Nutrition Science at University of Kentucky

Every nutrition science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nutrition science program at University of Kentucky stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Nutrition Science section at the bottom of this page.

UK Nutrition Science Degrees Available

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

UK Nutrition Science Rankings

The nutrition science major at UK is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nutrition 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nutrition science, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nutrition Science Student Demographics at UK

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

UK Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of nutrition science bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical nutrition science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nutrition science 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UK Nutrition Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of nutrition science master's degrees went to men and 67% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nutrition Science

Nutrition Science 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 University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nutrition Sciences	4

Related Majors

• Data Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Cognitive Science
• Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Gerontology

Careers That Nutrition Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in nutrition science 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
Biological Science Professors	680	$70,600
Natural Sciences Managers	300	$110,070
Biological Scientists	220	$64,780
Life Scientists	100	$67,720

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.