University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
57
Avg Grad Earnings
$40,979/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
56/100
Tuition (In-State)
$13,212/yr
Out-of-state: $33,406/yr
All Programs at University of Kentucky
57 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 84 | $71,461/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 84 | $71,293/yr | Very High | 16.3x |
| Computer Engineering | 81 | $79,620/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 80 | $58,422/yr | Very High | 14.2x |
| Business/Commerce, General | 80 | $49,431/yr | High | 12.0x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 78 | $59,474/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 74 | $46,477/yr | High | 7.8x |
| Electrical | 71 | $78,006/yr | Very High | 15.8x |
| Information Science/Studies | 71 | $49,165/yr | Very High | 8.3x |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research | 70 | $59,282/yr | Moderate | 11.4x |
| Marketing | 69 | $48,100/yr | Very High | 12.0x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | $68,448/yr | Very High | 15.6x |
| Civil Engineering | 67 | $67,044/yr | High | 13.4x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 67 | $41,508/yr | High | 10.7x |
| Chemical Engineering | 66 | $65,389/yr | High | 14.8x |
| Economics | 66 | $41,713/yr | Very High | 10.9x |
| Teacher Education | 66 | $41,312/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 65 | $51,081/yr | Very High | 13.7x |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 65 | $45,275/yr | High | 10.2x |
| Teacher Education | 63 | $35,282/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Agricultural Engineering | 62 | $51,864/yr | High | 16.1x |
| Public Health | 59 | $36,957/yr | High | 6.0x |
| Landscape Architecture | 58 | $52,841/yr | High | 9.0x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 58 | $42,168/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 57 | $27,447/yr | High | 10.9x |
| Social Work | 56 | $36,312/yr | Moderate | 7.4x |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 56 | $35,167/yr | High | 8.7x |
| Political Science and Government | 56 | $34,745/yr | Very High | 10.0x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 56 | $27,809/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Mathematics | 54 | $39,211/yr | Very High | 10.0x |
| Apparel and Textiles | 54 | $34,315/yr | High | 8.7x |
| Sociology | 52 | $34,922/yr | High | 7.0x |
| History | 52 | $28,432/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Biotechnology | 51 | $43,030/yr | High | 9.7x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 51 | $39,311/yr | High | 9.3x |
| Biology, General | 51 | $31,360/yr | High | 11.0x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 49 | $41,217/yr | High | 7.6x |
| Psychology, General | 49 | $28,551/yr | High | 8.0x |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 48 | $28,215/yr | High | 7.0x |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management | 48 | $27,323/yr | High | 7.6x |
| Architecture | 47 | $37,078/yr | High | 9.6x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 47 | $36,117/yr | High | 9.4x |
| Anthropology | 46 | $25,668/yr | High | 7.7x |
| Animal Sciences | 45 | $27,144/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Journalism | 44 | $36,926/yr | Very High | 8.0x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 43 | $33,700/yr | Low | 5.4x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 42 | $33,030/yr | High | 5.2x |
| Forestry | 42 | $32,573/yr | Moderate | 9.4x |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 42 | $31,464/yr | High | 7.1x |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 42 | $19,370/yr | High | 16.9x |
| Agricultural Public Services | 39 | $34,495/yr | High | 7.4x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 39 | $27,449/yr | Very High | 4.2x |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 38 | $26,343/yr | High | 4.0x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 38 | $20,937/yr | Moderate | 5.6x |
| Music | 37 | $17,040/yr | High | 5.9x |
| International/Global Studies | 35 | $26,104/yr | Moderate | 9.0x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 34 | $21,404/yr | Very High | 7.1x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 57 bachelor's degree programs at University of Kentucky using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.