Chemistry at University of Kentucky

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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

UK Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

UK Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UK Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UK, 80% 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry 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
General Chemistry	62
Forensic Chemistry	5

Related Majors

• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Physics and Astronomy

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	12,250	$56,200
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,200	$51,740
Chemists	650	$72,100
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Chemistry Professors	160	$68,760

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.