
Food Studies (MAFS) + MBA
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Food Studies (MAFS) + MBA Overview
Priority & Regular
Priority deadline for fall enrollment is February 1 (all application materials must be received by this date for first consideration of fellowships and assistantships). Regular deadline for fall enrollment is June 15. Regular deadline for spring enrollment is November 1.
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The MAFS+MBA can be completed in six terms of full-time study.
$1,089
Cost consists of program tuition (cost per credit times number of credits) as well as any applicable University and degree-specific fees.
Save Time and Money
Students in the MAFS+MBA program save 26 credits, compared to taking the programs separately.
Explore the MAFS+MBA Degree:
An in-depth knowledge of food production, culture, and history combined with impeccable mastery of business concepts and strategy prepares students to move into positions as leaders and entrepreneurs in these increasingly popular—and important—areas.

Cultivating Partnerships
The Falk School of Sustainability & Environment cultivates robust partnerships with entities in Pittsburgh and beyond. Find out how one such partnership brought new life to the David L. Lawrence Convention Center downtown.

Funding & Support
From fellowships to work-study positions, we offer a variety of ways to help you fund your education while gaining valuable experience.
View Funding Opportunities : Checkerboard 1 - Funding & SupportFood & Agriculture Innovation Lab
Students have the opportunity to work with our Food and Agriculture Innovation Lab at CRAFT, which helps local farmers, food businesses, and entrepreneurs with recipe testing and product development.
Learn About CRAFT : Checkerboard 2 - Food & Agriculture Innovation LabCommunity Partnerships: La Prima Coffee
Since the start of Chatham University’s Master of Food Studies program, students have been touring the Pittsburgh coffee purveyor La Prima Espresso Company. Through partnerships like this one with local businesses, government, non-profits, farms, purveyors, and restaurants across the region, Chatham MAFS students gain the kind of hands-on, experiential understanding of their field that marks our Food Studies program as truly unique.
Watch More Videos : Checkerboard 3 - Community Partnerships: La Prima CoffeeEden Hall Campus
Located 20 minutes north of Pittsburgh, Chatham's Eden Hall Campus is the world's first academic community built from the ground up for sustainability. The grounds and infrastructure support research and learning around energy and climate; water and aquaculture; food and agriculture; community and health; and design and planning. As an MAFS+MBA student, you will balance your time between the Shadyside Campus and Eden Hall.
Watch More Videos : Checkerboard 4 - Eden Hall Campus
Read Our Blog
Chatham’s Department of Business & Data Science blog serves to inform current and potential students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the department. It covers recent events, highlights extraordinary students, and introduces new professors and courses that are of interest to our readers.
View Blog : Checkerboard 5 - Read Our BlogMasters of Food Studies + MBA

Solar Power at ChathamU
Find out about Chatham's Agroecology Demonstration Garden, a student-focused garden at Eden Hall Campus where they pursue projects that illustrate what they're learning in class.

Dana Angstadt, MAFS + MBA ’18
Dana Angstadt, MAFS + MBA ’18 has a mouthful of a title at Gate Gourmet, the airline catering company and corporate meal supplier where she works: Manager, Menu & New Business Development. But her daily responsibilities are as vast as the title itself.

Sophie Slesinger, MAFS+MBA ’18
Sophie Slesinger, MAFS+MBA ’18, for reasons even she can’t quite pin down, went from being a directionless college student to one of the country’s most promising young food professionals in less than 10 years.

Community Bread Oven
Food brings people together. Learn more about the community bread oven at Chatham University's Eden Hall Campus. Funding for the Eden Hall Campus Community Bread Oven was provided by The Lloyd Foundation and Dorothy Lowenthal Raizman '68.