Join our career-boosting online program and earn your degree in as little as one year.
APPLICATION PRIORITY DEADLINES*:
Online MS
Fall: July 15
Spring: December 1
Summer: April 15
*Applications are accepted after priority deadlines. Please contact admissions.
Generous scholarships available
No GRE required
For more information, including application requirements, please complete the form below.
APPLICATION PRIORITY DEADLINES*:
Online MS
Fall: July 15
Spring: December 1
Summer: April 15
*Applications are accepted after priority deadlines. Please contact admissions.
Generous scholarships available
No GRE required
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.
Signature to our MS in Nutrition 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.
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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
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The number of master’s and doctoral students currently enrolled at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
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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
Students in the online master’s program have four specializations available and may pick one to pursue. Students also have the option to create their own specialization.
Specialization Options:
Friedman School professors are experts in their fields, world-renowned researchers, and highly engaged teachers. They include biochemists, registered dietitians, economists, nutrition scientists, and more.
In addition to expert faculty, we are proud to offer our students exclusive access to our career services center, where you can get one-on-one guidance to help you get the most out of your master’s degree.
Our Online Master of Science in Nutrition equips you for a future filled with a wide range of career opportunities. If you’re looking to work in food and nutrition, Tufts is the place for you.
Below are examples of where some students and graduates have worked:
Students entering the Friedman School come from remarkably diverse backgrounds and go on to pursue careers in a variety of fields — from education to public relations, government to health care, and many more. The common thread to their divergent paths is a strong desire to make meaningful differences in the health of individuals, communities, and nations.
