Graduate Certificate in Nutrition Online

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Next Start Dates: January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | March 23, 2026

Promote Wellness by Earning a Graduate Nutrition Certificate Online

Do you have a passion for helping others make healthy food and wellness choices? If you are looking for a way to change your current career or fill in your skills and knowledge in nutrition, then a graduate certificate can help you bridge that gap. Liberty University’s 100% online Graduate Certificate in Nutrition provides the advanced training in nutrition you need to advocate for healthy choices in a variety of contexts.

Through our graduate nutrition certificate program, you will be prepared to explain the relationship between nutrition and disease prevention, understand best practices for avoiding foodborne illnesses, and the psychological and social factors that contribute to poor nutrition.

You want to make a difference in your community, and conferring an online Graduate Certificate in Nutrition could help you become a Champion for Christ in the field of nutrition and public health. Our online nutrition courses are firmly based in evidence and practice while maintaining a Christian worldview on health and wellness. If you are looking for a flexible way to take nutrition classes online, then Liberty University’s online nutrition certificate can help you meet your goals.

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Why Choose Liberty’s Graduate Certificate in Nutrition?

As a leading online Christian college and a pioneer in distance education since 1985, we offer a biblically-based, academically excellent program delivered in a format tailored to meet your needs as a student and a professional. Available 100% online with no set login times, you can earn your Graduate Certificate in Nutrition wherever life takes you.

Our 8-week courses maximize your time, so you can graduate with your nutrition certificate sooner than you would in a traditional, residential program. Taught by professors with real-world experience as nutritionists, our online Graduate Certificate in Nutrition will give you the education you need to further your career without uprooting you or your family.

What Will You Study in Our Online Nutrition Graduate Certificate Program?

Throughout our graduate nutrition certificate, you can learn the basic principles of nutrition, metabolism, and the role food plays in maintaining good health. You will have access to current research and governmental initiatives regarding food safety and explore the best practices for handling food in foodservice systems.

You will also study the societal, familial, and psychological factors involved in the development of eating disorders, type 2 diabetes, and other nutrition-based diseases. Other courses in this graduate nutrition certificate will examine the current research regarding the relationship between genetics, chronic disease, and nutritional therapy.

Potential Career Opportunities

Our nutrition certificate can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:

Community health worker
Nutrition or health educator
Private nutrition consultant
Wellness consultant

The skills that you gain from our certificate in nutrition can be an asset in many other aspects of the health and wellness world as you pursue positions of added responsibility. Additionally, the credits from this certificate may transfer directly into the Master of Science in Nutrition or the MPH in Nutrition. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with a nutrition certificate from Liberty University.

Additional education or training may be required for some jobs or occupations. Conferral of a certificate does not guarantee job placement.

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At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.

Graduate Full Time	$580/Credit
Graduate Part Time	$645/Credit
Military Graduate	$290/Credit

These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.

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Apply online or over the phone with an admissions counselor by calling (800) 424-9596.
- A non-refundable, non-transferable $50 application fee will be posted on the current application upon enrollment (waived for qualifying service members, veterans, and military spouses – documentation verifying military status is required).
Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 2.5 GPA is required for admission in good standing. Applicants who have earned a master’s degree or at least 12 graduate credits from an accredited institution will be assessed on the basis of the master’s-level degree work.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment. For information on alternative assessments or TOEFL waivers, please call Admissions or view the official International Admissions policy.

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An acceptable official college transcript is one that has been issued directly from the institution and is in a sealed envelope. If you have one in your possession, it must meet the same requirements. If your previous institution offers electronic official transcript processing, they can send the document directly to luoverify@liberty.edu.

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Tuition discounts – $290 per credit hour for graduate courses
Additional discount for veterans who serve in a civilian capacity as a First Responder*
8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)

*Not applicable to certificates.

These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Graduate Certificate in Nutrition?

If you already have a bachelor’s degree and are looking at your options to change careers, a certificate can be an important step to give you the training you need. While a full master’s degree will provide a complete course of study, a certificate can fill in knowledge and skill gaps in your current career or help you build on your current skill set to change to a different career.

Liberty University’s online Graduate Certificate in Nutrition is a focused track of 5 courses designed to quickly give you the specific, advanced content you need. With this certificate, you can pursue new career opportunities while also opening the door to later transferring these courses to a complete master’s degree in nutrition.

What can I do with a graduate certificate in nutrition?

Liberty University’s certificate programs are designed as a way for you to retool your current skill set to change careers or improve your opportunities in your current work. If you have a bachelor’s in a health sciences field, then you may need advanced graduate health courses for advancement, or you may have discovered a new passion in nutrition that you need new skills to pursue.

Your new graduate courses in nutrition can build on your previous experience and credentials, or help you to enter the field for the first time with entry-level positions. You may also be working in a field related to nutrition and need to have some expertise in order to do your job better. Examples of these roles are insurance brokers, healthcare benefits managers, and human resource managers.

Health educators, nutrition coaches, and sports nutrition specialists also benefit from graduate courses in nutrition. Wherever advanced skills in food and nutritional studies are essential for success, you can use your graduate certificate in nutrition.

If you earn a Graduate Certificate in Nutrition, you could also move on to a Master of Public Health – Nutrition and transfer in all 5 of your courses. That path would allow you to start toward your career goals with a solid new credential while you gain additional training in your full master’s program.

How long does it take to get a certificate in nutrition?

Liberty University’s online nutrition courses are designed in 8-week sub-terms, allowing you to focus on fewer classes at once while still maintaining a full-time load. With this format, you can complete the 5 courses in Liberty’s online Graduate Certificate in Nutrition program in as little as 15 credit hours. If you transferred these courses into Liberty’s Master of Public Health — Nutrition, you could complete your master’s degree quicker using the obtained credit hours!

Can I become a nutritionist or dietitian with an online certificate in nutrition?

While you can use advanced training in nutrition to help people make healthier decisions and improve their eating habits, there are additional steps to becoming a dietitian or nutritionist. To become a registered dietician or a certified nutritionist, you will need to meet your state’s specific educational and testing requirements.

While a graduate certificate in nutrition can help you meet education content requirements, this program is not designed by itself to complete those needs and does not include any clinical elements. You may, for example, need to have additional content or other courses that are not covered by our graduate certificate alone or must have recorded clinical hours. Please see your state’s Department of Health website for information about the specific requirements you need to meet in order to become a registered dietician or certified nutritionist.

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