Overview

The interdisciplinary Nutrition Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota draws on faculty, courses, and facilities University-wide. With this approach we offer you the opportunity to tailor a program to your specific interests, using the resources of departments from several University schools and colleges

In order to provide the most complete educational experience possible, we emphasize the value of both research and teaching experience for our graduate students. The Nutrition Graduate Program offers opportunities to conduct research with a diverse faculty from many different departments within the University. These faculty members bring sponsored grants from the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Veterans Administration, and from various food/health industries and commodity groups. Nutrition research opportunities are available in many areas, including dietary fiber, cancer, cardiovascular disease, maternal and child nutrition, phytochemicals, antioxidants, energy metabolism, exercise and nutrition and nutrition education.Departments or divisions that participate in the Nutrition Graduate Program:

Food Science and Nutrition (College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences)
Epidemiology (School of Public Health)
Masters in Public Health Nutrition (School of Public Health)
Kinesiology (College of Education)
Biochemistry (School of Medicine)
Pediatrics (School of Medicine)

Psychiatry (School of Medicine)

Careers

An advanced nutrition degree will qualify you to:

conduct research in colleges and universities
teach in colleges and universities
hold nutrition-related positions in government, healthcare facilities, commodity organizations, corporations and industry
administer food service or international food or agriculture programs

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Nutritional Biochemistry

Nutritional Physiology

Vitamin and Mineral Biochemistry

Nutrition and Genetics

Advances in Nutrition

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Minneapolis, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Prerequisite Coursework (at least one college level term completed): General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Introductory Biology, Biochemistry, Physiology, Statistics, Nutrition coursework which may be taken after beginning the program

Resume listing any work, education, publications, teaching and research experience. Upload any publications and articles you wish to submit to the online application

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33552 USD / year

≈ 33552 USD / year
Out-of-State

33552 USD / year

≈ 33552 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

21264 USD / year

≈ 21264 USD / year

Living costs

Minneapolis

United States

1130 - 2045 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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