University of Kentucky

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Of 105 assessed programs, 102 leave graduates out-earning a typical Kentucky high-school graduate (about $35,424/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 242 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,182
$30k to $48k	$12,119
$48k to $75k	$16,313
$75k to $110k	$21,192
$110k and up	$26,781
All families (average)	$18,851

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

105 of 347 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Kentucky high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$70,776	+$35,352	clears the bar	$22,500	0.6 yrs	369
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,970	+$25,546	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	352
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$69,451	+$34,027	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	352
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$81,941	+$46,517	clears the bar	$25,418	0.5 yrs	302
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$84,087	+$48,663	clears the bar	$20,750	0.4 yrs	297
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,570	+$11,146	clears the bar	$23,500	2.1 yrs	290
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,379	+$15,955	clears the bar	$22,804	1.4 yrs	250
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,653	+$20,229	clears the bar	$22,500	1.1 yrs	199
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$49,544 1-year earnings	+$14,120	clears the bar	$27,500	1.9 yrs	184
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,654	+$55,230	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	168
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,163	+$16,739	clears the bar	$22,250	1.3 yrs	168
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$62,754	+$27,330	clears the bar	$23,000	0.8 yrs	162
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$115,241	+$79,817	clears the bar	$212,674	2.7 yrs	159
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$85,777	+$50,353	clears the bar	$22,562	0.4 yrs	155
Business	Master's Degree	$111,868	+$76,444	clears the bar	$32,146	0.4 yrs	127
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$44,352	+$8,928	clears the bar	$22,500	2.5 yrs	126
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$135,755	+$100,331	clears the bar	$139,898	1.4 yrs	126
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$50,534	+$15,110	clears the bar	$24,435	1.6 yrs	125
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$57,514	+$22,090	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	124
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$44,353 1-year earnings	+$8,929	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	110
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,535	+$64,111	clears the bar	$21,453	0.3 yrs	108
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$59,163	+$23,739	clears the bar	$23,250	1.0 yrs	104
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$82,533	+$47,109	clears the bar	$23,000	0.5 yrs	103
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$33,030 1-year earnings	-$2,394	falls short	$24,500	insufficient data	96
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$51,313	+$15,889	clears the bar	$22,500	1.4 yrs	93
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,031	+$45,607	clears the bar	$22,478	0.5 yrs	84
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$40,538	+$5,114	clears the bar	$20,250	4.0 yrs	83
Law	First Professional Degree	$86,420	+$50,996	clears the bar	$75,150	1.5 yrs	82
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,202	+$38,778	clears the bar	$20,441	0.5 yrs	78
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,003	+$62,579	clears the bar	$22,950	0.4 yrs	68
Dentistry	First Professional Degree	$185,878	+$150,454	clears the bar	$249,454	1.7 yrs	67
Food Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$69,286	+$33,862	clears the bar	$20,481	0.6 yrs	62
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$80,534	+$45,110	clears the bar	$78,880	1.7 yrs	62
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,407	+$29,983	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	61
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$114,151	+$78,727	clears the bar	$80,472	1.0 yrs	59
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$62,383	+$26,959	clears the bar	$20,815	0.8 yrs	57
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$55,633	+$20,209	clears the bar	$20,000	1.0 yrs	57
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,945	+$64,521	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	54
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$65,847	+$30,423	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	51
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,913	+$61,489	clears the bar	$23,485	0.4 yrs	51
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$66,255	+$30,831	clears the bar	$22,612	0.7 yrs	51
English	Bachelor's Degree	$44,384	+$8,960	clears the bar	$20,194	2.3 yrs	51
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$36,942	+$1,518	clears the bar	$23,500	15.5 yrs	51
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$52,785	+$17,361	clears the bar	$25,000	1.4 yrs	50
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,815	+$17,391	clears the bar	$26,000	1.5 yrs	50
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,266	+$20,842	clears the bar	$24,041	1.2 yrs	48
Accounting	Master's Degree	$92,636	+$57,212	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	47
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$57,028 1-year earnings	+$21,604	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	46
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$68,532	+$33,108	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	46
History	Bachelor's Degree	$46,111	+$10,687	clears the bar	$18,750	1.8 yrs	46
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$50,204	+$14,780	clears the bar	$20,606	1.4 yrs	45
Nursing	First Professional Degree	$119,485	+$84,061	clears the bar	$53,600	0.6 yrs	45
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$64,227	+$28,803	clears the bar	$21,557	0.7 yrs	42
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$75,222	+$39,798	clears the bar	$18,102	0.5 yrs	41
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$53,918	+$18,494	clears the bar	$20,800	1.1 yrs	40
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$46,843	+$11,419	clears the bar	$19,500	1.7 yrs	39
Biotechnology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,030 1-year earnings	+$7,606	clears the bar	$22,507	3.0 yrs	39
Industrial Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$99,370	+$63,946	clears the bar	$25,459	0.4 yrs	38
Biology	Master's Degree	$71,905	+$36,481	clears the bar	$30,750	0.8 yrs	38
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$47,296	+$11,872	clears the bar	$27,000	2.3 yrs	37
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,698	+$12,274	clears the bar	$24,550	2.0 yrs	36
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$73,549	+$38,125	clears the bar	$22,000	0.6 yrs	35
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$25,668 1-year earnings	-$9,756	falls short	$20,500	insufficient data	35
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,209	+$30,785	clears the bar	$28,500	0.9 yrs	33
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$46,228	+$10,804	clears the bar	$20,500	1.9 yrs	33
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	$55,937	+$20,513	clears the bar	$25,100	1.2 yrs	33
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$53,218	+$17,794	clears the bar	$37,028	2.1 yrs	33
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,663	+$42,239	clears the bar	$15,688	0.4 yrs	33
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,612	+$7,188	clears the bar	$22,875	3.2 yrs	32
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$44,333	+$8,909	clears the bar	$22,750	2.6 yrs	32
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$57,644	+$22,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Public Health	Master's Degree	$100,253	+$64,829	clears the bar	$40,014	0.6 yrs	31
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$70,942	+$35,518	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	29
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$56,234	+$20,810	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$41,406	+$5,982	clears the bar	$23,250	3.9 yrs	28
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$56,399	+$20,975	clears the bar	$39,175	1.9 yrs	28
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$39,746	+$4,322	clears the bar	$22,000	5.1 yrs	27
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Master's Degree	$58,074	+$22,650	clears the bar	$32,765	1.4 yrs	26
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Doctoral Degree	$99,094	+$63,670	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$52,477	+$17,053	clears the bar	$21,125	1.2 yrs	24
International Relations	Master's Degree	$65,155	+$29,731	clears the bar	$30,750	1.0 yrs	23
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$68,605	+$33,181	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	22
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$71,952	+$36,528	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Music	Master's Degree	$33,717 1-year earnings	-$1,707	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,167	+$13,743	clears the bar	$27,000	2.0 yrs	20
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$103,270	+$67,846	clears the bar	$37,969	0.6 yrs	20
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$88,980	+$53,556	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$60,375	+$24,951	clears the bar	$21,694	0.9 yrs	18
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$45,148	+$9,724	clears the bar	$26,000	2.7 yrs	18
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$51,331	+$15,907	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,475	+$3,051	clears the bar	$25,500	8.4 yrs	17
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$64,143	+$28,719	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$41,217 1-year earnings	+$5,793	clears the bar	$25,250	4.4 yrs	14
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$91,461	+$56,037	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$38,822	+$3,398	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$62,966	+$27,542	clears the bar	$26,250	1.0 yrs	14
Music	Doctoral Degree	$49,845	+$14,421	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Architecture	Master's Degree	$69,700	+$34,276	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,711	+$22,287	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	13
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,796	+$49,372	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$100,533	+$65,109	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$50,659	+$15,235	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,600 1-year earnings	+$45,176	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Geography and Cartography	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$88,628	+$53,204	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$126,624	+$91,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social Work	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Apparel and Textiles	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,500	insufficient data	23
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics and Astronomy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mining and Mineral Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sociology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Public Policy Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geography and Cartography	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,424/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.