MS Nutrition at Columbia University

The MS in Nutrition is offered in Nutrition Education and Nutrition and Public Health tracks of 47 points each, delivered through the Integrated MS-RDN Track that prepares students for the Registered Dietitian Nutritionist credentialing exam. Nutrition and Public Health prepares graduates to turn evidence-based guidelines into food and nutrition programs and to drive policy, systems and environmental change. Nutrition Education trains graduates for culturally competent nutrition education and counseling. Study is full-time or part-time and campus-based.

Faculty: Teachers College  |  Department: Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology, Nutrition  |  Duration: 47 points (Nutrition Education and Nutrition and Public Health tracks)  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Beyond the nutrition core, Nutrition and Public Health students take courses on community and individual nutritional assessment and evaluation, program planning and management, coalition building, structural racism in food access, advocacy and communication, and multidisciplinary teams for public health programs. Nutrition Education emphasizes group and individual counseling and behavior change.

Career pathways

Government agencies, food and nutrition assistance programs, nonprofits, schools and childcare, healthcare, industry, communities, worksites, media and private practice.

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