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Molecular Biology at University of Kansas

16 Bachelor's Degrees
1 Master's Degrees
#10 Overall Quality
We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how KU ranks in comparison to other schools with molecular biology programs.

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Molecular Biology Degrees Available at KU

KU Molecular Biology Rankings

The bachelor's program at KU was ranked #10 on College Factual's Best Schools for molecular biology list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology 2
Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology 3
Best Molecular Biology Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 3
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Molecular Biology Graduates 3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology 3
Highest Paid Molecular Biology Graduates 4
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k) 4
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Molecular Biology Graduates 4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income Over $110k) 5
Best Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k) 5
Best Molecular Biology Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 6
Best Molecular Biology Master’s Degree Schools 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k) 7
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (With Aid) 7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k) 8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (With Aid) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k) 9
Best Molecular Biology Schools 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (With Aid) 12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) 12
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $75-$110k) 13
Best Molecular Biology Graduate Degree Schools 14
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $30-$48k) 18
Best Value Colleges for Molecular Biology (Income $0-$30k) 20

Popularity of Molecular Biology at KU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Kansas handed out 16 bachelor's degrees in molecular biology. This is an increase of 78% over the previous year when 9 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in molecular biology from KU. This makes it the #16 most popular school for molecular biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

KU Molecular Biology Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the molecular biology majors at University of Kansas.

KU Molecular Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 16 molecular biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 44% were men and 56% were women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at KU are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 63% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a bachelor's in molecular biology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
Non-Resident Aliens 0
Other Races 2

KU Molecular Biology Master’s Program

All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in molecular biology from KU in 2021 were women.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in molecular biology.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

Majors Similar to Molecular Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry 50
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 8

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