Psychology at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying psychology, 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.

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

UK Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

UK Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. 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 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	194
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

UK Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UK, 62% 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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 Psychology	256
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	51
Child Development & Psychology	10

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,080	$64,330
Psychology Professors	630	$67,960
Psychologists	150	$91,020

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.