TALENT Key Performance Indicator
Graduate & Professional Degrees
Although graduate degree production does not assist Kentucky in meeting its educational attainment goal, it does prepare Kentucky's work in high-demand occupations like engineering, medicine, law and business management, helping the state meet workforce demands in critical areas. Graduate and professional degrees include the following categories: Master's, Specialist, Doctoral - Research/Scholarship, Doctoral - Professional Practice and Doctoral - Other. Targets were not established for URM populations, but progress is monitored.
INSTITUTION2017-182018-192019-202020-21 Baseline2021-222022-232023-24 Target
Eastern Kentucky University
Overall876926862827825818900
URM*77788098120109No Goal
Kentucky State University
Overall63513029374950
URM19179131624No Goal
Morehead State University
Overall315312293237247203250
URM221935232120No Goal
Murray State University
Overall605470500623610672680
URM443241536376No Goal
Northern Kentucky University
Overall5876177171,2181,4851,6591,300
URM7772105151215293No Goal
Western Kentucky University
Overall930834868796791762825
URM103119107120112113No Goal
*Underrepresented minoritized students (URM) include Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Hispanic or Latinx, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and two or more races. Low-income students are Pell grant recipients during their year of entry.