Join students from a wide variety of backgrounds who share your passion for food. Our two-year curriculum offers the flexibility to explore areas of interest to you. Address important issues such as food insecurity in the age of COVID.
Prepare for a wide range of careers in food policy, advocacy, media, social and cultural analysis, academia, business, entrepreneurship, and research with NYU Steinhardt's MA in Food Studies.
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Why This Program is Right for You
- Learn from faculty who are prominent leaders in their field, as well as pros who will provide access to the NYC food scene
- Study food systems, culture, and policy, and take electives around your unique interests
- Intern throughout NYC and make important connections
- Experience the global food system through unique graduate study abroad courses
- Study full or part time
Meet Dharath “Tot” Hoonchamlong (MA '19)
After graduating with his MA in Food Studies, Tot is now the Environmental Manager of a Bo.lan, a sustainability-focused, Michelin-starred restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand.
Leigh Ollman is a graduate student in the Food Studies program, intern at the National Young Farmers Coalition, and co-creator of the NYU Urban Farm Lab's Seed Library. Watch as she takes you through a day in her life filled with visits to the Urban Farm Lab, school and internship work, and cooking food from the local farmer's market.
Careers
Graduates work in publishing, PR and marketing, nonprofits, food operations, startups, local and national governments, NGOs in advocacy and policy, development organizations, and food production and distribution.
If you think about it, food is tightly intertwined with some of the major challenges we’re facing in this day in age. Food Studies gave me the tools to address those complex issues by examining food from a multitude of perspectives. The most rewarding aspect has been meeting all of the inspiring people in my program: from professors to guest lecturers and from activists to fellow students. I have family all over the world now.
Equity and Belonging at NYU Steinhardt
Our community of students brings a spectrum of identities, experiences, and viewpoints. We strive to create a supportive learning environment that provides opportunity for all, where everyone can thrive by seeing the world through many perspectives, regardless of race and ethnicity, nationality, class, sex, gender identity and expression, ability, faith/belief, sexual orientation, and age.
Financial Aid
Our goal is to make Steinhardt an option for everyone, including underrepresented populations, international students, and people with special challenges on their path to graduate education. Your financial aid picture may include our many scholarship opportunities, federal aid, private loans, and more.
Please note that our photos were taken before the COVID-19 pandemic. We take the safety of our community very seriously, and our current precautions for in-person activities include required mask use, social distancing, and regular testing.