General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences at University of Kentucky

Every general health services/allied health/health sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health studies program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UK General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Studies

UK General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health studies progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health studies major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Basic Certificate Trade Schools	17
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Basic Certificate Trade Schools	27
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Basic Certificate Schools	45
	46
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Basic Certificate Trade Schools	50
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	53
Most Popular General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	81
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	105
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	140
Best General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	167
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	176
	201
Most Focused General/Allied Health Sciences Trade Schools	322
Best Value General/Allied Health Sciences Schools	341
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Health Studies Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences from UK in 2020-2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health studies at UK are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a bachelor's in health studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	65
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UK also has a doctoral program available in health studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.