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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Eastern Kentucky University

Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Eastern Kentucky University

If you plan to study food, nutrition & related services, take a look at what Eastern Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and approximately 14,465 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Food, Nutrition & Related Services section at the bottom of this page.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition

The nutrition major at Eastern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food, Nutrition & Related Services. 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.

Nutrition Student Demographics at Eastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nutrition majors at Eastern Kentucky University.

93% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Eastern 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 Eastern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in nutrition.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Eastern Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition 6

Careers That Nutrition Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition 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 Eastern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors 14,580 $31,130
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks 10,770 $25,630
Food Service Managers 2,620 $51,160
Dietitians and Nutritionists 730 $57,980
Dietetic Technicians 90 $31,740

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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