Graduate Degree Programs

Earn certification as a financial planner or become a certified public accountant. Advance your financial planning expertise and skillsets with our Master of Professional Accountancy. Our MPAC in Accountancy majors gain comprehensive knowledge in all aspects of financial planning, including income tax and estate planning, retirement planning, investment allocation and risk management. Let our Accountancy degree fast-track your next steps.

Expand your teaching skills. Take the next step in your career as an educator with our Master of Education in Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning. Our MED in Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning elevates the knowledge base and practices of current professional educators. This program serves a number of specific career goals by allowing students to select one of the following concentrations: Middle Level Certification, Teach for America Elementary, Teach for America Secondary, Teach for America Special Education, Teacher Leadership.

Become a leader in art education. Bring your artistic practice to the classroom with our Master of Arts in Teaching in Art Education. Expand and deepen your understanding of art education, theory and curriculum development in this MAT in Art Education. Upon successful completion of this program, students will be eligible for full certification to teach art in all grades (pre-K-12) in Rhode Island.

Take the next step in your art education. Build on your career and increase your capacity to be a leader in your field. The Master of Arts in art, with a concentration in art education, offers a rich professional development opportunity to further grow as a visual artist or art educator. We offer studio, history and education courses taught by educators who are leaders in their disciplines.

Take the next step in your life science career. Enhance your capacity to be a leader in your field or prepare for a terminal degree with our Master of Arts in Biology. Our MA in Biology enables students to broaden and deepen their knowledge of biology and engage in independent research and data analysis. Students in this program will design and execute an original field-based or laboratory-based research project.

Take your career to the next level. Become a licensed mental health counselor. Increased awareness and destigmatization of mental illness have created a greater demand for licensed mental health professionals. If you already work in mental health or a related field and wish to become a clinical mental health counselor, our Master of Science program is your pathway to licensure.

Are you hearing the call to teach? Find your purpose in the classroom with our Master of Arts in Teaching in Elementary Education. With this MAT in Elementary Education you could be eligible for elementary level teacher certification in one year. In our program, you will learn educational theories and become skilled in best practices, guided by our expert faculty and enhanced by real-life classroom experiences.

Enhance your education and expand your horizons. Our Master of Arts in English develops your research, writing and analytical skills. Our MA in English allows students to focus on advanced instruction in literature, theory and writing, which prepares them for a range of careers. Join us and expand your knowledge of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction as you get the preparation needed to function as a literary professional.

Promote better health through education. Give students tools for life, with our Master of Education in Health Education. In our MED in Health Education you will learn how to design, implement and evaluate health education and promotion initiatives; address local, state, national and global health needs; and support healthy outcomes, with emphasis on health equity. Upon successful completion of this program, you will be prepared to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist exam.

Become a leader in Rhode Island’s top industry. Transform and innovate within the healthcare system with our Master of Science in Healthcare Administration. Our MS in Healthcare Administration focuses on the management of organizations and the delivery of services. We prepare students to work in both the private and public sectors and educate those seeking positions in health policy.

Journey further into history. Learn to research and analyze the past at an advanced level in our Master of Arts in History. Our MA in History develops advanced skills for deeper study or career achievement. Our students choose from a thesis or seminar plan, both of which involve independent research from a variety of theoretical, investigative and pedagogical approaches and the widest possible range of historical writing.

Working toward systemic change. Advance your career while working for the greater good in our Master of Arts in Justice Studies. This MA program will show you how to make a difference in the development and evaluation of policies and services in the criminal justice field and related agencies, while applying research findings to problems within the justice system and social service agencies.

Career advancement by the numbers. Take a deeper dive into one of the oldest and most important disciplines with our Master of Arts in Mathematical Studies. Our MA in Mathematic Studies provides a solid foundation in some of the major areas of mathematics, an appreciation for the structures and theories of advanced mathematics and a deeper understanding of the role of mathematics in the world.

You’re already a musician and performer – bring out the musical talents of others. An advanced Music Education degree from ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ is your path to becoming a music teacher. At ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ, we offer the opportunity take music education courses in K-12 teaching methods; assessment; classroom research; and the history, philosophy and psychology of music education.

Become a leader in the field of nursing. Prepare for the highest level of career attainment and specialization in nursing. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree is the terminal degree for practicing nurses, as opposed to a PhD in nursing, which is more research/education-based. DNP graduates emerge prepared for the highest level of practice and ready to serve in advanced clinical and leadership positions. They are skilled in translating evidence into practice and in achieving optimal outcomes at the patient, population and system levels.

Advance your career in R.I.’s top industry. Enrich the health and well-being of individuals with an advanced nursing degree. Nurses with advanced degrees are in high demand throughout the healthcare industry. This program prepares working nurses to take the next step in their careers. Students choose from three concentrations in high-need specialties: adult/gerontology acute care clinical nurse specialist (CNS), adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (NP), and population/public health nursing.

Take the next step. Dive deep into the study of the mind with our research-focused Master of Arts in Psychology. Our program consists of a range of small, seminar-style classes, mentored research experiences and an individualized thesis project to give you a better understanding of psychological theory and principles.

Help increase literacy in Rhode Island. Develop the tools to diagnose and treat struggling readers with our Master of Education in Reading. Reading specialists are in demand in Rhode Island classrooms. This program prepares you to unlock the full potential of elementary education for students with reading difficulties. Graduates understand the science of reading and structured literacy, they recognize and gain proficiency in the use of high-quality instructional intervention materials, and they demonstrate skill in data-based decision making.

Pursue an in-demand pathway to supporting students. School psychologists have an impact on children and a 100 percent job placement rate. The School Psychology MA/CAGS graduate program prepares candidates to work as school psychologists and provide a range of services to support the academic, behavioral, and social-emotional health of students. Candidates earn a master of arts in counseling with a concentration in educational psychology and certificate of advanced graduate studies in school psychology in three years.

Become a leader in the classroom. Share your passion for English or math with students at the high school level. Upon completion of this program, you will be eligible for full certification to teach grades 9-12 in Rhode Island and to pursue endorsement in English as a second language or special education. This program is designed for those who have already completed their bachelor’s degree in English or mathematics or related fields and wish to become eligible for teacher certification.

Advance your social work career. Take your practice to the next level and become a leader in your field with our Master of Social Work. As a national leader in social work education, ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ’s School of Social Work offers advanced studies for social workers and bachelor’s degree holders in related fields who want to develop the research skills and field experiences necessary to become leaders within social service organizations and individual practices.

Have a life-changing impact on a child with our Special Education Master of Education degree. The field of special education creates learning opportunities for students and career opportunities for teachers. There’s been an increased demand for teachers in the challenging and richly rewarding field of special education. Whether you’re seeking certification to serve this population or already have certification and wish to add value to your organization and advance your career, our Master of Education in special education has a number of concentration options for you. You can choose from early childhood special education, elementary or secondary special education, exceptional learning needs, severe intellectual disabilities or urban multicultural special education.

Unlock the power of education through language with our Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Master of Education. Advance your career with a specialization in high demand. Emergent bilinguals are the fastest growing population in Rhode Island schools, creating an ever-increasing need for educators qualified to teach English to speakers of other languages (TESOL). Our Master of Education in TESOL program offers an optional concentration in bilingual education and prepares teachers to work with students of all ages in both TESOL classrooms and bilingual dual language classrooms.

Help students explore the world through language education. Our World Languages Education MAT prepares you for certification to teach world languages education in K-12 classrooms. If you have a bachelor’s degree and already speak French, Portuguese or Spanish, you will emerge from our program prepared to teach students to become multilingual, multi-literate and ready for full participation in the world.

Advance your career while serving youth populations. Our Master of Arts in Youth Development prepares you to lead and serve the next generation. Our program is the first of its kind in New England. Designed for early and mid-career professional youth workers, this advanced degree equips you with the knowledge and skills you need to lead, design, research and innovate in youth settings.