- Small class sizes, real Tufts faculty
- Convenience of online learning, prestige of an R1 institution
- The chance to learn alongside peers in a collegial environment from a wide variety of educational, cultural, and professional backgrounds
- Flexible self-designed path of study based on your interests and career goals
- Practical experiential learning that complements traditional in-class academics through internships
- Access to leading experts and researchers in nutrition, economics, statistics, public policy, and beyond
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Students can choose from four different specializations
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Become part of an elite group of 2,450 Friedman School alumni
150+
The number of master’s and doctoral students currently enrolled at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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ONLINE MASTER OF
- A transformative on-campus experience
- A career-boosting online program
UPCOMING START TERMS:
Summer 2025, Fall 2025
APPLICATION PRIORITY DEADLINES*:
Residential MS
Spring: October 15
Fall: January 15
Online MS and Certificates
Fall: July 15
Spring: December 15
Summer: April 15
*Applications are accepted after priority deadlines. Please contact admissions.
Generous scholarships available
No GRE required
Explore 360 degrees of food and nutrition in our 100% online masters program and earn your degree in as little as one year. Apply by July 15 to join the online program this fall.
Get your degree your way. Discover flexible program offerings, interdisciplinary specializations, and a schedule that works for you.
All admitted students receive a generous financial aid offer.
Two program options:
Almost every discipline intersects with food and nutrition and can lead to career paths you wouldn’t expect—from data analytics, systems modeling, and AI to economics, communication, and climate change. With our M.S. degree, students can choose from a variety of electives tailoring their studies to their career objectives.
Our fully online curriculum allows you to fit earning a master’s degree into your busy life. At the Friedman School, the only stand-alone graduate school of nutrition in the United States, you'll get a world-class education and build meaningful relationships and networks with your fellow students and expert faculty.
3 billion
The number of people around the world who can’t afford a healthy diet—and whose lives could be positively changed through advancements in nutrition science and policy
The Friedman School pursues cutting-edge, policy-relevant, deeply engaged research and education, focused on nutrition from cell to society, including in molecular nutrition, human metabolism, population studies, clinical trials, data science, agriculture, nutrition interventions, behavior change, communication, food systems and sustainability, global food insecurity, humanitarian crises, and food economics and policy.
All inquiring students receive a generous financial aid discount. Most awards cover 10–30% of tuition. We strongly encourage applicants who want to be considered for Friedman School scholarships to apply by the priority deadline.
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Our Online Master of Science in Nutrition equips you for a future filled with a wide range of career opportunities. Those interested in clinical dietetics often select our program because the curriculum allows them to engage with urgent nutrition policy issues and pick up new skills such as statistics, epidemiology, and proposal writing. Others look for a way to effect change in nutrition and use our program as a jump start to make a difference. If you’re looking to get the full view of food and nutrition, Tufts is the place for you.
- Nonprofits and NGOs
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
- Community Servings
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Holt International
- Broad Institute
- UNICEF
- Health-care and education
- Tufts Medical Center
- MIT Media Lab
- UMass Chan Medical School
- Cornell University
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Pursuing an additional advance degree (Ph.D., M.B.A., M.D.)
- Industry, consulting, and entrepreneurship
- Ocean Spray
- Mondelez International
- Pure Strategies
- Eat Well Global
- McKinsey & Company
- General Mills
- Inside Tracker
- Food Minds
Below are examples of where some students and graduates have worked:
Friedman School professors are experts in their fields, world-renowned researchers, and highly engaged teachers. They include biochemists, registered dietitians, economists, nutrition scientists, statisticians, behavioral scientists, international nutrition program scholars, and policy experts.
Receive World-Class Training
Students entering the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy come from remarkably diverse backgrounds and go on to pursue careers in education, public relations, government, health care, community-based food and nutrition programs, U.S. and international nongovernmental agencies, and the food industry. The common thread to their divergent paths is a desire—and the ability—to make meaningful differences in the health of individuals, communities, and nations.
The program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum of advanced study in nutrition science, global and U.S. food policy, global nutrition programs, data analytics, and food systems.
Our online master’s program has four specializations available, and you can choose your best fit from the list or create your own specialization.
- Nutrition Science and Policy
- Data Analytics and AI in Nutrition
- Climate, Sustainability, and Food
- Humanitarian Assistance
Specialization options:
You also have the option to build your own specialization.
Our degree program is designed for health professionals, career-changers, and recent graduates who are passionate about nutrition and want a world-class program without having to disrupt their life or career.
Signature to our M.S. is the required experiential learning component, which is key to building your resume and portfolio of work before you graduate! These experiences include internships, practicum, research apprenticeships, lab rotations, and other hands-on learning opportunities. From these unique opportunities, you’ll gain sought-after and marketable skills in applied research, statistics, data analytics, communications, critical thinking, leadership, and so much more to prepare you for success for any career direction you choose.
You’ll have exclusive access to the Ellie Block and Family Careers Services Center, where our support for your career goals has never been stronger. From 24/7 online resource access to job listings and one-on-one appointments/mentoring with alumni in the field, the Friedman School has services for every student at the school and for every graduate in the field. Our alumni are highly engaged and ready to connect. Beyond the classroom, our faculty are leaders in their areas of expertise.