Best Natural Sciences Manager programs in Kansas, ranked by enrollment
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these.
29 schools in Kansas run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,946 people a year. The job pays a median of $153,820 in Kansas across about 240 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Kansas that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
46 programs in Kansas that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Kansas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kansas page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 26.0101In Kansas → | 507 | 26.1% | 25 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 27.0101In Kansas → | 166 | 8.5% | 21 | $48,772 | $21,544 |
| 3 | CIP 30.1901In Kansas → | 155 | 8.0% | 3 | $30,508 | $24,586 |
| 4 | CIP 40.0501In Kansas → | 125 | 6.4% | 14 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
| 5 | CIP 30.2701In Kansas → | 113 | 5.8% | 3 | $31,690 | $17,312 |
| 6 | CIP 26.0202In Kansas → | 89 | 4.6% | 8 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 7 | CIP 26.0406In Kansas → | 78 | 4.0% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 8 | CIP 40.0601In Kansas → | 75 | 3.9% | 5 | $39,678 | $24,864 |
| 9 | CIP 40.0801In Kansas → | 71 | 3.6% | 10 | $47,156 | $23,490 |
| 10 | Natural Sciencesmain feeder CIP 30.1801In Kansas → | 70 | 3.6% | 4 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 11 | CIP 27.0501In Kansas → | 47 | 2.4% | 1 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
| 12 | CIP 26.0502In Kansas → | 45 | 2.3% | 2 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 13 | CIP 26.1310In Kansas → | 42 | 2.2% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 14 | CIP 26.9999In Kansas → | 37 | 1.9% | 2 | $31,278 | $23,000 |
| 15 | CIP 30.4401In Kansas → | 35 | 1.8% | 2 | — | — |
| 16 | CIP 26.1102In Kansas → | 31 | 1.6% | 1 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 17 | CIP 27.0601In Kansas → | 29 | 1.5% | 2 | — | — |
| 18 | CIP 30.7001In Kansas → | 26 | 1.3% | 3 | — | — |
| 19 | CIP 40.0507In Kansas → | 20 | 1.0% | 1 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
| 20 | CIP 52.0210In Kansas → | 19 | 1.0% | 2 | $43,506 | $25,000 |
| 21 | CIP 26.0701In Kansas → | 18 | 0.9% | 1 | $28,266 | $24,393 |
| 22 | CIP 26.0210In Kansas → | 17 | 0.9% | 4 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 23 | CIP 26.0910In Kansas → | 13 | 0.7% | 2 | $31,146 | $23,384 |
| 24 | CIP 30.3301In Kansas → | 10 | 0.5% | 2 | $37,223 | $20,968 |
| 25 | Biological and Physical Sciencesmain feeder CIP 30.0101In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 1 | $28,446 | $11,000 |
| 26 | Physical Sciences, Generalmain feeder CIP 40.0101In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 3 | $27,007 | $9,000 |
| 27 | CIP 26.0204In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 2 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 28 | CIP 27.0301In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 3 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 29 | CIP 40.0201In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 2 | $39,728 | $24,678 |
| 30 | CIP 40.0401In Kansas → | 9 | 0.5% | 1 | $41,430 | $25,500 |
| 31 | Science, Technology and Societymain feeder CIP 30.1501In Kansas → | 7 | 0.4% | 1 | $44,736 | $18,593 |
| 32 | CIP 26.0702In Kansas → | 7 | 0.4% | 1 | $28,266 | $24,393 |
| 33 | CIP 40.0599In Kansas → | 7 | 0.4% | 1 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
| 34 | CIP 26.1501In Kansas → | 6 | 0.3% | 1 | $31,687 | $22,936 |
| 35 | Biotechnologymain feeder CIP 26.1201In Kansas → | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | $49,023 | $21,309 |
| 36 | CIP 14.1201In Kansas → | 4 | 0.2% | 1 | $57,457 | $24,706 |
| 37 | CIP 26.1104In Kansas → | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | $72,338 | $18,500 |
| 38 | CIP 40.0510In Kansas → | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
| 39 | CIP 26.0305In Kansas → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $33,009 | $21,975 |
| 40 | CIP 26.0403In Kansas → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 41 | CIP 26.0503In Kansas → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 42 | CIP 26.1004In Kansas → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $39,202 | $18,000 |
| 43 | CIP 26.1302In Kansas → | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 44 | CIP 14.3701In Kansas → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $92,531 | $15,000 |
| 45 | CIP 27.0399In Kansas → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
| 46 | CIP 27.0503In Kansas → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
Top 25 schools in Kansas
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 8 of the 29 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Kansas Lawrence, KS Public · 28 feeder programs | 694 | Human Biology | — | 69% | — | 93% |
| 2 | Kansas State University Manhattan, KS Public · 20 feeder programs | 486 | Nutrition Sciences | $33,381 | 71% | — | 82% |
| 3 | Wichita State University Wichita, KS Public · 13 feeder programs | 143 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,271 | 51% | — | 94% |
| 4 | Fort Hays State University Hays, KS Public · 6 feeder programs | 123 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $37,134 | 48% | — | 90% |
| 5 | Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS Public · 5 feeder programs | 81 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $32,134 | 57% | — | 89% |
| 6 | Emporia State University Emporia, KS Public · 7 feeder programs | 63 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 56% | — | 98% |
| 7 | Washburn University Topeka, KS Public · 7 feeder programs | 39 | Mathematics, General | — | 53% | — | — |
| 8 | Benedictine College Atchison, KS Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 38 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 62% | $24,826 | 98% |
| 9 | Newman University Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 33 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 53% | $18,520 | 74% |
| 10 | Cleveland University - Kansas City Overland Park, KS Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 30 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $39,724 | 100% | $33,244 | 69% |
| 11 | Baker University Baldwin City, KS Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs | 26 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 58% | $21,404 | 94% |
| 12 | Friends University Wichita, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 25 | Zoology/Animal Biology | $24,692 | 43% | $24,084 | 55% |
| 13 | Bethel College - North Newton North Newton, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 20 | Natural Sciences | — | 41% | $23,560 | 94% |
| 14 | Kansas Wesleyan University Salina, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 20 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 49% | $23,014 | 72% |
| 15 | MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 19 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 54% | $28,845 | 79% |
| 16 | University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 18 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $34,718 | 48% | $22,730 | 87% |
| 17 | Ottawa University - Ottawa Ottawa, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 16 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 28% | $26,935 | 83% |
| 18 | Haskell Indian Nations University Lawrence, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 11 | Natural Sciences | — | 18% | — | 90% |
| 19 | Southwestern College Winfield, KS Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs | 11 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 36% | $26,868 | 76% |
| 20 | Butler Community College El Dorado, KS Public · 5 feeder programs | 10 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 32% | — | — |
| 21 | Bethany College Lindsborg, KS Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 9 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | $29,330 | 36% | $28,916 | 56% |
| 22 | Sterling College Sterling, KS Private not-for-profit · 3 feeder programs | 9 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 41% | $22,406 | 48% |
| 23 | Tabor College Hillsboro, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 9 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 34% | $20,022 | 65% |
| 24 | McPherson College McPherson, KS Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 5 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 34% | $24,595 | 77% |
| 25 | Independence Community College Independence, KS Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | — | 26% | — | — |
All 29 schools in Kansas
Every school in Kansas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | Public | 694 | 28 |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | Public | 486 | 20 |
| Wichita State University | Wichita | Public | 143 | 13 |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | Public | 123 | 6 |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | Public | 81 | 5 |
| Emporia State University | Emporia | Public | 63 | 7 |
| Washburn University | Topeka | Public | 39 | 7 |
| Benedictine College | Atchison | Private not-for-profit | 38 | 6 |
| Newman University | Wichita | Private not-for-profit | 33 | 4 |
| Cleveland University - Kansas City | Overland Park | Private not-for-profit | 30 | 1 |
| Baker University | Baldwin City | Private not-for-profit | 26 | 6 |
| Friends University | Wichita | Private not-for-profit | 25 | 4 |
| Bethel College - North Newton | North Newton | Private not-for-profit | 20 | 4 |
| Kansas Wesleyan University | Salina | Private not-for-profit | 20 | 4 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | Olathe | Private not-for-profit | 19 | 4 |
What natural sciences managers earn in Kansas
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $167,220. Kansas pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Kansas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Natural Sciences Managers page.
How to become a Natural Sciences Manager
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- 5 years or more
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Kansas
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Natural Sciences Managers24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- 14.3701Operations Research
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.0202Biochemistry
- 26.0203Biophysics
- 26.0204Molecular Biology
- 26.0205Molecular Biochemistry
- 26.0206Molecular Biophysics
- 26.0207Structural Biology
- 26.0208Photobiology(no graduates reported)
- 26.0209Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
- 26.0210Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 26.0299Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
- 26.0301Botany/Plant Biology
- 26.0305Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
- 26.0307Plant Physiology
- 26.0399Botany/Plant Biology, Other
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0406Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 26.0499Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
- 26.0502Microbiology, General
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0504Virology
- 26.0505Parasitology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing natural sciences managers programs in Kansas.
What degree do you need to become a Natural Sciences Manager?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 507 degrees in Kansas in 2024-25, 26.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Natural Sciences Manager?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 46 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Mathematics, Nutrition Sciences, Chemistry, plus 30 more. Together they graduate about 1,946 people a year in Kansas.
How much do natural sciences managers earn in Kansas?+
The median is $153,820 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.0% below the U.S. median of $167,220. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for natural sciences managers growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 8,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Kansas?+
29 institutions in Kansas reported graduates from at least one of the 46 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do natural sciences managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Research Coordinator, Clinical Trial Manager, Water Resources Planner, Clinical Program Manager, Natural Sciences Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9121.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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