Grow Your Career and Community
Discover an even deeper understanding of nutritional science and the role of nutrition in human health by earning a master’s degree at the University of New Hampshire. As one of our students, you’ll get access to a state-of-the-art curriculum that includes critical learning opportunities to build research, nutrition care, and communication skills to help grow a strong foundation for work in a variety of sectors. Today’s international development and humanitarian fields present world-changing opportunities for those with nutritional degrees. Other potential career paths include maternal and childhood nutrition, education, nonprofit leadership, nutritional genomics and more.
In-Person Programs of Study
Program Highlights
State-of-the-art simulation lab where students can hone their clinical and counseling skills ahead of their internship experiences.
Dynamic and interdisciplinary department that includes experts in sustainability, agriculture, nutrition, food systems, and animal sciences.
- Curriculum incorporates elective options that allow students to individualize their experience to support their professional aspirations.
- For the Nutrition & Dietetics program, a teaching experience during the first year pays students a stipend of approximately $11,000.
Program Details
Nutritional M.S.
Location: Durham Campus
Courses: 10
Program Length: Two Semesters
Nutritional Sciences M.S. with Dietetic Internship
Location: Durham Campus
Courses: 13
Program Length: Four Semesters
First Year Teaching Stipend: ~$11,000
100%
Placement rate into dietetics internships after completing the one-year Nutrition M.S
5:1
Grad student to full-time faculty ratio, which means faculty are highly accessible in and out of the classroom to mentor students and provide one-on-one support
100%
RDN exam pass rate within one year of graduating from the Nutrition and Dietetics M.S. with dietetic internship
Reasons To Choose UNH
Benefit from a personalized experience with UNH faculty and the closeness of a small cohort. Build your skills through hands-on work culminating with a personal portfolio of work – all with data relevant to you.
Faculty Expertise
Your courses are taught by full-time faculty who are experts in their field of practice.
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Student Spotlight
"A welcoming community and engaged faculty made the Nutrition M.S. program the perfect fit"
Grace Tomann ’23, ’24G earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and her master’s degree in nutrition from UNH. She is currently working as a clinical information manager and plans to apply medical school during the 2025-26 cycle.
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