In the Oregon State University’s nutrition doctoral program, you’ll focus on human nutrition for the promotion of optimal health and disease prevention.

You’ll work alongside knowledgeable, welcoming and nationally recognized faculty who are contributing exciting discoveries to the field, while improving the quality of life for individuals, families and communities in Oregon and beyond.

The PhD in Nutrition is designed to prepare you for a professional career in nutrition through a combination of coursework and research.

Nutrition research

As a nutrition doctoral student, you will apply the specific skills and knowledge you gain in coursework to projects conducted under the direction of faculty members with whom you share research interests.

Faculty study a broad range of areas, including:

• the biology of human and animal milks
• neuroendocrine regulation of body weight and bone metabolism
• antioxidants and gene expression in cancer prevention
• food security
• school and community nutrition education programs
• nutrition education
• the role of diet in metabolic diseases
• nutrition epidemiology
• sustainable protein sources to combat child malnutrition

Faculty contact information and a detailed description of the nutrition research being conducted at Oregon State may be found on each laboratory’s webpage

Graduate student handbook

Detailed information about degree requirements and coursework

• 2024-2025 Nutrition graduate student handbook (pdf)