by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, University of Kentucky took the #253 spot.
In addition, UK took the #1 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Kentucky.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UK came in at #242.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Kentucky, UK came in at #2.
The total graduate student population at UK is made up of 60.0% women and 40.0% men. Note that these percentages may differ for certain degree programs.
About 16.6% of the graduate students who attend UK are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at UK. Around 9.2% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,311 | $32,185 |
| Fees | $1,363 | $1,363 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at UK is $47,316. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 19% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Graduate students earning a doctorate degree from UK enter careers with an average starting salary of $72,140. When comparing to other doctorate degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 4% lower than the national average of $75,260.
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Contact details for UK are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | South Limestone, Lexington, KY 40506-0032 |
| Phone: | 859-257-9000 |
| Website: | www.uky.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/universityofky |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/universityofky |
Around 44.4% of UK graduate students took at least one course online during the 2020-2021 academic year. For that same period, 29.4% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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.
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