
KU offers Master's, Doctorate, Post-graduate Certificate degrees through 299 gradaute programs. Last year, total 2,784 students have earned their degrees/certificate through graduate programs at KU. Next tables summarize the offered graduate major programs and its sub-programs at KU.
Master's
| Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture [+] | 3 | 89 |
| Architecture | 1 | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 1 | 15 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 1 | 74 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | 9 | 8 |
| African Studies | 1 | 1 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 1 |
| East Asian Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Russian Studies | 1 | 0 |
| German Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 1 | 1 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 1 | 3 |
| Women's Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | 4 | 42 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | 3 |
| Journalism | 1 | 25 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 1 | 13 |
| Organizational Communication | 1 | 1 |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 2 | 29 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | 16 |
| Information Technology | 1 | 13 |
| Education [+] | 9 | 253 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | 58 |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | 1 | 24 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | 1 | 30 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 1 | 0 |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 1 | 4 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 1 | 73 |
| Art Teacher Education | 1 | 4 |
| Music Teacher Education | 1 | 12 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 1 | 48 |
| Engineering [+] | 11 | 65 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 1 | 8 |
| Architectural Engineering | 1 | 4 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 1 | 11 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 | 18 |
| Computer Engineering | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | 8 |
| Engineering Science | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 8 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 1 | 0 |
| Engineering Technology [+] | 1 | 16 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 1 | 16 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | 7 | 18 |
| Linguistics | 1 | 6 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | 0 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | 5 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 7 |
| Legal Studies [+] | 2 | 0 |
| American/U.S. Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence | 1 | 0 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies (other) | 1 | 0 |
| English Language and Literature [+] | 2 | 8 |
| English Language and Literature | 1 | 3 |
| Creative Writing | 1 | 5 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 17 | 17 |
| Biochemistry | 1 | 0 |
| Molecular Biology | 1 | 0 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 | 1 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | 0 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 1 | 0 |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 1 | 0 |
| Microbiology | 1 | 0 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 1 | 1 |
| Entomology | 1 | 0 |
| Physiology | 1 | 0 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 1 | 0 |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 1 | 0 |
| Toxicology | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 1 | 3 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 4 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | 8 |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 0 |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 3 | 52 |
| Mathematics | 1 | 11 |
| Statistics | 1 | 0 |
| Applied Statistics, General | 1 | 41 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | 7 | 71 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | 2 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | 1 | 12 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 19 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 1 | 23 |
| International/Global Studies | 1 | 14 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | 2 | 9 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 7 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Physical Sciences [+] | 4 | 17 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 1 | 3 |
| Chemistry | 1 | 5 |
| Geology/Earth Science | 1 | 7 |
| Physics | 1 | 2 |
| Psychology [+] | 6 | 30 |
| Psychology | 1 | 0 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | 1 | 6 |
| Counseling Psychology | 1 | 13 |
| School Psychology | 1 | 9 |
| Educational Psychology | 1 | 2 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | 1 | 0 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | 1 | 10 |
| Homeland Security | 1 | 10 |
| Human Services [+] | 2 | 183 |
| Public Administration | 1 | 30 |
| Social Work | 1 | 153 |
| Social Sciences [+] | 7 | 23 |
| Anthropology | 1 | 3 |
| Economics | 1 | 0 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 1 | 8 |
| Geography | 1 | 2 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | 3 |
| Political Science and Government | 1 | 5 |
| Sociology | 1 | 2 |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | 8 | 36 |
| Design and Visual Communications | 1 | 3 |
| Industrial and Product Design | 1 | 0 |
| Design and Applied Arts (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 1 | 1 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 1 | 8 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | 4 |
| Music | 1 | 18 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 14 | 109 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 1 | 0 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 29 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 | 15 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 7 |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 1 | 5 |
| Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy | 1 | 3 |
| Public Health | 1 | 23 |
| Public Health (other) | 1 | 4 |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 5 |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 0 |
| Medical Informatics | 1 | 7 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1 | 0 |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 11 |
| Business [+] | 9 | 366 |
| Business/Commerce | 1 | 0 |
| Business Administration and Management | 1 | 154 |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 1 | 26 |
| Research and Development Management | 1 | 19 |
| Project Management | 1 | 34 |
| Organizational Leadership | 1 | 13 |
| Accounting | 1 | 101 |
| Management Science | 1 | 17 |
| Construction Management | 1 | 2 |
| History [+] | 1 | 1 |
| History | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 131 | 1,452 |
Doctorate (Research)
| Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture [+] | 2 | 3 |
| Architecture | 1 | 0 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 1 | 3 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | 2 | 6 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 5 |
| Women's Studies | 1 | 1 |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | 2 | 11 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | 7 |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 1 | 4 |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 1 | 3 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | 3 |
| Education [+] | 5 | 74 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 1 | 12 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration | 1 | 44 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 1 | 7 |
| Music Teacher Education | 1 | 2 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 1 | 9 |
| Engineering [+] | 8 | 27 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 1 | 3 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 1 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 | 9 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 1 | 4 |
| Engineering Science | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 1 | 0 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1 | 5 |
| Engineering (other) | 1 | 2 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | 5 | 2 |
| Linguistics | 1 | 2 |
| Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| French Language and Literature | 1 | 0 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 1 | 0 |
| Legal Studies [+] | 1 | 1 |
| Advanced Legal Research/Studies | 1 | 1 |
| English Language and Literature [+] | 1 | 6 |
| English Language and Literature | 1 | 6 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 17 | 46 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 1 | 7 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2 |
| Cell Biology and Anatomy | 1 | 1 |
| Microbiology | 1 | 2 |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | 1 | 3 |
| Entomology | 1 | 0 |
| Physiology | 1 | 5 |
| Pathology/Experimental Pathology | 1 | 0 |
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 1 | 3 |
| Pharmacology | 1 | 1 |
| Toxicology | 1 | 2 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | 1 | 2 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 8 |
| Bioinformatics | 1 | 0 |
| Computational Biology | 1 | 2 |
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 1 | 7 |
| Neuroscience | 1 | 1 |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 1 | 12 |
| Mathematics | 1 | 12 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | 4 | 7 |
| Gerontology | 1 | 0 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 6 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 1 | 1 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | 1 | 4 |
| Philosophy | 1 | 4 |
| Physical Sciences [+] | 4 | 29 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 1 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 1 | 19 |
| Geology/Earth Science | 1 | 2 |
| Physics | 1 | 7 |
| Psychology [+] | 6 | 26 |
| Psychology | 1 | 0 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology (other) | 1 | 7 |
| Counseling Psychology | 1 | 8 |
| School Psychology | 1 | 2 |
| Educational Psychology | 1 | 5 |
| Clinical Child Psychology | 1 | 4 |
| Human Services [+] | 3 | 5 |
| Public Administration | 1 | 0 |
| Health Policy Analysis | 1 | 2 |
| Social Work | 1 | 3 |
| Social Sciences [+] | 6 | 23 |
| Anthropology | 1 | 1 |
| Economics | 1 | 0 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 1 | 10 |
| Geography | 1 | 3 |
| Political Science and Government | 1 | 5 |
| Sociology | 1 | 4 |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | 6 | 34 |
| Industrial and Product Design | 1 | 0 |
| Design and Applied Arts (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts | 1 | 3 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 1 | 3 |
| Music | 1 | 26 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 10 | 20 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 1 | 0 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 4 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (other) | 1 | 2 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 | 0 |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 5 |
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 1 | 3 |
| Rehabilitation Science | 1 | 1 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (other) | 1 | 2 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1 | 0 |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 3 |
| Business [+] | 1 | 2 |
| Business/Commerce | 1 | 2 |
| History [+] | 1 | 5 |
| History | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 87 | 346 |
Doctorate (Practice)
| Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Studies [+] | 1 | 99 |
| Law | 1 | 99 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 9 | 521 |
| Audiology/Audiologist | 1 | 9 |
| Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 1 | 7 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 1 | 1 |
| Medicine | 1 | 202 |
| Pharmacy | 1 | 123 |
| Occupational Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 46 |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | 1 | 58 |
| Nurse Anesthetist | 1 | 36 |
| Nursing Practice | 1 | 39 |
| Total | 10 | 620 |
Post-Bachelor's
| Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources and Conservation [+] | 1 | 9 |
| Environmental Studies | 1 | 9 |
| Architecture [+] | 3 | 39 |
| Architecture | 1 | 0 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning | 1 | 1 |
| Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology | 1 | 38 |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] | 6 | 17 |
| African Studies | 1 | 6 |
| American/United States Studies/Civilization | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | 1 | 3 |
| American Indian/Native American Studies | 1 | 5 |
| Women's Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Communication and Journalism [+] | 4 | 25 |
| Communication | 1 | 1 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 1 | 0 |
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | 1 | 18 |
| Organizational Communication | 1 | 6 |
| Computer and Information Sciences [+] | 2 | 4 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 1 | 1 |
| Information Technology | 1 | 3 |
| Education [+] | 6 | 63 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | 1 | 6 |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | 1 | 0 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 1 | 27 |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism | 1 | 10 |
| Reading Teacher Education | 1 | 5 |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | 1 | 15 |
| Engineering [+] | 3 | 6 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 1 | 1 |
| Civil Engineering | 1 | 0 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 1 | 5 |
| Engineering Technology [+] | 1 | 1 |
| Engineering/Industrial Management | 1 | 1 |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] | 2 | 7 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 | 7 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | 0 |
| Legal Studies [+] | 1 | 43 |
| Legal Professions and Studies (other) | 1 | 43 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] | 1 | 2 |
| Humanities/Humanistic Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] | 1 | 5 |
| Biostatistics | 1 | 5 |
| Mathematics and Statistics [+] | 3 | 8 |
| Mathematics | 1 | 2 |
| Statistics | 1 | 0 |
| Applied Statistics, General | 1 | 6 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] | 8 | 24 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1 | 7 |
| Medieval and Renaissance Studies | 1 | 1 |
| Museology/Museum Studies | 1 | 7 |
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | 5 |
| International/Global Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | 1 | 2 |
| Data Science, General | 1 | 2 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other) | 1 | 0 |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] | 1 | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 1 | 1 |
| Physical Sciences [+] | 1 | 2 |
| Geology/Earth Science | 1 | 2 |
| Psychology [+] | 1 | 3 |
| Psychology | 1 | 3 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] | 1 | 1 |
| Homeland Security | 1 | 1 |
| Human Services [+] | 1 | 26 |
| Public Administration | 1 | 26 |
| Social Sciences [+] | 2 | 6 |
| Geography | 1 | 0 |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 1 | 6 |
| Visual and Performing Arts [+] | 3 | 0 |
| Design and Visual Communications | 1 | 0 |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | 1 | 0 |
| Music | 1 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 8 | 24 |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | 1 | 1 |
| Dietetics/Dietitian | 1 | 16 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other) | 1 | 7 |
| Nursing Education | 1 | 0 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 0 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 1 | 0 |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 0 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 0 |
| Business [+] | 3 | 39 |
| Business/Commerce | 1 | 13 |
| Project Management | 1 | 23 |
| Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 63 | 355 |
Post-Master's
| Program | Number of Programs | Number of Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] | 8 | 11 |
| Medical Informatics | 1 | 0 |
| Health Professions Education | 1 | 4 |
| Nursing Education | 1 | 0 |
| Adult Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 0 |
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 1 |
| Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery | 1 | 0 |
| Nursing Science | 1 | 1 |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | 1 | 5 |
| Total | 8 | 11 |
Tuition & Fees
For academic year 2022-2023, the graduate tuition & fees of KU are $11,574 for Kansas residents and $26,236 for other students. The tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $416 for Kansas residents and $998 for other students for part-time students and/or overloaded credit.
| Tuition & Fees | Cost per Credit Hour | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas residents | Out of State | Kansas residents | Out of State | |
| 2019 | $11,027 | $24,404 | $416 | $974 |
| 2020 | $11,045 | $25,007 | $416 | $998 |
| 2021 | $11,045 | $25,007 | $416 | $998 |
| 2022 | $11,045 | $25,007 | $416 | $998 |
| 2023 | $11,046 | $25,008 | $416 | $998 |
| 2024 | $11,574 | $26,236 | $436 | $1,047 |
Graduate Student Population
At KU graduate schools, there are total 7,467 graduate students. Among them, 1,668 students have enrolled graduate programs online exclusively. By gender, there are 3,155 men and 4,312 women students at KU graduate schools. Next table summarizes the graduate student population at KU.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7,467 | 3,155 | 4,312 |
| American Indian/Native American | 44 | 13 | 31 |
| Asian | 442 | 186 | 256 |
| Black/African American | 367 | 159 | 208 |
| Hispanic | 495 | 188 | 307 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| White | 4,529 | 1,827 | 2,702 |
| Two More | 299 | 121 | 178 |
| Un-Known | 242 | 135 | 107 |