If you seek opportunities to address real-world challenges in nutritional science, look no further than Texas Tech University. Our nutrition master's program provides you with specialized clinical and research experience. You will have the opportunity to:
Participate in research at some of the nation's most advanced nutritional sciences laboratories.
Learn from award-winning nutritional sciences faculty whose work has drawn attention from CNN, The New York Times, and other major media outlets.
Conduct multidisciplinary research that integrates nutritional sciences with fields including biology, psychology, genetics, and public policy.
Build collaborative relationships with faculty and other graduate students to develop your learning and expand your professional network.
You will graduate with a top master's degree in nutritional sciences that prepares you to continue your studies in a premiere doctoral program, or to begin your career.
Earn a Nutritional Sciences Master's Degree In a Supportive Environment
Texas Tech encourages nutritional sciences master's degree students to address practical challenges. You will have the opportunity to focus your master's degree studies on any aspect of nutritional sciences that interests you. Students and faculty in our nutritional sciences master's degree program have conducted research on:
Obesity
Community nutrition
International nutrition
Food insecurity
Nanomedicine
Cardiovascular disease
Diabetes
Nutritional biochemistry
Drug development
Behavioral influences on nutrition and diet
In addition, our nutritional sciences master's degree program offers extensive clinical experience. You will get direct, first-hand interaction with patients and clients, advocating for personal choices, public policies, and agency programs that support healthy nutrition throughout the population. This experience will not only strengthen your resume, but also sharpen your communication skills, cultural sensitivity, and proficiency for teamwork to help you excel as a researcher, clinician, or educator.
Career Benefits of a Nutritional Sciences Master's Degree
Nutrition has become a high priority worldwide, with growing influence in health care, education, public policy, sports science, food services, and other industries. Our master's degree in nutritional sciences presents marketable, highly sought expertise.
You will qualify for advanced positions with many types of employers, including:
Research laboratories
Drug manufacturers
Food service companies
Hospitals and nursing homes
Long-term care facilities
Extension services
September 2025
College of Human Sciences
Texas Tech University,
LUBBOCK,
Texas,
79409, United States
The applicant must have earned a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or its equivalent from a foreign institution.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - The minimum TOEFL score required is 79.
International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) - The minimum IELTS required score is an overall band score of 6.5 on the Academic version.
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic) - The minimum required PTE Academic score is 60.
Cambridge C2 Proficiency Test (Cambridge CPE) - The minimum required Cambridge CPE grade is a score of 180 or above.
Cambridge C1 Advanced Proficiency Test (Cambridge CAE) - The minimum required Cambridge CAE grade is a score of 175 or above.
Recommended deadlines for international students are as follows:
January 15 for Fall and Summer semesters
July 15 for Spring semesters
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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