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Agricultural Economics at University of Kentucky

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Agricultural Economics at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students received a bachelor's degree in ag economics from UK.

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

UK Agricultural Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Economics
  • Master’s Degree in Ag Economics
  • Doctorate Degree in Ag Economics

UK Agricultural Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ag economics 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 ag economics major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural 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
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8
13
23
23
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27
31
33

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in ag economics from UK. This is the #27 most popular school for ag economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Ag Economics Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Agricultural Economics Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in ag economics from UK. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical ag economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ag 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 ag economics.

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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 Master’s Program

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

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

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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 ag economics. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Ag Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag 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
Agricultural Sciences Professors 110 $71,930

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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