General Computer & Information Sciences at University of Kentucky

Every general computer and information sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer and information sciences 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. Of the 180 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kentucky in 2021, 131 of them were general computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UK General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

UK General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information 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 Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Popular General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	40
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
	45
Best Value General Computer Science Doctor’s Degree Schools	56
Best General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	60
	71
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	78
Best General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	85
Best General Computer Science Schools	109
Best Value General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	121
	124
Most Popular General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	144
Best Value General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Focused General Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	172
	180
Most Focused General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	246
Best Value General Computer Science Schools	252
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	392

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from UK. This makes it the #145 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at University of Kentucky.

UK General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 131 computer and information sciences students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UK, about 82% were men and 18% were women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	97
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UK General Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of computer and information sciences master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a computer and information sciences master's degree from UK, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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

UK also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Computer Systems Analysts	4,310	$71,500
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	3,190	$64,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers	2,800	$119,470
Computer Workers	2,500	$79,420
Computer Network Architects	1,160	$77,950

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.