Health Professions at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. Of the 5,377 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 569 of them were health professions majors.

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

UK Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UK

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

UK does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

UK Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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 Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools	518
	763
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	834
	2,254

In 2021, 198 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UK. This makes it the #164 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 457 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 569 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Health Professions from UK in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	462
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

UK Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 198 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from UK in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UK, 76% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	150
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

UK also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 457 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	339
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	159
Medicine	130
Public Health	115
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	107
Health & Medical Administrative Services	84
Communication Sciences	82
Health Sciences & Services	78
Allied Health Professions	62
Dentistry	59
Mental & Social Health Services	57
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	37
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	5
Medical Science	4

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	46,130	$63,100
Nursing Assistants	24,060	$26,800
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Personal Care Aides	16,690	$25,740
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	9,790	$41,920

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.