About 17.8 percent of the 7,438 degrees and certificates handed out by the University of Kentucky in 2017-18 were to students in health professions and related programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.
The agency’s National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Lexington conferred 530 bachelor’s degrees and 486 doctor’s degrees in health professions and related programs.
But the single most popular program was for a bachelor’s degree in registered nursing/registered nurse. Data shows the school gave out 255 bachelor’s degrees in registered nursing/registered nurse, followed by 233 bachelor’s degrees in general psychology and 220 bachelor’s degrees in accounting.
The university enrolled 29,182 students for 2017-18, including 22,136 in undergraduate programs and 7,046 in graduate programs.
Degrees awarded for 2017-18
| Program | Bachelor’s degrees awarded | Graduate and professional degrees awarded | Certificates awarded | Total degrees and certificates awarded | Percent of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 255 | – | 20 | 275 | |
| Public Health, General | 104 | 46 | – | 150 | |
| Medicine | – | 133 | – | 133 | |
| Pharmacy | – | 128 | – | 128 | |
| Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist | 46 | 32 | – | 78 | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 64 | – | 6 | 70 | |
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | – | 67 | – | 67 | |
| Dentistry | – | 66 | – | 66 | |
| Nursing Practice | – | 58 | – | 58 | |
| Physician Assistant | – | 55 | – | 55 | |
| Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor | – | 52 | 1 | 53 | |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | 32 | 15 | 5 | 52 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | 28 | – | – | 28 | |
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Athletic Training/Trainer | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Rehabilitation Science | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Health Services Administration | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences, General | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Blood Bank Technology Specialist | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | – | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Nursing Science | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Dental Clinical Sciences, General | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| International Public Health/International Health | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Medical Scientist | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Music Therapy/Therapist | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Medical Radiologic Technology/Science – Radiation Therapist | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Pre-Physical Therapy Studies | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Maternal and Child Health | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Public Health, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Health Professions and Related Programs total | 530 | 725 | 66 | 1,321 | 17.8 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 189 | 151 | – | 340 | |
| Accounting | 220 | 43 | – | 263 | |
| Finance, General | 194 | 22 | – | 216 | |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General | 216 | – | – | 216 | |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 83 | – | – | 83 | |
| Hospitality Administration/Management, General | 42 | – | – | 42 | |
| International Business/Trade/Commerce | – | – | 27 | 27 | |
| Management Science | – | – | – | – | |
| Hotel/Motel Administration/Management | – | – | – | – | |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total | 944 | 216 | 27 | 1,187 | 16 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 163 | 28 | – | 191 | |
| Civil Engineering, General | 96 | 23 | – | 119 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 106 | 5 | – | 111 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 57 | 16 | – | 73 | |
| Agricultural Engineering | 39 | 5 | – | 44 | |
| Industrial Engineering | – | – | 39 | 39 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 33 | – | – | 33 | |
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 14 | 6 | – | 20 | |
| Materials Engineering | 13 | 4 | – | 17 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Engineering total | 521 | 97 | 42 | 660 | 8.9 |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 206 | – | – | 206 | |
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 114 | – | – | 114 | |
| Secondary Education and Teaching | – | 47 | – | 47 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 21 | 13 | – | 34 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 28 | 5 | 1 | 34 | |
| Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching | 27 | – | – | 27 | |
| Social Studies Teacher Education | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 8 | 15 | – | 23 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | – | 18 | 1 | 19 | |
| Technical Teacher Education | 17 | – | – | 17 | |
| Educational Evaluation and Research | – | 15 | – | 15 | |
| Educational/Instructional Technology | – | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 6 | 4 | – | 10 | |
| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| Art Teacher Education | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Educational Statistics and Research Methods | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Health Teacher Education | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| International and Comparative Education | – | – | – | – | |
| Education total | 461 | 143 | 32 | 636 | 8.6 |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 197 | 18 | – | 215 | |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 143 | – | – | 143 | |
| Journalism | 33 | – | – | 33 | |
| Radio and Television | 25 | – | – | 25 | |
| Health Communication | – | – | 25 | 25 | |
| Communication and Media Studies, Other | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs total | 398 | 18 | 28 | 444 | 6 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General | 220 | 17 | – | 237 | |
| Biotechnology | 36 | – | – | 36 | |
| Neuroscience | 26 | 3 | – | 29 | |
| Biomedical Sciences, General | – | 28 | – | 28 | |
| Entomology | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Biochemistry | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Epidemiology | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Biostatistics | – | – | 5 | 5 | |
| Physiology, General | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Toxicology | – | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Molecular Pharmacology | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Plant Physiology | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Anatomy | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Plant Pathology/Phytopathology | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Plant Molecular Biology | – | – | – | – | |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | – | – | – | – | |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences total | 282 | 88 | 6 | 376 | 5.1 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 101 | 8 | – | 109 | |
| Economics, General | 50 | 12 | – | 62 | |
| Sociology | 27 | 7 | 4 | 38 | |
| Anthropology | 22 | 10 | – | 32 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | – | 30 | – | 30 | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | – | – | 16 | 16 | |
| Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Geography | 7 | 6 | – | 13 | |
| Social Sciences total | 207 | 73 | 34 | 314 | 4.2 |
| Animal Sciences, General | 71 | 16 | – | 87 | |
| Agricultural Economics | 58 | 11 | – | 69 | |
| Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management | 56 | – | – | 56 | |
| Agricultural Public Services, Other | 34 | – | – | 34 | |
| Food Science | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other | 15 | – | – | 15 | |
| Plant Sciences, Other | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 9 | 2 | – | 11 | |
| Viticulture and Enology | – | – | 9 | 9 | |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General | – | – | – | – | |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences total | 258 | 41 | 9 | 308 | 4.1 |
| Psychology, General | 233 | – | – | 233 | |
| Counseling Psychology | – | 16 | – | 16 | |
| Experimental Psychology | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| Educational Psychology | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| Clinical Psychology | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| School Psychology | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Psychology total | 233 | 56 | – | 289 | 3.9 |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General | 30 | 29 | – | 59 | |
| Fine/Studio Arts, General | 30 | 6 | – | 36 | |
| Interior Design | 26 | – | – | 26 | |
| Music Performance, General | 18 | 6 | – | 24 | |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 24 | – | – | 24 | |
| Music, General | – | 22 | – | 22 | |
| Digital Arts | 20 | – | – | 20 | |
| Music History, Literature, and Theory | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 8 | 1 | – | 9 | |
| Film/Cinema/Video Studies | – | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Musicology and Ethnomusicology | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Brass Instruments | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Music Pedagogy | – | – | – | – | |
| Acting | – | – | – | – | |
| Musical Theatre | – | – | – | – | |
| Music Theory and Composition | – | – | – | – | |
| Design and Applied Arts, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Visual and Performing Arts total | 164 | 67 | 8 | 239 | 3.2 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General | 53 | 6 | – | 59 | |
| Apparel and Textiles, General | 51 | 5 | – | 56 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | 46 | – | – | 46 | |
| Human Nutrition | 39 | – | – | 39 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Family Systems | – | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences total | 189 | 23 | – | 212 | 2.8 |
| Social Work | 63 | 96 | – | 159 | |
| Public Administration | – | 37 | – | 37 | |
| Public Policy Analysis, General | – | – | 14 | 14 | |
| Public Administration and Social Service Professions total | 63 | 133 | 14 | 210 | 2.8 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 103 | 18 | – | 121 | |
| Information Science/Studies | 30 | – | – | 30 | |
| Informatics | – | – | – | – | |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total | 133 | 18 | – | 151 | 2 |
| International/Global Studies | 51 | – | 17 | 68 | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | 30 | – | 3 | 33 | |
| Gerontology | – | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | – | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Nutrition Sciences | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Cognitive Science | – | – | – | – | |
| Behavioral Sciences | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies total | 81 | 12 | 42 | 135 | 1.8 |
| Chemistry, General | 55 | 24 | – | 79 | |
| Physics, General | 8 | 23 | – | 31 | |
| Geology/Earth Science, General | 16 | 8 | – | 24 | |
| Chemistry, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Physical Sciences total | 79 | 55 | – | 134 | 1.8 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 38 | – | – | 38 | |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 23 | 8 | – | 31 | |
| Linguistics | 9 | 9 | – | 18 | |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| French Language and Literature | – | 7 | – | 7 | |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | – | 6 | – | 6 | |
| German Language and Literature | – | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| Chinese Language and Literature | – | – | – | – | |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics total | 71 | 40 | – | 111 | 1.5 |
| Mathematics, General | 35 | 16 | – | 51 | |
| Statistics, General | – | 24 | 8 | 32 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 13 | – | – | 13 | |
| Computational Mathematics | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
| Statistics, Other | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Mathematics and Statistics total | 48 | 45 | 18 | 111 | 1.5 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 74 | 11 | – | 85 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 12 | – | – | 12 | |
| Creative Writing | – | 12 | – | 12 | |
| English Language and Literature/Letters total | 86 | 23 | – | 109 | 1.5 |
| Law | – | 102 | – | 102 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies total | – | 102 | – | 102 | 1.4 |
| Architecture | 46 | 29 | – | 75 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Architecture and Related Services total | 60 | 29 | – | 89 | 1.2 |
| History, General | 62 | 14 | – | 76 | |
| History total | 62 | 14 | – | 76 | 1 |
| Library and Information Science | – | 76 | – | 76 | |
| Library Science total | – | 76 | – | 76 | 1 |
| Natural Resources/Conservation, General | 20 | – | 4 | 24 | |
| Environmental Studies | 17 | – | – | 17 | |
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 11 | 5 | – | 16 | |
| Natural Resources and Conservation total | 48 | 5 | 4 | 57 | 0.8 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | – | 31 | 2 | 33 | |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies total | – | 31 | 2 | 33 | 0.4 |
| Philosophy | 14 | 8 | – | 22 | |
| Philosophy and Religious Studies total | 14 | 8 | – | 22 | 0.3 |
| Women’s Studies | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Latin American Studies | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Latin American and Caribbean Studies | – | – | 3 | 3 | |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies total | 4 | – | 12 | 16 | 0.2 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | 14 | – | – | 14 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other | – | – | – | – | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total | 14 | – | – | 14 | 0.2 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | – | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Communication Technologies/Technicians and Support Services total | – | 5 | – | 5 | 0.1 |
| Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services total | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 |
