Nutrition Programs

Why Earn Your Master’s Degree in Nutrition or Dietetics?

A master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics helps you become an advocate for good nutrition, learn how to effectively communicate important nutritional and diet information to the public and help people achieve a healthier future.

MS in Nutrition and Dietetics

If you’re interested in a career as a registered dietitian, the MS in Nutrition and Dietetics online from Adelphi prepares you to pass the Commission on Dietetic Registration’s Registration Examination for Dietitians, which leads to the registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) designation. With a master’s degree in nutrition and dietetics under your belt, you’ll be qualified to work with communities in hospitals, schools, nursing homes, public health departments and health and fitness clubs, or counsel individual clients in your own private practice. You can also contribute your expertise in the food service and safety, workplace wellness or research fields.

MS in Nutrition

If you’re already a licensed RDN and need a master’s degree, the master’s degree in Nutrition online from Adelphi allows you to advance your career as a nutrition researcher, educator, administrator, advocate or private practitioner.

Why Earn a Master’s Degree in Nutrition Online From Adelphi

• Complete a master’s in Nutrition online at Adelphi from anywhere in the country—and easily balance your studies with work, family and other obligations—with our 100 percent online, asynchronous coursework.
• Learn from leading nutrition professionals who specialize in a wide variety of areas.
• Benefit from a cutting-edge curriculum focused on our country’s most urgent nutritional issues.

New Program Option for Graduates of Adelphi’s Nutrition MS Program

Interested in earning an MS in Nutrition and Dietetics so you can become a registered dietitian or pursue another dietetics career? If you already have an MS in Nutrition degree from Adelphi, or are currently enrolled in that program, you can now earn your Nutrition and Dietetics master’s degree in less time.

With Adelphi’s Advanced Pathway plan, you can seamlessly enroll in the new MS in Nutrition and Dietetics MS program and Adelphi will waive the seven overlap courses between both MS courses.

The University will waive the following seven overlap courses:

• 0856-549-001- Human Nutrition
• 0856-550-001- Diet Assessment
• 0856-551-001- Nutrition Through the Lifecycle
• 0856-557-001- Nutrition and Chronic Disease
• 0856- 618-001- Community Nutrition
• 0856-619- 001- Nutrition Education and Communication
• 0856- 729-001- Practicum in Nutrition

Students completing the Advanced Pathway will typically be taking 8 to 10 credits per semester.

All told, students in the Advanced Pathway will complete 41 credits (25 credits of coursework, 16 credits of fieldwork).