An interdisciplinary program where students gain expertise in theory as well as combined research in the areas of human nutrition and metabolism, food product development, community nutrition, food microbiology, meat science and food chemistry.
You can earn your master鈥檚 degree in food science and human nutrition through the Department of Animal Science or Family and Consumer Sciences.
Applicants indicate the research experience they prefer and faculty member they are interested in working with. In this highly competitive graduate degree program, students gain direct experience with data collection, analysis, writing and publication through laboratory and classroom learning experiences. Program faculty are actively conducting research in the areas of eating behaviors, indigenous/traditional diets, micronutrient needs and deficiencies, food product development, sensory characteristics of food products, health and physical performance of active individuals, nutrition and disease, brain-reward pathway, microbial diagnostics, rumen microbiome, nitrogen/protein metabolism, lipid analysis and alternative feed/forages.
September 2025
College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources
Department #3354,
1000 E. University,
LARAMIE,
Wyoming,
82071, United States
A bachelor鈥檚 degree based on a four year curriculum from an accredited institution with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale)
For international students, a minimum TOEFL score of 540 (76 iBT), IELTS score of 6.5, OPIc score of Advanced Mid, or Duolingo score of 105 average of the Conversation and Production sections. Official scores must be submitted.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
