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General Biology at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in biology.

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

UK General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology
  • Doctorate Degree in Biology

UK General Biology Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #45 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General Biology Master’s Program

56% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students earned a master's degree in biology from UK. About 56% of these graduates were women and the other 44% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UK, 71% 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 biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
Biological Science Professors 680 $70,600
Medical Scientists 420 $77,160
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Biological Scientists 220 $64,780

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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