Section VIII. Advanced Programs Offered in the Graduate College
This list includes all of the graduate degrees conferred by the Graduate College. Other colleges may confer post-baccalaureate degrees; please check the website of the program in which you are interested to determine whether it confers such a degree.
| Title | Degrees offered | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | MAc1 | Social Sciences |
| Actuarial Science | MS | Physical Sciences |
| Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| African American Studies | Certificate | Humanities |
| African-American World Studies | MA* | Humanities |
| Aging and Longevity Studies | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Agricultural Safety and Health | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| American Studies | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Anatomy and Cell Biology | MS2, PhD2 | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Anthropology | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Applied Behavior Analysis | Certificate | Education |
| Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences | PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Art | MA*, MFA | Humanities |
| Art History | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Artificial Intelligence, Modeling and Simulation in Engineering | Certificate | Engineering |
| Astronomy | MS* | Physical Sciences |
| Athletic Training | MS* | Applied Health Sciences |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | MS*, PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Biomedical Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Biomedical Science Program | MS*, PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Biostatistics | Certificate, MS*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Book Arts | MFA | |
| Book Studies/Book Arts and Technologies | Certificate | Humanities |
| Business Administration | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Business Analytics | Certificate, MS | Education |
| Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Chemistry | MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Classics | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Clinical Investigation | MS* | Applied Health Sciences |
| Cognitive Science of Language | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| College Teaching | Certificate | Education |
| College Teaching: Biological/Life Sciences | Certificate | Education |
| College Teaching: Fine Arts and Humanities | Certificate | Education |
| College Teaching: Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Certificate | Education |
| College Teaching: Social Sciences | Certificate | Education |
| Communication Studies | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Community and Behavioral Health | PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Computer Science | MCS1, MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Counselor Education | MA*, PhD | Education |
| Creative Writing | Not a degree major | Humanities |
| Criminology | PhD | Social Sciences |
| Dance | MFA | Humanities |
| Dental Public Health | MS | Applied Health Sciences |
| Earth & Environmental Sciences | MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Economics | MA4, MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Educational Policy and Leadership Studies | EdS1, EdD1, MA*, PhD | Education |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Elementary Education | MA, PhD | Education |
| Emerging Infectious Diseases Epidemiology | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Engineering and Information Technology | MS1 | Engineering |
| English | MA*, MFA, PhD | Humanities |
| Epidemiology | MS*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Exercise Science | MS*2 | Applied Health Sciences |
| Family Nurse Practitioner | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Film and Video Production | MA*, MFA | Humanities |
| Film Studies | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Finance | MS* | Social Sciences |
| Free Radical and Radiation Biology | MS*2, PhD3 | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| French and Francophone World Studies | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies | Certificate | Social Sciences |
| Genetics | PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Geography | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Global Health Studies | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Greek | MA* | Humanities |
| Health and Human Physiology | MS*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Health Management and Policy | MHA1 | Applied Health Sciences |
| Health Services and Policy | PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Health Services and Policy Research | MS | Applied Health Sciences |
| Health Systems | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Healthcare Management | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| History | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Human Toxicology | MS, PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Immunology | PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Industrial Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Informatics | Certificate, MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Informatics: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology | Physical Sciences | |
| Informatics: Geoinformatics | Physical Sciences | |
| Informatics: Health Informatics | Physical Sciences | |
| Informatics: Information Sciences | Physical Sciences | |
| Institutional Research and Effectiveness | Certificate | Education |
| Integrated Biology | MS*, PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | MA*, MFA, MS*, PhD | |
| K-12 Equity and Inclusion | Certificate | Education |
| Latin | MA* | Humanities |
| Library and Information Science | MA* | Humanities |
| Linguistics | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Literary Translation | Certificate, MFA | Humanities |
| Mass Communication | PhD | Humanities |
| Mathematics | MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Mechanical Engineering | MS*, PhD | Engineering |
| Medical Scientist Training Program | Not a degree major | |
| Microbiology | MS*2, PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Molecular Medicine | PhD3 | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Molecular Physiology and Biophysics | MS*2, PhD3 | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Multilingualism and Culturally Responsive Practice | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Music | DMA, MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Native American and Indigenous Studies | Certificate | Humanities |
| Neuroscience | PhD | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Nursing | DNP, MSN*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Occupational and Environmental Health | MS*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Online Teaching | Certificate | Education |
| Oral Science | MS, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Orthodontics | MS | Applied Health Sciences |
| Pathology | MS | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Pharmacology | MS*2, PhD2, PhD3 | Biomedical and Life Sciences |
| Pharmacy | MS*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Philosophy | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Physical Rehabilitation Science | MA*, PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Physical Therapy | DPT | Applied Health Sciences |
| Physics | MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Political Science | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Psychological and Quantitative Foundations | EdS1, MA*, PhD | Education |
| Psychology | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Public Affairs | MPAff | Social Sciences |
| Public Digital Humanities | Certificate | Humanities |
| Public Health | Certificate, MPH1 | Applied Health Sciences |
| Radiochemistry | Certificate | Physical Sciences |
| Religious Studies | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Second Language Acquisition | PhD | Humanities |
| Secondary Education | MA, MAT, PhD | Education |
| Social Work | MSW*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Sociology | MA*, PhD | Social Sciences |
| Spanish | MA*, PhD | Humanities |
| Spanish Creative Writing | MFA | Humanities |
| Special Collections Librarianship and Archives | Certificate | Humanities |
| Special Education | MA*, PhD | Education |
| Speech and Hearing Science | PhD | Applied Health Sciences |
| Speech Pathology and Audiology | AuD, MA* | Applied Health Sciences |
| Sport and Recreation Management | MA1 | Applied Health Sciences |
| Statistics | MS*, PhD | Physical Sciences |
| Strategic Communication | MA1 | Humanities |
| Sustainable Development | MS* | Social Sciences |
| Sustainable Water Development | Certificate | Engineering |
| Talent Development | Certificate | Education |
| Teaching and Learning | MA*, MAT1, PhD | Education |
| Theatre Arts | MFA | Humanities |
| Translational and Clinical Investigation | Certificate | Applied Health Sciences |
| Transportation Planning | Certificate | Social Sciences |
| Urban and Regional Planning | MS* | Social Sciences |
* Department offers both a program with thesis and a prescribed program without thesis.
1 Non-thesis degree.
2 Student entry suspended.
3 Entry portal only; not a degree major.