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Computer & Information Sciences at University of Kentucky

Computer & Information Sciences at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study computer & information sciences, 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 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 Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UK Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Computer & Information Sciences (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

UK Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer & information sciences major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer & information sciences, making the school the #100 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

24% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of computer & information sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer & information 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 computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 149
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UK Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer & information sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Of the students who received a computer & information sciences master's degree from UK, 62% 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 computer & information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer & information sciences concentations are available at University of Kentucky. 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
Computer Information Systems 143
Information Science 49

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer & information 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
Computer User Support Specialists 6,180 $48,700
Software Applications Developers 5,700 $86,300
Computer Systems Analysts 4,310 $71,500
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 3,190 $64,320

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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