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Degrees Offered

The Graduate College confers the Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Accountancy (M.Ac.), Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master of Computer Science (M.C.S.), Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Master of Health Administration (M.H.A.), Master of Physical Therapy (M.P.T.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.), Educational Specialist (Ed.S.), Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.), Master of Social Work (M.S.W.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.), Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), and Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) degrees.

The college currently confers degrees in the following major fields.

Accounting: M.Ac.**
African American World Studies: M.A.*
American Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Anatomy and Cell Biology: M.S., Ph.D.
Anthropology: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Applied Mathematical and Computational Sciences: Ph.D.
Art: M.A.*, M.F.A.
Art History: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Asian Civilizations: M.A.*
Astronomy: M.S.*
Biochemistry: M.S., Ph.D.
Biology: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Biostatistics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Business Administration: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Chemistry: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Civil and Environmental Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Classics: M.A.**, Ph.D.
Clinical Investigation: M.S.*
Communication Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Community and Behavioral Health: M.S., Ph.D.
Comparative Literature: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Comparative Literature--Translation: M.F.A.
Computer Science: M.S.*, M.C.S.**, Ph.D.
Counseling, Rehabilitation, and Student Development: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Dance: M.F.A.
Dental Public Health: M.S.
Economics: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Education: M.A.*, M.A.T.**, Ed.S.**, Ph.D.
Educational Policy and Leadership Studies: M.A.*, Ed.S.**, Ph.D.
Electrical and Computer Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
English: M.A.*, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Epidemiology: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Exercise Science: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Film and Video Production: M.A.*, M.F.A.
Film Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Free Radical and Radiation Biology: M.S.*, Ph.D.
French: M.A.*, Ph.D.
French and Francophone World Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Genetics: Ph.D.
Geography: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Geoscience: M.S.*, Ph.D.
German: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Greek: M.A.**
Health and Sport Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Health Management and Policy: M.H.A.**, Ph.D.
Health Services and Policy: Ph.D.
History: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Human Toxicology: M.S., Ph.D.
Immunology: Ph.D.
Industrial Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Informatics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Integrative Physiology: Ph.D.
International Studies, M.A.
Journalism: M.A.*
Latin: M.A.**
Leisure Studies: M.A.*
Library and Information Science: M.A.*
Linguistics: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Mass Communications: Ph.D.
Mathematics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Microbiology: M.S., Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Biology: Ph.D.
Molecular Biology: Ph.D.
Molecular Physiology and Biophysics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Music: M.A.*, M.F.A., D.M.A., Ph.D.
Neuroscience: Ph.D.
Nursing: M.S.N.*, D.N.P., Ph.D.
Occupational and Environmental Health: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Operative Dentistry: M.S.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: M.S.
Oral Science: M.S., Ph.D.
Orthodontics: M.S.
Pathology: M.S.
Pharmacology: M.S., Ph.D.
Pharmacy: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Philosophy: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Physical Rehabilitation Science: Ph.D.
Physical Therapy: M.A.*, D.P.T.
Physics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Physiology and Biophysics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Political Science: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Psychological and Quantitative Foundations: M.A.*, Ed.S.**, Ph.D.
Psychology: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Public Health: M.P.H.**
Religious Studies: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Russian: M.A.***
Science Education: M.S., M.A.T.**, Ph.D.
Second Language Acquisition: Ph.D.
Social Work: M.S.W.*, Ph.D.
Sociology: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Spanish: M.A.*, Ph.D.
Speech and Hearing Science: Ph.D.
Speech Pathology and Audiology: M.A.*, Au.D.
Statistical Genetics: Ph.D.
Statistics: M.S.*, Ph.D.
Stomatology: M.S.
Teaching and Learning: M.A.*, M.A.T.**, Ph.D.
Theatre Arts: M.F.A.
Translational Biomedicine: M.S.**, Ph.D.
Urban and Regional Planning: M.A.*, M.S.*
Women's Studies: Ph.D.***

*Degree offered with or without thesis
**Nonthesis degree
***Student entry suspended