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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Kentucky

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in nutrition.

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.

  • Master’s Degree in Nutrition

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.

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a master's degree in nutrition from UK. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

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Of the students who received a nutrition master's degree from UK, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the nutrition master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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