Master of Public Health (MPH) Online | Nutrition

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Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total

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

Accelerate Your Career with Liberty University’s Nutrition Degree

Are you passionate about fitness and nutrition? Do you enjoy helping others lead healthier lifestyles? Are you interested in promoting wellness in your community? If so, a master’s degree in public health and nutrition might be the program for you.

By conferring Liberty’s Master of Public Health (MPH) in Nutrition, you can gain marketable skills that are necessary for a career in nutrition. This is a versatile degree that can help you find work in a variety of settings, such as clinics, hospitals, government health departments, and community programs. With an MPH, you can start your journey to seeking careers that involve increased responsibilities, giving you the chance to touch even more people’s lives.

Our nutrition master’s program online can help you make a positive impact on your community by equipping you with the tools to promote healthy lifestyles and programs. If you want to advance your career and better your community, this degree is for you. It can help you achieve a rich understanding of public health and nutrition.

To request additional information from a department representative, please email PHhelper@liberty.edu.

*Some exclusions apply. Please refer to our exclusions page for more information.

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Why Choose Liberty University’s Online Nutrition Degree Program?

At Liberty, our goal is to provide you with a flexible, quality education that helps you make a difference in the workplace. That’s why we’ve designed our MPH in Nutrition to teach you not just head knowledge but also practical skills that can help prepare you for a variety of career opportunities. In your courses, you can complete both hands-on projects and a practicum that will give you the chance to practice with real-world applications.

Study Online

For this master’s program, you can complete all of your courses online. That way, you can further your education without putting your life on hold. You can focus on what really matters – your family, job, church, and community – while still completing your master’s degree and preparing to take the next step in your career.

Get Mentored by Experienced Professors

Our professors have extensive experience in the field of public health and are firmly rooted in biblical principles. With their guidance, you can gain both relevant job skills and an understanding of how to live out your faith in your career.

Learn Best Practices for Your Career in Public Health

This online MPH in Nutrition can help prepare you to impact people’s lives both in your local community and on a global scale. By teaching you about disease prevention, nutritional health disorders, and foodborne illness, our program can help you gain a new level of expertise that can prepare you to solve health problems that are prevalent today. As you enrich your understanding of nutrition and enhance your credentials, you can find opportunities to advance your current career or to enter new job experiences.

We are excited to partner with you as you pursue your health and nutrition degree. Let us equip you to meet your personal goals and impact the world at large.

What Will You Study in Our Online Nutrition Program?

In Liberty University’s MPH, your online nutrition courses can help you become a competitive candidate in the field of public health. If you want to serve others by helping them improve their health, our online master’s in public health and nutrition is a good next step to take in your academic and professional journey.

Our nutrition degree online courses can teach you safe practices related to the production and distribution of food. In addition, you can learn how to investigate and counteract foodborne illnesses, as well as how to use research methods to carry out public health programs. You can also explore the topics of eating disorders, diabetes, obesity, and other nutrition-related health problems.

After completing this program, you can know how to recognize better and address many different public health needs, making you a vital asset in the workforce. Through Liberty’s nutrition degree, you can learn how to apply biblical principles to your work in public health, making you a Champion for Christ who excels both professionally and spiritually.

Potential Career Opportunities

One benefit of studying public health is that you can use your degree to prepare you for a wide variety of careers.

Some of the roles you may qualify for include:

Fitness trainer
Food service manager
Genetic researcher
Health behavior researcher
Health educator
Missionary
Physical education coordinator
Public health specialist
Restaurant owner

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Degree Information

This program falls under the School of Health Sciences.
View the Graduate Health Sciences Course Guides (login required).
See information about the Master of Public Health Gate System.
Download and review the Master of Public Health Student Handbook.
To request additional information from a department representative, please email PHhelper@liberty.edu.

*HLTH 698 MPH Practicum (for current students) – If you have completed the following items and would like to begin your practicum, please contact the practicum coordinator at PHpracticum@liberty.edu. For more information about MPH practicum FAQs, documents, and contact information, please visit MPH Practicum – HLTH 698.

Complete core and specialization courses successfully (elective courses may be taken concurrently with the practicum).
Submit and pass your background check through American Data Bank.
Mail the completed agreement form to the MPH Practicum Coordinator for approval.

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Tuition & Aid

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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Admission Information for Our Master’s Degree in Nutrition Online

Admission Requirements

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.
- Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance purposes with the submission of a Transcript Request Form.
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.

Preliminary Acceptance

If you are sending in a preliminary transcript for acceptance, you must:

Be in your final term and planning to start your master’s degree after the last day of class for your bachelor’s degree.
Complete a Bachelor’s Self-Certification Form confirming your completion date. You may download the form from the Forms and Downloads page or contact an admissions counselor to submit the form on your behalf.
Submit an official/unofficial transcript to confirm that you are in your final term. The preliminary transcript must show a minimum of 105 completed credit hours.
If you are a current Liberty University student completing your undergraduate degree, you will need to submit a Degree/Certificate Completion Application.
Send in an additional, final official transcript with a conferral date on it by the end of your first semester of enrollment in the new master’s degree.

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Transcript Policies

Unofficial College Transcript Policy

Unofficial transcripts combined with a Transcript Request Form can be used for admission. Official transcripts are required within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first, and will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

Before sending unofficial college transcripts, please make sure they include the following:

Your previous school’s name or logo printed on the document
Cumulative GPA
A list of completed courses and earned credit broken down by semester
Degree and date conferred (if applicable)

Official College Transcript Policy

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.

If the student uses unofficial transcripts with a Transcript Request Form to gain acceptance, all official transcripts must be received within 60 days of the admissions decision or before non-attendance drops for the first set of matriculated classes, whichever comes first. Failure to send all official transcripts within the 60-day period will prevent enrollment into future terms until all official transcripts have been received.

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Liberty University is dedicated to providing world-class educational experiences to military students across the globe.

Who May Qualify?

Active Duty
Reserve/National Guard
Veterans/Retirees
Spouses of Service Members and Veterans/Retirees
Current Department of Defense Employees

Available Benefits:

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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