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Forensic Chemistry at University of Kentucky

Forensic Chemistry at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study forensic chemistry, 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 Forensic Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UK Forensic Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Forensic Chemistry

UK Forensic Chemistry Rankings

Forensic Chemistry Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Forensic Chemistry Master’s Program

92% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 8% of forensic chemistry master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

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Of the students who received a forensic chemistry master's degree from UK, 85% 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 forensic chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Forensic Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in forensic 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
Chemists 650 $72,100
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Chemistry Professors 160 $68,760
Forensic Science Technicians 70 $51,560

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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