Geography at University of Kentucky
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 Geography section at the bottom of this page.
UK Geography Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geography
- Master’s Degree in Geography
UK Geography Rankings
The geography major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geography. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in geography, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Geography Student Demographics at UK
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geography majors at University of Kentucky.
UK Geography Bachelor’s Program
About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geography at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geography bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in geography.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UK Geography Master’s Program
Of the students who received a geography master's degree from UK, 67% were white. This is typical 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 geography.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Related Majors
Careers That Geography Grads May Go Into
A degree in geography 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 |
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Seicer under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.