Accounting at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a accounting school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's accounting program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 173 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from UK.

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

UK Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

UK Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	109
	157
	249
	261
	314
	317
	371
	383
	452
	538
	638

In 2021, 45 students received their master’s degree in accounting from UK. This makes it the #110 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Accounting Bachelor’s Program

The accounting program at UK awarded 173 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	140
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UK Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 45 students who graduated with a master’s in accounting from UK in 2021, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from UK, 73% 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	11,160	$67,080
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	1,570	$48,540
Budget Analysts	930	$57,310
Credit Analysts	750	$75,160
Business Professors	630	$85,970

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.