Biology Studies at University of Kentucky

Every biology studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biological sciences program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UK Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

UK Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #24 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biological sciences 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	157
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UK Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from UK, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780
Life Scientists	100	$67,720

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.