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Nursing at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study nursing, 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 the 2020-2021 academic year, 293 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from UK.

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

UK Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

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.

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

UK Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks nursing 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 nursing major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 603
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,557

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in nursing from UK. This is the #604 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UK Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $58,034. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Nursing Bachelor’s Program

91% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The nursing program at UK awarded 293 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 245
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 24

UK also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 33 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 5,000 $91,820
Nurse Practitioners 3,160 $99,790
Nurse Anesthetists 1,160 $172,780
Nursing Instructors and Professors 690 $73,170

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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