MPH Public Health Nutrition at University of Washington

Programme overview

The Master of Public Health in Nutritional Sciences provides interdisciplinary training with a strong grounding in research and evidence-based nutritional sciences and public health.

Faculty: School of Public Health | Department: School of Public Health | Duration: 63 credits | Location: Seattle, WA, United States

What you will study

63 credits; MPH Common Core (23 credits):; PHI 511, PHI 512, PHI 513, PHI 514, PHI 515, PHI 516; Nutritional Sciences Core (24 credits):; NUTR 500, NUTR 512, NUTR 513, NUTR 520, NUTR 521, NUTR 526, NUTR 531, 562; Additional MPH (7 credits):; NUTR 532 (1 credit), NUTR 595 (6 credits)

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants to an NSP graduate program must meet the following minimum requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher in any discipline. Most applicants to the PhD program hold a master's degree in nutrition or a related discipline. Completion of prerequisite coursework: nutrition (completed at time of application), general chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry (two quarters or 1 semester), physiology A cumulative GPA of 3.00 or greater for the final 90 quarter credits or 60 semester hours completed is an expectation for the UW Graduate School. Applicants with a GPA below 3.0 may still be considered if their overall application has exceptional strengths. Financial ability requirements for international student English Language Proficiency for Non-native English speakers. Financial ability requirements for international student Additional requirements for the GCPD program: ...

Domestic applicants: USD 26,808 a year (2026-27). Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Master of Public Health"; the source rate applies to the Master of Public Health. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technology fee, services & activities f Source

International applicants: USD 46,665 a year (2026-27). Non-Resident rate. Seattle campus, full-time, Autumn+Winter+Spring quarters, rate band "Master of Public Health"; the source rate applies to the Master of Public Health. Tuition only (operating + building fee); excludes technology fee, services & activiti Source

Graduate programmes open for admission at different times and have varying deadlines; entry quarter and dates are set by each programme.

Graduate application fee is $90 (USD), or $75 for Graduate Non-Matriculated applications, paid online by MasterCard or Visa; each submitted application requires a separate fee. Application dates and deadlines vary by programme and are shown in the Graduate School online application. The Law (JD), Dentistry (DDS), Pharmacy (PharmD) and Medicine (MD) programmes do not use the Graduate School application.

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