General Business/Commerce at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what University of Kentucky has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. Of the 1,484 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 324 of them were general business/commerce majors.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks general business programs across the country. The following shows how UK performed in these rankings.

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 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
	21
	21
	40
	62
	72
	75
	145
	159
	246

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.

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

The general business program at UK awarded 324 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 55% of these degrees went to men with the other 45% going to 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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students earned a master's degree in general business from UK. About 39% of these graduates were women and the other 61% were men.

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.

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.