Accounting at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In 2021, 173 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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

UK Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UK Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting 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 accounting major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
Best Accounting Schools	266

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UK. This makes it the #115 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UK Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $50,335. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

Accounting Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 173 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in accounting from UK in 2021, 69% were men and 31% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	140
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UK Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from UK. About 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UK, 73% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management
• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance & Financial Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	19,450	$37,950
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Financial Managers	6,190	$114,420
Financial Analysts	1,710	$69,830
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	1,620	$41,290

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.