Turn Your Passion Into Action

Directly impact people’s lives with graduate studies in nutrition at UMass Amherst.

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Bring your interest in clinical, community, and global nutrition, and your desire to directly impact people’s lives, to the graduate studies in Nutrition at UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. Learn the role food and diet play in promoting health and preventing chronic disease so you can help improve health and wellness in diverse populations across the country—and the world. 

One-on-One Mentorship

Prepare to face the challenges in a world of complex nutrition issues through small classes led by accomplished experts who take the time to mentor you. You’ll benefit from individualized attention and personalized advising. Learn in a diverse, multicultural community of people committed to change. 

Cutting-Edge, Interdisciplinary Research

Make a difference by collaborating on life-changing research in nutrition with leading epidemiologists, food scientists, community members, and more. Current research includes examining the role of diet in chronic diseases, cancer, and diabetes, as well as on issues of food insecurity and nutrition education and policy. 

Graduate Degrees With Great ROI

Directly impact lives by earning a graduate degree with great value through New England’s only publicly funded school of public health. Become a change agent and prepare for careers in research, clinical nutrition, community nutrition, and nutrition education, or for doctoral studies in nutrition. 

"I chose UMass because of their resources for graduate students, and the community of students and professors."

— Kiara Amaro-Rivera, PhD candidate in nutrition

"UMass has given me a place to imagine and carry out cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research with real-life impact on communities I care about."

— Ruthfirst Ayande, PhD candidate in nutrition

  • 3 distinct programs: MS, MS/DPD (for RD credentials), and PhD
  • Dietetic internship
  • No GRE scores required
  • Finish your master’s degree in 2 years
  • Apply by Feb. 1 for fall admissions; Oct. 1 for spring

Make an Immediate Impact 

Achieve a more fulfilling career by profoundly changing lives for the better through nutrition. Our graduates go on to work for hospitals and health care organizations in private industry, or as dietary consultants in academia, and in research laboratories.

Why UMass SPHHS

  • Accreditation: Fully accredited by the Council on Education in Public Health and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
  • A rising research powerhouse: Over the past decade, faculty research productivity has increased by 120 percent with funding from the NIH, NSF, US DOE, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and more.
  • Hands-on training with nationally recognized academics: Our low student-to-faculty ratio provides students with individual contact and hands-on training with leading scientific experts partnering with the CDC, NIH, and WHO.
  • Vibrant and engaging community: Situated in the heart of western Massachusetts on the slopes of the Berkshires, UMass offers residents year-round outdoor recreation activities and a vibrant art scene in a community that values diversity, multiculturalism, and a commitment to sustainability.
  • LGBTQ friendly: The university's LGBTQ and women's centers were among the first established in the nation, and Campus Pride rates UMass Amherst as one of the best campuses in the country for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students.
  • Great value: As New England’s only publicly funded school of public health, SPHHS provides great value compared to our private institution peers.