Biotechnology at University of Kentucky
UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 45 of them were biotechnology majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biotechnology section at the bottom of this page.
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UK Biotechnology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
UK Biotechnology Rankings
The biotech major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biotechnology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Earnings of UK Biotech Graduates
The median salary of biotech students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $27,968. This is less than $37,007, which is the national average of all biotech majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Biotech Student Demographics at UK
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biotech majors at University of Kentucky.
UK Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program
About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biotech at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in biotech.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 32 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
UK also has a doctoral program available in biotech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
Related Majors
- Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
- Biomathematics & Bioinformatics
- Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
- Zoology
- Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology
Careers That Biotech Grads May Go Into
A degree in biotech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.
| Occupation | Jobs in KY | Average Salary in KY |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Science Professors | 680 | $70,600 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 300 | $110,070 |
| Biological Scientists | 220 | $64,780 |
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 Seicer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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