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Business Economics at University of Kentucky

Every business economics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business economics 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 29,182. In 2019, 92 business economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Economics section at the bottom of this page.

UK Business Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UK Business Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks business economics programs across the country. The following shows how UK performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business economics major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Popular Business Economics Schools 10
Most Focused Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 42
Most Focused Business Economics Schools 45
Best Business Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 80
Best Business Economics Schools 87

Business Economics Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

30% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 92 students earned a bachelor's degree in business economics from UK. About 30% of these graduates were women and the other 70% were men.

UK Gender Breakdown of Business Economics Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business 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 business economics.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Business Economics Majors at University of Kentucky
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 79
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UK also has a doctoral program available in business economics. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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