General Economics at University of Kentucky

If you plan to study general economics, 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 approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UK.

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

UK General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

UK General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics 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 economics major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
	48
	85
	85
	267
	273
	340

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in general economics from UK. This is the #85 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Economics Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 general economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from UK. Of these graduates, 70% were men and 30% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general 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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	29
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Econometrics & Quantitative Economics

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Economics Professors	190	$85,500
Survey Researchers	40	$57,050

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.