Economics at University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky graduates about 120 economics majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 181st of 683 schools we score for economics, a strong program at 65 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 35 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 62% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $72,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.91×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.