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Biotechnology at University of Kentucky

We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how UK ranks in comparison to other schools with biotech programs.

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• Available Degrees
• Rankings
• Student Demographics

 

Biotechnology Degrees Available at UK

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biotech
• Graduate Certificates in Biotech

UK Biotech Rankings

The bachelor's program at UK was ranked #58 on College Factual's Best Schools for biotech list. It is also ranked #1 in Kentucky.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans	2
Best Biotechnology Colleges for Veterans	4
Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans	7
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Biotechnology	11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k)	15
Best Biotechnology Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k)	19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)	19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k)	19
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)	21
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income Over $110k)	25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology (With Aid)	28
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $0-$30k)	29
Best Biotechnology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $48-$75k)	32
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $75-$110k)	33
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (Income $30-$48k)	34
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Biotechnology	40
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology (With Aid)	49
Best Biotechnology Schools	58
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Biotechnology Graduates	62
Best Value Colleges for Biotechnology	77
Highest Paid Biotechnology Graduates	110

During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Kentucky handed out 45 bachelor's degrees in biotechnology. This is an increase of 18% over the previous year when 38 degrees were handed out.

UK Biotech Students

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

UK Biotechnology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 45 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in biotech from UK. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at UK are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 71% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in biotech.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	32
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	6

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.