The main focus area for this major is Food & Nutrition. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Eastern Kentucky University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Eastern was ranked #87 on College Factual's Best Schools for nutrition list. It is also ranked #2 in Kentucky.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Eastern paid an average of $806 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $386 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $9,266 | $19,338 |
Fees | $610 | $610 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,476 | $10,476 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,800 | $2,800 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Eastern in Nutrition walked away with an average of $24,000 in student debt. That is 5% higher than the national average of $22,894.
nutrition who receive their bachelor’s degree from Eastern make an average of $24,421 a year during the early days of their career. That is 18% lower than the national average of $29,838.
Eastern does not offer an online option for its nutrition bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Eastern Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nutrition in 2019-2020, 92.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 79.1%.
Around 15.4% of nutrition bachelor’s degree recipients at Eastern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 9 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Food & Nutrition | 13 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Human Development & Family Studies | 39 |
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*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.
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