by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Nutrition Sciences. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nutrition Science is a major offered under the multi / interdisciplinary studies program of study at Tufts University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nutrition science, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,799 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,196 | $54,196 |
| Fees | $972 | $972 |
The median early career salary of nutrition science students who receive their master’s degree from Tufts is $55,594 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $43,388.
Online degrees for the Tufts nutrition science master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Tufts Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nutrition science in 2019-2020, 85.4% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 87.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nutrition science at Tufts in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 20%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 68 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Nutrition Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nutrition Sciences | 96 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Museum Studies | 14 |
| Classical & Ancient Studies | 1 |
| Multicultural & Diversity Studies | 4 |
| Computational Science | 5 |
| Human Computer Interaction | 13 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.