Business, Management & Marketing at University of Kentucky

Every business, management and marketing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business, management and marketing 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. Of the 5,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 1,207 of them were business, management and marketing majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

UK Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Doctorate Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at UK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UK offers distance education options for business, management and marketing at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UK Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business, management and marketing programs across the country. The following shows how UK performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business, management and marketing major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business, Management & Marketing. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	383
Most Popular Online Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	412
	714

In 2021, 167 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from UK. This makes it the #310 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management and marketing, making the school the #208 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 1,207 business, management and marketing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 58% were men and 42% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business, management and marketing 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	954
International Students	67
Other Races/Ethnicities	64

UK Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 167 business, management and marketing majors earned their master's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a business, management and marketing master's degree from UK, 74% 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 business, management and marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	123
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UK also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business/Commerce	448
Marketing	343
Finance & Financial Management	267
Accounting	218
Business/Managerial Economics	70
Hospitality Management	27
Business Administration & Management	9
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	1

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing 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
Customer Service Representatives	42,300	$32,230
Office Clerks	36,580	$29,520
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	25,450	$32,950
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800

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.