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. In 2021, 256 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

UK Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UK. This makes it the #158 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The psychology program at UK awarded 256 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

About 66% 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	17
Black or African American	31
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	168
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	24

UK Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 psychology majors earned their master's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UK, 71% 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	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UK also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 16 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences

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.