66 PhD programmes in Nutrition & Dietetics in North America

Students entering the Human Nutrition graduate program from Kansas State University, are expected to have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. Admission to graduate study at Kansas State University is granted on three bases.

The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Nutritional Science at University of Alberta offers thesis programs leading to Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, as well as course-based programs leading to Master of Agriculture and Master of Science degrees. 

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Interdepartmental Nutrition Program's mission is to develop cutting-edge, multidisciplinary education and research programs that integrate animal biology and food to improve human and animal nutrition and health.

The Foods and Nutrition program at University of Georgia allows extensive research and study in one of our specialized program areas. Students receive customized training in research methodologies; effective grant writing, dissemination of research findings, and making scholarly contributions.

In the Nutrition and Dietetics doctoral degree at the New York University, you will choose a specialized area of study and build upon foundational courses in dietetics and research methods before proposing, writing, and defending a unique dissertation.

The Nutrition and Metabolism program at University of Wisconsin Madison is sufficiently flexible to allow students with a wide variety of undergraduate degrees to meet the background prerequisites.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Food Science and Human Nutrition. 

The PhD Human Health and Nutritional Sciences program at University of Guelph is offered in: biomechanics; nutrition, exercise and metabolism; and nutritional and nutraceutical sciences. The focus is on physical activity and diet as powerful lifestyle determinants of human health. 

Are you interested in improving the health and well-being of individuals and communities? Learn to integrate exercise and nutritional sciences to understand how disease develops and to design novel approaches to improve health for all segments of society with this Exercise and Nutritional Sciences program at Arizona State University.

The goal of the Nutrition and Health Sciences program of Emory University is to provide students with the necessary skills to investigate the relationship between nutrition and human health, especially with respect to the prevention and control of nutritional problems and related diseases

The Ph.D. Program in the Division of Nutritional Sciences at University of Kentucky offers advanced multidisciplinary studies that serve as a springboard for nutrition-related careers in academia, industry and government.

Nutrition and Food Sciences from Louisiana State University aims prepare students for professional careers in specialty areas.

Study in Nutrition Science at the doctoral level leads to the Doctor of Philosophy degree and is completed in one of either two concentrations: cellular and molecular nutrition or community nutrition. The Nutritional Sciences program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

The Dietetics and Nutrition doctoral program at Florida International University allows students to study and work side-by-side with esteemed educators, researchers and practitioners who serve as mentors.

The Department of Nutritional Sciences at Auburn University offers graduate study leading to the Master of Science (MS) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees in Nutrition. 

A wide range of potential specializations are open to students in our Nutrition graduate programs from University of Saskatchewan. 

Human Sciences interdepartmental Ph.D. degree offered at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with specializations from multiple departments.

The Nutritional Biology Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis is an interdisciplinary program designed to provide the skills, and prepare students for modern, cutting-edge nutrition research. 

The doctoral program in Nutrition at Texas A&M University allows emphasis in the broad fields of basic and applied human and animal nutrition.

Our PhD in Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University emphasizes research and application of research ranging from basic molecular and cellular sciences to clinical and community applications.