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MS Nutritional Sciences

3 Years On Campus Masters Program

University of Hawaii Manoa

Program Overview

The MS in nutritional sciences prepares students to understand the scientific basis of nutrition, its application to health and fitness, and the skills needed to conduct basic and applied nutrition research. Subject areas of concentration include clinical nutrition, obesity, dietary fiber, functional fiber and bioactive food components, diet and cancer, mineral nutrition and toxicology, sports nutrition, nutrition education, nutritional product development, community and international nutrition, nutritional biochemistry, and nutritional epidemiology. The program does not include an RD internship. Cooperating programs include public health, kinesiology and rehabilitation science, food science, animal sciences, physiology, John A. Burns School of Medicine, and the University of Hawai i Cancer Center.

Program Key Stats

$37670 (Annual cost)



72.8 %

Eligibility Criteria


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539
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100

Additional Information & Requirements

One transcript for each post-secondary institution attended, Official TOEFL or IELTS exam scores, Statement of objective, Letters of recommendation, Official GRE scores

Career Options

  • Recent graduates serve as clinical dietitians in acute and long-term care facilities and rehabilitation hospitals; food service directors; sales representatives for food and pharmaceutical companies; nutrition educators; and nutrition consultants
  • Others go on to graduate programs or become physicians
  • dentists
  • physician assistants
  • or physical therapists
  • An increasing number of graduates are pursuing career paths as chefs and other positions in the hotel
  • restaurant
  • and hospitality industries

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