The American Society for Nutrition notes 150 graduate programs in nutrition throughout the United States, including several in Michigan. Michigan colleges that offer graduate and undergraduate degrees in nutrition do so as part of larger divisions. Faculty members integrate high-quality nutrition course work with other scientific and clinical studies, such as public health, food science and dietetics.
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University's foods and nutrition department, part of the College of Education and Human Services, offers three training programs in nutrition: food service administration, dietetics and nutrition, and eietetics. Nine core faculty members teach undergraduate and graduate courses, perform individual and cross-department research and work with graduate students on thesis research. Central Michigan's total student enrollment of more than 27,000 students is the fourth largest among Michigan public universities and includes about 6,800 graduate students.
Central Michigan University
Nutrition and Dietetics Graduate Program
Wrightman Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
(989) 774-4000
cmich.edu
Michigan State University
Michigan State University's food science and human nutrition department is part of the agriculture and natural resources program, offering nationally recognized academic and research programs. Thirty-six faculty members teach undergraduate classes in dietetics, food science and nutritional sciences and teach and mentor graduate students in food science and human nutrition. The Michigan State student body totals nearly 50,000. Of those, food science and human nutrition counts 650 undergraduates and 45 graduate students.
Michigan State University
Food Science and Human Nutrition
204 G.M.Trout FSHN Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 355-8474
fshn.msu.edu
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The human nutrition program at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is part of the School of Public Health's environmental health sciences division. Graduate students can pursue a master of public health degree in nutrition, a master of science in nutrition or dietetics and a Ph.D. in human nutrition. Six faculty members teach classes within the division and collaborate with graduate students on research projects; five of the faculty members hold doctorate degrees. The University of Michigan boasts a total enrollment of more than 56,000 students.
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights 1700 SPH I
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
(734) 764-5425
www.sph.umich.edu
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