Food Science and Technology programs in Kentucky
3 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Food Batchmakers in Kentucky earn a median of $46,900 a year across 4,570 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders | $58,770 | 1,500 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers | $62,030 | 320 |
| Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $84,100 | 200 |
| Food Scientists and Technologists | $98,710 | 170 |
| Food Science Technicians | $64,770 | 160 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $20,481 | not published | 62 |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western Kentucky University Bowling Green | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Food Science and Technology — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.