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Business Economics at University of Kentucky

If you are interested in studying business economics, 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 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, 70 of them were business economics majors.

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

UK Business Economics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics

UK Business Economics Rankings

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

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 business economics major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business 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
12
42
46
57
62

Business Economics Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Business Economics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in business economics from UK. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 57
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Business Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in business 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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