General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying general business/commerce, you may want to check out the program at University of Kentucky. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 324 general business majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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

UK General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

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

UK General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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
	15
	19
	19
	72
	145
	159

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in general business from UK. This makes it the #21 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in general business, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UK General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at UK is $41,792. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $42,524 for all general business students.

General Business Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 324 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Business/Commerce from UK in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	262
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UK General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of general business master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from UK, 74% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	90
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UK also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

If you plan to be a general business major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
General Business/Commerce	448

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Business Administration & Management
• Hospitality Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Accounting

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
General and Operations Managers	30,240	$89,750
Management Analysts	4,280	$72,850
Industrial Production Managers	3,800	$97,340
Sales Managers	3,310	$121,260
Chief Executives	3,300	$152,670

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.