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Food Science at University of Kentucky

Food Science at University of Kentucky

What traits are you looking for in a food sciences school? To help you decide if University of Kentucky is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's food sciences program.

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year.

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

UK Food Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Food Sciences

UK Food Science Rankings

The food sciences major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Food Science. 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.

Food Sciences Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Food Science Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of food sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in food sciences 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 food sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Food Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in food sciences 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
Agricultural Sciences Professors 110 $71,930
Food Scientists and Technologists 100 $58,260

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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