Agricultural Economics & Business at University of Kentucky

Every agricultural economics and business school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the agricultural business program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from UK.

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

UK Agricultural Economics & Business Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Master’s Degree in Agricultural Business
• Doctorate Degree in Agricultural Business

UK Agricultural Economics & Business Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The agricultural business major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Economics & Business. 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
	12
	14
	27
	28
	31
	66
	72

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in agricultural business from UK. This is the #34 most popular school for agricultural business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in agricultural business, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UK Agricultural Business Graduates

The median salary of agricultural business students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $40,029. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,092 for all agricultural business students.

Agricultural Business Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 agricultural business majors earned their bachelor's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical agricultural business bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in agricultural business 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 agricultural business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	45
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UK Agricultural Economics & Business Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of agricultural business master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in agricultural business.

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

UK also has a doctoral program available in agricultural business. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Agricultural Economics & Business

Agricultural Economics & Business majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Agricultural Economics	58

Careers That Agricultural Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in agricultural business 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
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	20,930	$50,800
Computer User Support Specialists	6,180	$48,700
Farm and Home Management Advisors	1,090	$49,570
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Worker Supervisors	310	$49,440
Agricultural Products Graders and Sorters	170	$26,540

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.