University of Kentucky (U of Kentucky) is a four-year, public school located in Lexington, KY.

It offers 279 graduate programs - 124 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 74 Post-bachelor's, and 3 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,330 for in-state and $35,459 for out-of-state students.

A total of 8,812 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 31,547 students at U of Kentucky. U of Kentucky offers online graduate programs and 3,046 out of 8,812 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

U of Kentucky have a law school and medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at College of Law and College of Medicine. In addition, you can find U of Kentucky's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,330 for Kentucky residents and $35,459 for out-of-state students. It offers 279 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameUniversity of Kentucky
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressSouth Limestone, Lexington, KY
Graduate School Students8,490 students
3,046 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$14,330
Out-of-State$35,459
Student to Faculty17:1 (5.88%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 279 Graduate Programs
124 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 77 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at University of Kentucky

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at University of Kentucky with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Kentucky residents, the tuition & fees are $14,330 and $35,459 for non-Kentucky residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $722 for Kentucky residents and $1,895 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$12,967$34,096
Fees$1,363$1,363
Cost per Credit$722$1,895
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$15,242 (On-Campus) / $15,242 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$5,444 (On-Campus) / $5,444 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$36,216$57,345
Off-Campus Total$36,216$57,345

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

University of Kentucky offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 279 major areas - 124 Master's (12 online programs), 78 Doctorate (3 online programs), 74 Post-Bachelor's (19 online programs), 3 Post-Master's (1 online programs). 1,918 students have been conferred Master's degree and 1,043 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total1,9181,0437536
Men5624681791
Women1,3565755745

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education Services12ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Sciences (other)7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Science and AgronomyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Pathology and Pathobiology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Natural Resources/ConservationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Studies4ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 21 NOT OFFER
Forest Sciences and Biology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architecture NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural Design1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Latin American StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin American and Caribbean StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Communication and Media Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Health CommunicationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
InformaticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multicultural EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFER
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration8 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Superintendency and Educational System AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Administration and Supervision (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsONLINE NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International and Comparative EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally DelayedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
College/Postsecondary/University TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 13 NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art Teacher Education2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Teacher Education3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Mining and Mineral Engineering5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Manufacturing Engineering1ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
German Language and Literature1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
French Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Spanish Language and Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Latin Language and LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 7 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Development and Family Studies7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textiles9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Creative Writing8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific WritingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Library and Information Science102 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences28 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
BiochemistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Plant PhysiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
AnatomyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PhysiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Molecular PharmacologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
BiostatisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
BiotechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
EpidemiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Epidemiology and BiostatisticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
NeuroscienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computational MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Financial Mathematics45 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Statistics, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Historic Preservation and Conservation NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Behavioral SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences3 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Cognitive ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Data Science, General7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sport and Fitness Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 14ONLINE NOT OFFER
Kinesiology and Exercise Science NOT OFFER
Sports Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forensic Chemistry13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Chemistry (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics and Astronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Experimental Psychology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Psychology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counseling Psychology4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
School Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior Analysis7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Performance and Sport Psychology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Policy AnalysisONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Social Work ONLINE 103 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geography NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and Cartography7ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology 1 NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Interior Design4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Design and Applied Arts (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MusicNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music History, Literature, and Theory NOT OFFER
Music Performance12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Musicology and Ethnomusicology1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Voice and OperaNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Music PedagogyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Brass InstrumentsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management26ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine and Studio Arts Management5 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and WellnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist32 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
DentistryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dental Clinical Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/Management16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Healthcare InnovationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3 NOT OFFER
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Physician Assistant57 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Blood Bank Technology SpecialistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medical Scientist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical and Translational ScienceNOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 69ONLINE NOT OFFER
Clinical/Medical Social WorkNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 304ONLINE NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Medical Physics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Maternal and Child HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Public Health/International HealthNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Services AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8 NOT OFFER
Public Health (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Therapy/Therapist3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physical Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Rehabilitation ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical Nurse LeaderNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Commerce116 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Accounting38 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)19 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

U of Kentucky graduate schools have a total of 8,490 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 3,203 male and 5,287 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 6,444 full-time and 2,046 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,046 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,065 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,880 White, 585 Black, and 339 Asian students are attending at University of Kentucky. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

195 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,170 students are older than 65. It has 5,491 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,956 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total8,490
Men3,203
Women5,287
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total8,490
Full-time Students6,444
Part-time Students2,046
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total8,490
American Indian /
Native American
14
Asian339
Black585
Hispanic352
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
6
White5,880
Two or more races182
Un-Known360
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total8,490
21 & Under195
22-242,803
25-292,688
30-341,219
35-39737
40 & Over1,170

Online Population

At University of Kentucky graduate schools, 3,046 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,065 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment8,812
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,046
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,065
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses4,701
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,046
Kentucky Resident1,226
Other State In U.S.1,767
Outside of U.S.52