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General Psychology at University of Kentucky

General Psychology at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying general 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 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 General Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

UK General Psychology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

UK General Psychology Rankings

The psychology major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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 General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 16% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

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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.

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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

Concentrations Within General Psychology

General Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 256

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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