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Chemistry at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in chemistry.

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

UK Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Doctorate Degree in Chemistry

UK Chemistry Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #85 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Chemistry Master’s Program

67% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 chemistry students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a chemistry master's degree from UK, 58% 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 chemistry.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 1,200 $51,740
Chemists 650 $72,100
Natural Sciences Managers 300 $110,070
Chemistry Professors 160 $68,760

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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