Health Care Management at University of Kentucky

Every health care management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health care management program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students received a bachelor's degree in health care management from UK.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Care Management section at the bottom of this page.

UK Health Care Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Care Management (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management
• Master’s Degree in Health Care Management

UK Health Care Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health care management progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health care management major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Care Management. 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
Most Popular Health Care Management Basic Certificate Schools	9
Best Health Care Management Basic Certificate Schools	14
Best Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	139
Best Value Health Care Management Master’s Degree Schools	251
Most Focused Health Care Management Schools	411
Best Value Health Care Management Schools	469

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in health care management from UK. This makes it the #123 most popular school for health care management master’s degree candidates in the country.

Health Care Management Student Demographics at UK

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health care management majors at University of Kentucky.

UK Health Care Management Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 students earned a bachelor's degree in health care management from UK. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health care management 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 health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK Health Care Management Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a master's degree in health care management from UK. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 22% men graduate in health care management each year. UK does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health care management master's degree from UK, 78% 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 health care management.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK also has a doctoral program available in health care management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Healthcare Innovation

Careers That Health Care Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in health care management 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	5,000	$91,820

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.