Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at University of Kentucky

Every dietetics & clinical nutrition services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition 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.

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

UK Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition
• Master’s Degree in Nutrition

UK Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Rankings

The nutrition major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition 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 Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of nutrition bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical nutrition bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 78% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UK Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nutrition master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UK, 63% were white. This is typical 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 nutrition.

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

Concentrations Within Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services

If you plan to be a nutrition major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Mental & Social Health Services
• Dentistry

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
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.