Expertise at Work
Kansans count on the skilled workforce KU creates.
High value. High quality. High volume.
KU’s academic and training programs develop talent at every career level and stage, all in service of one goal: to improve lives across Kansas — and the world.
The Kansas economy receives its largest share of university-educated talent from the University of Kansas. As the state’s flagship institution, KU attracts talent from outside Kansas, creates jobs, and trains skilled professionals.
The Kansas economy receives its largest share of university-educated talent from the University of Kansas. As the state's flagship institution, KU attracts talent from outside Kansas, creates jobs, and trains skilled professionals.
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One out of every 23 jobs in Kansas is supported by the activities of KU and its students.
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If KU’s economic impact were its own economic sector, it would be the ninth largest in Kansas.
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KU is the top educator of Kansas City’s nurses, teachers, engineers, social workers, doctors, accountants, and more, creating a net impact in the regional workforce of $3.9 billion in added income for fiscal year 2023.
Quality medical professionals make Kansas — and the world — healthier.
Kansas’ premier medical school
KU's School of Medicine is one of the country’s highest ranking schools for primary care. Five KU School of Health Professions programs rank in the top 30 nationally among public universities.
KU creates the health professionals you trust.
KU is the top educator of the doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, and mental health professionals keeping Kansans healthy.
KU prepares rural health professionals across Kansas.
Your county (in fact, every county in Kansas) receives healthcare support from KU, and many of our graduates return to their Kansas hometowns and rural communities to practice medicine.
A graduate of the KU School of Nursing in Salina looks forward to serving central Kansas.
KU School of Medicine provides critical medical training in Lyons, Kansas.
Kansas’ business communities innovate and prosper with KU as their partner.
KU creates entrepreneurs and small business leaders.
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KU research powers 58 active startup companies, most of which operate in Kansas.
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Our online MBA program is one of the best in the country.
Preserving and igniting business activity in rural Kansas
Developing the professionals who lift Kansas communities
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Of the top 49 occupations KU alumni hold in Kansas, 41 are designated “high demand, high wage” by the Kansas Department of Labor.
KU graduates fill more jobs in Kansas and the Kansas City metro area than the alumni of any other university.
The KU School of Professional Studies
creates educational opportunities for working professionals, adult learners, and transfer students to meet workforce and economic demands in the Kansas City metro area and throughout Kansas.Kansas communities are top destinations for KU Law School graduates.
Many alumni return to their roots to support rural and underserved areas.
KU grad returning to Hays to practice law.
The educators nurturing the next generation of thinkers, leaders, and creators learn from KU.
Education
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KU is the top educator of Kansas City’s teachers.
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KU has one of the nation’s best online master’s in education programs.
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We have the top-ranked special education program in the country.
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KU’s School of Education & Human Sciences is a top 10 best school in the country among public institutions.
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KU’s online master’s in curriculum and instruction program ranks in the top 10 nationally among public institutions.
Empowering Kansas’ veterans
Veterans advance their post-military careers with our tailored, top-ranked online MBA and education master’s programs.
The pros keeping Kansans safe train with KU.
We provide statewide first responder training that saves lives and prepares communities for emergency scenarios. KU’s Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute helped save an Allen County farmer’s life.
The law enforcement professionals keeping your communities safe complete basic training and continuing education using KU curriculum, often at our training center near Hutchinson.
KU is a leader in developing cybersecurity experts. We work to protect Kansans — and the country — in a new era of data breaches, identity theft, and other online threats.