For the second year in a row, NC State’s online Master of Nutrition program ranked No. 1 on a list of the country’s top programs by BestColleges.com.

The non-thesis degree program, offered by the Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, focuses on applied study and field experience. Students gain a broad overview of graduate-level nutrition science — in either human nutrition or animal feed science — as well as the management and communication skills needed in a professional setting.

According to BestColleges.com, the rankings are based on “the courses schools offer, available specializations, student outcomes, career support services and other criteria used to determine academic excellence.”

Check out the full list here: http://www.bestcolleges.com/features/top-masters-in-nutrition-online-programs

This post was originally published in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences News.