Economics at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UK Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

UK Economics Rankings

The economics major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #97 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	32
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Economics	56
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	9

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	4,650	$58,190
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Survey Researchers	40	$57,050

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.