Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and has a total student population of 29,986.

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.

UK Food, Nutrition & Related Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Nutrition (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

UK Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings

The nutrition major at UK 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 UK

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

UK Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition 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 nutrition.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kentucky with a master's in nutrition.

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

Concentrations Within Food, Nutrition & Related Services

Food, Nutrition & Related Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kentucky. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition	39
Human Nutrition	19

Related Majors

• Human Development & Family Studies
• General Family & Consumer Sciences
• Textile & Apparel Studies

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 University of Kentucky.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.