Graduate Degrees in Nutrition and Sports Sciences
Four specialized paths. One university built for healthcare. Take your next step.
At Logan University, you can choose from specialized graduate programs in nutrition and sports sciences. Each is designed within Logan’s applied health sciences environment to help you build practical skills, expand your opportunities and advance your career in as little as 18–24 months.
You don’t have to guess your next move. You can make it with clarity and confidence.
Each degree prepares you for a different type of role in nutrition, performance or rehabilitation. Compare your options and choose the path that aligns with where you want to go next.
Best for: Students who want to become a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) and work in clinical settings
This hybrid program combines online coursework with supervised experiential learning. Build clinical knowledge and applied skills to assess patients, deliver medical nutrition therapy and support long-term health outcomes across diverse populations.
Through hands-on rotations and applied coursework, you’ll gain real experience in clinical, community and foodservice settings — preparing you to sit for the Commission on Dietetic Registration exam and step into professional practice with confidence.
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Best for: Careers in sports nutrition, wellness coaching and performance-focused roles
This 100% online program is designed for flexibility, allowing you to build advanced nutrition knowledge while continuing to work. You’ll learn how to assess nutritional needs, design targeted strategies, and guide individuals toward stronger health, performance and long-term wellness.
Coursework emphasizes applied nutrition science, including performance nutrition, lifestyle interventions, and emerging topics like nutrigenetics and personalized nutrition. You can also tailor your experience through specialized tracks in sports nutrition, wellness or integrative practice.
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Best for: Performance, recovery and injury prevention careers
This 100% online program goes beyond performance training to integrate rehabilitation and recovery strategies. You’ll learn how to assess movement, design performance programs and apply therapeutic exercise techniques to support recovery and long-term health.
An internship component allows you to gain hands-on experience in clinical or performance settings, helping you put advanced techniques into practice with real patients and clients while building your professional network.
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Best for: Coaching, training and performance development roles
This 100% online program prepares you to design and lead strength and conditioning programs that deliver measurable results. Built for coaches, trainers and fitness professionals, it blends exercise physiology, biomechanics and applied training so you can use what you learn right away.
Through performance-based coursework, case studies and applied scenarios, you’ll develop the skills to assess athletes, analyze performance data and improve strength, power and overall athletic output. The program also prepares you to pursue the NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential.
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This is where science meets real-world results. Each program is grounded in its own area of focus — from nutrition to performance to rehabilitation — while preparing you to build skills you can use in clinical, wellness or performance settings from day one.
Logan’s health science programs prepare you for roles with greater responsibility, broader impact and stronger earning potential.
Graduates pursue careers such as:
Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
Athletic Trainer
Rehabilitation Specialist
* Median annual salary (2024) per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At Logan, your education is built for action and designed to move you forward. As a healthcare-focused university, you’ll learn how to turn science into results across clinical, wellness and performance settings.
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