University of Kansas

Online Degrees and Programs

University of Kansas offers 387 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 42 major programs - 10 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 3 Doctorate, and 15 Post-graduate Certificate. The 2022 tuition & fees are $11,166 for Kansas residents and $28,034 for out-of-state students. Total 4,611 students out of total 26,744 students have enrolled online exclusively. University of Kansas is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

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Online Program Overview

University of Kansas is a four-years, public school located in Lawrence, Kansas. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For the academic year 2021-2022, the tuition & fees are $11,166 for Kansas residents and $28,034 for other students on average.

It offers 387 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 42 programs - 10 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 15 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters Certificate.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	University of Kansas
Type	four-years, public
Address	Strong Hall, 1450 Jayhawk Blvd, Room 230, Lawrence, KS
Online Students	4,611 Enrolled Online Exclusively 19,468 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Tuition & Fees (2021-2022)	In-State$11,166 Out-of-State$28,034
Student to Faculty	17:1 (5.88%)
Total	42 Programs
Bachelors	10 Programs
Masters	14 Programs
Doctorate	3 Programs
Post-Graduate	15 Programs

2022 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2021-2022 tuition & fees and costs trends last 5 years at University of Kansas . Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kansas residents, the tuition & fees are $11,166 and $28,034 for non-Kansas residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $372 for Kansas residents and $935 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $416 for Kansas residents and $998 for out-of-state students.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: March 14, 2022)

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$10,824	$11,148	$11,166	$11,166	$11,166
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$26,592	$27,358	$28,034	$28,034	$28,034
Graduate (In-State)	$10,704	$11,027	$11,045	$11,045	$11,045
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$23,718	$24,404	$25,007	$25,007	$25,007

Tuition Changes (2018-2022)
	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Undergraduate (In-State)	$327	$336	$336	$336	$372
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$853	$877	$899	$899	$935
Graduate (In-State)	$405	$416	$416	$416	$416
Graduate (Out-of-State)	$947	$974	$998	$998	$998

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

University of Kansas offers 387 degree programs through Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 42 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 10 Bachelors, 14 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 15 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	14	3	15
Overall Programs	3	NOT OFFERED	100	126	96	62

The next tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all online schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Communication and Journalism

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	30

Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	111	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	18
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	24	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20

English Language And Literature

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts And Sciences, Humanities

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	104	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biostatistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	4

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	9
Nutrition Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	99	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Psychology

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM

Human Services

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	13

Social Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	7	NOT OFFERED
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	1
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	192	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	5	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	69
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	173	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Project Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

History

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At University of Kansas, there are 26,744 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 24,079 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,611 students are enrolled exclusively and 19,468 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	26,744
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	4,611
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	19,468
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	2,665

By student location, out of a total of 4,611 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,224 Kansas Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 1,322 students living in the U.S. States other than Kansas, and 65 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.