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Why Choose ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's Nutrition & Dietetics Program?

• Affordable cost plus aid for graduate students. 
• ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s competency-based program seamlessly integrates online coursework with supervised experiential learning.
• Upon graduation, you will be eligible to sit for the National Registration Examination to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).
• Our smaller program size means that you get personalized attention and support.
• Online classes give you added flexibility.
• You will learn critical thinking and scientific skills needed for:
  • future clinical practice
  • management and leadership
• Our program inspires interprofessional collaboration and offers opportunities to achieve expanded roles in nutrition practice.

Expert Faculty

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú Nutrition and Dietetics Program faculty are equipped with a wide array of certifications and skill sets, and include:

• Licensed dietitian-nutritionists

• Registered dietitians

• Certified diabetes care and education specialists

Program Outcomes

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú has high career placement rates for all of its graduate programs.

Graduates of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program have careers in:

• General medical nutrition therapy.

• Specialty practice areas such as renal nutrition, diabetes care, nutrition support and sports nutrition.

• Food systems management for hospitals, schools, universities or corporations.

• Community nutrition agencies.

• Private practice.

Some graduates have used their entrepreneurial skills to develop their own nutrition-related businesses. 

Program Schedule & Format

You can earn your M.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú in 1.5 years. You will spend the first year taking online courses. Your last semester will be devoted to 40 hours per week of supervised experiential learning at various sites. View the University's Academic Calendar.

Supervised Experiential Learning Placement

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú’s Nutrition and Dietetics Program maintains relations with many acute care facilities, long-term care facilities, school districts, and other public and private health agencies and businesses. We will coordinate your placement in practical learning sites (within 100 miles of ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú's Greensburg, Pa. campus) that will prepare you to become a registered dietitian nutritionist. 

Cost

Additional information, including program-specific policies and costs, can be found in the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú University Integrated Master’s in Nutrition and Dietetics Handbook of Policies and Procedures.