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Geographic Information Science at University of Kentucky

Geographic Information Science at University of Kentucky

Every geographic information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geographic information science program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Geographic Information Science section at the bottom of this page.

UK Geographic Information Science Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geographic Information Science

Online Classes Are Available at UK

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UK offers distance education options for geographic information science at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

UK Geographic Information Science Rankings

Geographic Information Science Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Geographic Information Science Master’s Program

43% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of geographic information science master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geographic information science master's degree from UK, 86% 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 geographic information science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Geographic Information Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in geographic information science 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
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 130 $70,060
Geography Professors 40 $69,190

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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