Kentucky

Kentucky Majors

Kentucky awards bachelor's degrees in 85 fields, about 5,616 a year. The largest are Business/Commerce, Nursing, Marketing.

Major	Degrees a year	Earnings, 1 year out	Earnings, 4 years out	Median federal debt
Business/Commerce	392	$49,431	$69,451	$23,055
Nursing	387	$71,461	$81,941	$27,000
Marketing	385	$48,100	$70,776	$24,225
Finance	327	$58,422	$84,087	$22,375
Psychology	276	$28,551	$46,570	$25,000
Subject-Area Teacher Education	274	$35,282	$51,379	$24,002
Biology	205	$31,360	$52,163	$23,250
Communications	190	$39,311	$55,653	$23,875
Computer and Information Sciences	156	$71,293	$99,535	$22,250
Mechanical Engineering	156	$68,448	$90,654	$25,000
Public Relations and Advertising	134	$45,275	$62,754	$24,625
Accounting	121	$59,474	$85,777	$23,250
Political Science	112	$34,745	$57,514	$21,667
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	108	$33,030		$25,021
Civil Engineering	98	$67,044	$81,031	$23,625
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	93	$19,370	$82,533	$23,000
Public Health	91	$36,957	$59,163	$23,250
Teacher Education	90	$41,312	$44,352	$23,250
Chemical Engineering	83	$65,389	$98,003	$25,308
Social Work	81	$36,312	$51,313	$26,875
Business/Managerial Economics	76	$51,081	$74,202	$20,500
Visual and Performing Arts	68	$26,343	$40,538	$23,522
Information Science/Studies	63	$49,165	$65,407	$26,026
Agricultural Production Operations	59	$35,167	$46,843	$21,250
Biotechnology	58	$43,030		$23,180
Electrical Engineering	57	$78,006	$96,913	$25,000
Apparel and Textiles	57	$34,315	$66,255	$23,000
English Language and Literature	57	$21,404	$44,384	$21,250
Environmental Science and Conservation	56	$36,117	$50,204	$25,000
Liberal Arts	53	$33,700	$36,942	$30,690
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	52		$52,815	$26,000
Animal Sciences	48	$27,144	$53,918	$23,250
Journalism	48	$36,926	$52,785	$26,000
Chemistry	46		$73,549	$22,500
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	46	$59,282	$77,663	$23,250
History	45	$28,432	$46,111	$20,500
Agricultural Public Services	44	$34,495	$42,612	$22,000
Economics	44	$41,713	$68,532	$26,942
Computer Engineering	43	$79,620	$99,945	$21,500
Agricultural Business and Management	42	$41,508	$65,847	$23,250
Mathematics	39	$39,211	$75,222	$22,500
Health Administration	36	$46,477	$70,942	$23,375
Sociology	35	$34,922	$56,266	$26,000
Architectural Sciences and Technology	33
Music	30	$17,040	$39,746	$23,000
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	29	$27,449	$45,148	$26,530
International/Globalization Studies	28	$26,104	$47,698	$25,368
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies	26	$29,529	$55,937	$26,000
Anthropology	26	$25,668		$22,494
Design	25	$42,168	$62,966	$27,000
Studio Art	25		$41,406	$23,614
Business Administration	24
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	23	$27,323	$49,167	$27,000
Theater	21	$20,937	$38,475	$27,000
Agricultural Engineering	19	$51,864	$68,605	$19,500
Mining and Mineral Engineering	19
Applied Mathematics	19
Hospitality Management	19	$27,809	$52,477	$21,610
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	18
Romance Languages	18		$56,234
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	18
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields	17	$39,657	$60,375	$23,088
Philosophy	17
Broadcasting and Digital Media	16	$28,215	$44,333	$24,897
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	16	$31,464	$47,296	$27,250
Nutrition Sciences	16
Materials Engineering	15		$84,796
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	14
Special Education and Teaching	14	$41,217		$26,500
Forestry	13	$32,573	$51,331
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	13	$27,447	$55,633	$24,270
Writing	13		$38,822
Plant Sciences	11
Geology and Earth Science	11
Geography and Cartography	11
Architecture	10	$37,078	$62,383	$24,125
Physics and Astronomy	10
Landscape Architecture	9	$52,841	$64,143
Area Studies	9
Public Policy Analysis	7
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	7
Food Science and Technology	6
Dance	5
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1

A blank cell means the figure is withheld, usually because the program is small.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the most popular majors at Kentucky?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: Business/Commerce (392), Nursing (387), Marketing (385), Finance (327), Psychology (276).

Which Kentucky majors earn the most?

Four years after graduation, the highest median earnings are in Computer Engineering ($99,945), Computer and Information Sciences ($99,535), Chemical Engineering ($98,003), Electrical Engineering ($96,913), Mechanical Engineering ($90,654). Earnings are reported for 61 of Kentucky's 85 programs.

How many majors does Kentucky have?

Kentucky awarded bachelor's degrees in 85 federal program categories in the most recent year reported. A college's own list of majors can be longer or shorter, because several named majors often fall under one federal category.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. Programs are federal categories, which do not always match the names Kentucky uses. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, four years after a bachelor's degree, and are withheld for small programs.