Physics and Astronomy at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study physics and astronomy, 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.

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

UK Physics and Astronomy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics and Astronomy
• Master’s Degree in Physics and Astronomy

UK Physics and Astronomy Rankings

The physics and astronomy major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics and Astronomy. 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics and astronomy, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics and Astronomy Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Physics and Astronomy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of physics and astronomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical physics and astronomy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 29% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 21% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics and astronomy 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 physics and astronomy.

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

UK Physics and Astronomy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of physics and astronomy master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

In the physics and astronomy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 44% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in physics and astronomy.

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

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

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