Kansas State University nutrition graduates work in diverse fields such as nutrition education, fitness counseling, athletic training and medical care.
Careers
Recent graduates from the Department of Human Nutrition have found careers as:
- Directors of corporate and public wellness centers
- Public health nutritionists for the WIC program or state and local health departments
- Fitness consultants
- Physicians or physician assistants
- Physical therapists
- Dentists
- Registered nurses
- Extension agents
- Researchers
- Public relations spokespersons for commodity boards
- Athletic trainers
Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition in one of the following undergraduate programs:
- Nutritional sciences (premedicine and pre-dentistry)
- Nutrition and kinesiology
- Nutrition and health (pre-nursing, pre-physician assistant and other pre-health emphases)
Bachelor of Science in athletic training Athletic training combines the love of sports medicine and the science of exercise. The study of athletic training can lead to a career as a certified athletic trainer. Athletic training is not the same thing as personal training.
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