Graduate Programs

The Department of Nutrition offers the M.S. degree with nutrition science or community nutrition options, the M.P.H. degree in Nutrition, and the Ph.D. degree in Public Health - Nutrition option.  Graduate students benefit from small classes, personalized advising, and laboratory and community research experiences.  The Department offers teaching assistantship and research assistantship support for many students.  Graduate students may also enroll in undergraduate coursework that enables the completion of didactic requirements to become a registered dietitian.

For further information about the graduate program in Nutrition, please contact Elena Carbone, Graduate Program Director, GPD@nutrition.umass.edu.