Research and Development Management at University of Kansas

If you are interested in studying research and development management, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 27,690 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Research and Development Management section at the bottom of this page.

KU Research and Development Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Research and Development Management

KU Research and Development Management Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Research and Development Management Student Demographics at KU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the research and development management majors at University of Kansas.

KU Research and Development Management Master’s Program

Of the 12 research and development management students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from KU, about 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in research and development management each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a research and development management master's degree from KU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the research and development management master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in research and development management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Organizational Leadership
• Project Management
• Supply Chain Management
• General Business Administration and Management

Careers That Research and Development Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in research and development management can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Business Professors	570	$90,730
Natural Sciences Managers	250	$127,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.