The areas of study below have been clustered by broad themes and are offered in various colleges across the University. These areas of study have been specifically identified as Professional Degree programs.

Administration and Policy

• Accounting - MS (inquire)
• Agricultural & Resource Economics - MS (inquire)
• Business Adminstration, On Campus Full-time - MBA (inquire)
• Energy & Environmental Policy - MEEP (inquire)
• Fashion Studies - MS (inquire)
• Finance - MS (inquire)
• Health Services Administration - MS (inquire)
• Information Systems & Technology Management - MS (inquire)
• Marine Management - MMM (inquire)
• Marine Policy - MMP (inquire)
• Organizational Effectiveness, Development & Change - MS (inquire)
• Public Administration - MPA (inquire)
• Socially Responsible and Sustainable Apparel Business - Certificate (inquire)
• Urban Affairs & Public Policy - MA (inquire)

Arts and Humanities

• Art Conservation - MS (inquire)
• Museum Studies- Certificate (inquire)
• Theatre - MFA (inquire)

Physical, Biological and Life Sciences

• Biotechnology - PSM (inquire)
• Biotechnology - Certificate (inquire)
• Public Horticulture (Longwood Graduate Program) - MS (inquire)
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) - Certificate (inquire)

Computer and Information Sciences

• Bioinformatics - Certificate (inquire)
• Bioinformatics - PSM (inquire)
• Bioinformatics and Computational Biology - MS (inquire)
• Computer & Information Sciences - MS (inquire)
• Information Systems & Technology Management - MS (inquire)

Education and Human Services

• Agricultural & Technology Education - MA (inquire)
• Counseling in Higher Education - MA (inquire)
• Economics & Entrepreneurship for Educators - MA (inquire)
• Educational Leadership, Administration and Policy - Ed.D. (inquire)
• Educational Leadership, Curriculum, Technology, & Higher Education- Ed.D. (inquire)
• Evaluation - MS (inquire)
• Foreign Languages & Pedagogy - MA (inquire)
• Human Development & Family Studies - MS, Professional Tracks in Early Childhood Education, Human Services Management and Leadership (inquire)
• Master of Education- M.Ed. (inquire)
• Master of Instruction- MI (inquire)
• School Psychology- MA, EDS (inquire)
• Teaching English as a Second Language- MA (inquire)

Engineering

• Various options are available through Engineering Outreach (inquire)
• Non-Thesis versions of Engineering Master’s programs are designed for professional practice:
• Civil Engineering - MCE (inquire)
• Electrical and Computer Engineering - MSECE (inquire)
• Mechanical Engineering - MEM (inquire)
• Materials Science Engineering - MMSE (inquire)
• Chemical Engineering - MChE (inquire)

Health Sciences

• Adult Nurse Practitioner- MSN (inquire)
• Dietetic Internship- Certificate (inquire)
• Family Nurse Practitioner- MSN (inquire)
• Health Promotion - MS (inquire)
• Nursing- MSN (inquire)
• Physical Therapy- DPT (inquire)
• Post MSN Certificate Program- Certificate (inquire)
• School Nurse Certificate in Basic School Nursing- Certificate (inquire)

Quantitative Sciences

• Operations Research- MS (inquire)
• Statistics - MS (inquire)
• Computational Science and Engineering Certificate (inquire)