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New for 2025

Since our founding at Tufts University in 1978, our programs have always evolved to train leaders in food and nutrition who can meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Starting in 2025, we are making our degree programs more accessible -- wider online offerings, more flexibility, and greater options for specialization -- all while maintaining the expertise, rigor, and broad curriculum that has made the Friedman School best-in-class for over forty years. 

We are keeping that rich history of research and education while increasing opportunities to become part of the Friedman School community. From the microbiome to planetary health, our wide range of expertise will continue to be at the forefront of food and nutrition science and policy. 

Learn more about our programs

How do specializations map to evolving divisions and programs?

For Current and Former Students

Program and Division Director: Sean Cash

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Agriculture, Food, and Environment; Climate, Sustainability, and Food; Food Policy and Economics; Food Systems Modeling

Program and Division Director: Sheldon Rowan

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Data Analytics & AI in Nutrition; Nutrition, Diet, and Disease Across the Lifecycle

Program and Division Director: Bea Rogers

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Food Business and Entrepreneurship; Food Policy and Economics; Food Systems Modeling; Humanitarian Assistance

Program and Division Director: Elena Naumova

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Nutritional Epidemiology and Public Health Nutrition; Data Analytics & AI in Nutrition; Nutrition, Diet, and Disease Across the Lifecycle

Program and Division Director: May May Leung

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Community Interventions and Behavior Change; Nutrition Communication; Nutrition Equity

Program Director: Lynne Ausman

Current student degree requirement information

Related programming: Online M.S. in Nutrition

This degree is currently not accepting new applications while we work toward integrating it into our new online program. Our residential M.S. program has specializations available in humanitarian assistance and other related areas.

Current Program Director: Dan Maxwell

Current student degree requirement information

Related specializations: Humanitarian Assistance; Food Policy and Economics; Climate, Sustainability and Food