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University of Kentucky PhD in Chemistry

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is General Chemistry. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Chemistry is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at University of Kentucky. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in chemistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Chemistry from UK Cost?

$13,538 Average Tuition and Fees

UK Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UK was $1,771 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $678 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $12,189 $31,867
Fees $1,349 $1,349

Does UK Offer an Online PhD in Chemistry?

UK does not offer an online option for its chemistry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.

UK Doctorate Student Diversity for Chemistry

10 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
50.0% Women
10.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 10 students received their doctor’s degree in chemistry. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 50.0% of the chemistry students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 10.0% of chemistry doctor’s degree recipients at UK in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PhD in Chemistry Focus Areas at UK

Chemistry students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Chemistry 10

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to chemistry.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences 3
Physics and Astronomy 5

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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.

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