The Master of Public Health in Nutrition, offered by the Department of Kinesiology, is a terminal professional dietetics degree. The program prepares future public health dietitians to identify and assess population needs; plan, implement, and evaluate programs to address those needs; and ensure the needs of diverse populations are met to improve their overall health status, particularly their nutritional/dietary needs. The M.P.H. in Nutrition program has a strong focus on addressing the environmental, social, and cultural factors related to individual and population nutrition and associated health disparities over the life course. Our graduates will serve individuals and communities promoting and sustaining healthy lives.
The M.P.H. in Nutrition is a full-time, two-year on-campus program. While some courses may be offered online or in hybrid formats, most of the coursework is delivered in person over 16-week academic terms. Throughout the program of study, students engage in guaranteed placements at our clinical, foodservice, and public health supervised experiential learning sites.
Areas of Specialization: The M.P.H. degree program is offered in six specialty fields of study:
Job Prospects: Graduates with an M.P.H. in Nutrition degree have a multitude of job options working in clinical, foodservice, or public health nutrition settings. Clinical dietitians work with other health professionals treating individuals in hospitals and outpatient clinics. Foodservice dietitians work in hospitals, school foodservice, restaurants, and food stores, such as supermarkets and convenience stores, selling fresh food and overseeing the large-scale production of food. Public health dietitians work in a wide range of nutrition settings, including emergency food, food delivery, nutrition education, and school foods programs. Additionally, as an M.P.H. graduate, students have a variety of job opportunities open to them within the whole of public health.
September 2025
Temple University
1801 N Broad Street,
PHILADELPHIA,
Pennsylvania,
19122, United States
Bachelor's Degree in Discipline/Related Discipline: All applicants must present credentials that are the equivalent of an accredited baccalaureate degree. The minimum acceptable undergraduate GPA is 3.0.
Applicants who earned their baccalaureate degree from an institution where the language of instruction was other than English, with the exception of those who subsequently earned a master’s degree at a U.S. institution, must report scores for a standardized test of English that meet these minimums:
TOEFL iBT: 79
IELTS Academic: 6.5
PTE Academic: 53
Duolingo: 110
Application Deadline: Fall: March 1
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.