Dentistry is a concentration offered under the dentistry major at University of Kentucky. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in dentistry, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UK paid an average of $1,771 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $678 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $12,189 | $31,867 |
Fees | $1,349 | $1,349 |
UK does not offer an online option for its dentistry doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UK Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in dentistry in 2019-2020, 45.8% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 29.2% of the dentistry doctor’s degrees at UK in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 9 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 49 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
*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.