Degree Programs

The programs below are those offered and managed through the School of Graduate Studies. If you have program-specific questions, please contact the department or program to which you are interested in applying. Click on each degree for more information on each program.

Note: Beginning Fall 2018, all master's programs will require a minimum of 30 semester hours of coursework. This requirement will only impact those new students beginning courses at CWRU in Fall 2018 and beyond. If you are currently a CWRU student, you will be held to the same credit hour requirements as when you applied to your program of study.

 

To see a list of programs in each school offered through the School of Graduate Studies, click any header to expand the school/college.
Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs
Anthropology MA, PhD CBM*MA/MSN, PhD/MD, MA/MD, PhD/MPH, MA/MPH
Art Education MA [Not accepting applications]  
Art History MA, PhD  
Art History and Museum Studies MA MA/JD
Astronomy PhD  
Biology MS, PhD  
Chemistry MS, PhD CBM*
Classical Studies MA  
Cognitive Linguistics MA [Not accepting applications]  

Communication Science

**MA in Speech Language Pathology applies via the CSDCAS app

MA, PhD  
Contemporary Dance MFA, MA  
Early Intervention Developmental Specialist Certificate  
Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences MS, PhD CBM*
English MA, PhD CBM*
French / Modern Languages MA CBM*
History MA, PhD CBM*, MA/JD
Interschool Quantitative Biosciences Program Certificate [current students only]  
Mathematics MS, PhD CBM*
Mathematics, Applied MS, PhD CBM*
Military Ethics  MA CBM*
Music Education MA, PhD  
Music, Historical Performance Practice MA, DMA  
Musicology PhD  
Physics MS, PhD CBM*
Political Science MA, PhD CBM*MA/JD
Psychology (Clinical) PhD  
Psychology (Developmental) MA CBM*
Psychology (Developmental, Cognitive, and Affective Sciences) PhD  
Public Humanities and Civic Engagement Certificate  
Religious Studies MA CBM*
Sociology PhD CBM*
Statistics MS CBM*
Theater / Acting MA [Not accepting applications], MFA (MFA by invitation only)  
World Literature MA [Not accepting applications]  

* Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program (for current CWRU students only).

** Applications for the Communication Science MA program are only accepted via the CSDCAS application. Do not apply via the School of Graduate Studies application. 

Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs
Aerospace Engineering MSPhD CBM*
Applied Data Science Certificate  

Biomedical Engineering 

(MS Available Online)

MS, PhD CBM*, MS/MD, PhD/MD
Chemical Engineering MSPhD CBM*
Civil Engineering MS, PhD CBM*
Computer Engineering MS, PhD CBM*

Computer Science

(MS Available Online)

MS, PhD CBM*
Electrical Engineering MS, PhD CBM*
Interschool Quantitative Biosciences Program Certificate [current students only]  
Macromolecular Science and Engineering MS, PhD CBM*
Materials Science and Engineering MS, PhD CBM*

Mechanical Engineering 

(MS Available Online)

MS, PhD CBM*

Systems and Control Engineering 

(MS Available Online)

MS, PhD CBM*

Master of Engineering 

(This is a practice-oriented degree (M.E.), not a research-oriented degree (M.S.)  

(ME Available Online)

ME CBM*
Master of Engineering and Management MEM  

* Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program (for current CWRU students only).

Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs

Aerospace Physiology

(Certificate Available Online)

Certificate  

Anesthesiologist Assistant Program

As of June 1, 2021, the MSA is now housed under the School of Medicine, not Graduate Studies.

MSA  
Applied Anatomy MS MS/MD

Biochemistry 

(PhD - apply through BSTP)

MS, PhD MS/JD, MS/MD, MS/MBA, PhD/MD
Bioethics PhD  

Bioethics and Medical Humanities

MA MA/MSN, MA/JD, MA/MD, MA/MSW, MA/MPH, MA/MS
Biomedical and Health Informatics MS, PhD  
Biomedical Sciences Training Program (BSTP)   *PhD umbrella program
Biostatistics MS CBM*, MS/MD
Biotechnology MS  

Cell Biology 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD PhD/MD

Clinical Research Fellows (CRF)

(Apply as Non-Degree)

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Clinical Research Scholars Program (CRSP) MS MS/DMD, MS/MD
Clinical Translational Science PhD  
Epidemiology and Biostatistics PhD  
Experimental Biotechnology Certificate  

Genetics 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD MD/PhD
Genetic Counseling Training Program MS MS/MA
Health Informatics Certificate  
Interschool Quantitative Biosciences Program Certificate [current students only]  
Maternal and Child Nutrition Certificate  

Medical Physiology

(MS Available Online)

MS MS/MBA

Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) 

*** Apply via the AMCAS app

  *PhD/MD program for biomedical fields

Molecular Biology and Microbiology 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD  
Molecular Medicine PhD  

Molecular Virology 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD  

Neurosciences 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD  

Nutrition 

(PhD - apply through BSTP)

MS, PhD CBM*, MPH, MD/MS
Nutrition for Healthcare Professionals Certificate  
Pathology (PhD - apply through BSTP) MS, PhD MS/MD, MD/PhD

Pharmacology 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD PhD/MD

Physiology and Biophysics 

(Apply through BSTP)

PhD PhD/MD
Postbaccalaureate Readiness Instruction for bioMedical Education (PRIME) Certificate  

Public Health, Master of (MPH)

****Apply via the SOPHAS app (MPH only)

MPH, Certificate CBM*DMD, JD, MA, MBA, MD, MSW, MSN, MSM, PhDMS **Certificate and dual programs apply via Graduate Studies, not the SOPHAS app
Public Health Nutrition MS  
Regenerative Medicine and Entrepreneurship MS CBM*

Systems Biology and Bioinformatics 

(PhD - apply through BSTP)

MS, PhD MD/PhD, MS/MD
Translational Pharmaceutical Science MS  

* Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program (for current CWRU students only).

*** Applications for the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) are only accepted via American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS). Do not apply via the School of Graduate Studies application.

**** Applications for the Master of Public Health (MPH) program are only accepted via the SOPHAS application. Dual MPH degree students (such as MA/MPH) should only apply via the School of Graduate Studies application, not SOPHAS.

Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs
Accountancy PhD in Management  
Advanced Quantitative Methodologies (AQM) Certificate  
Design and Innovation PhD in Management  

Designing Sustainable Systems 

(Applicants for this degree program must successfully have completed 2 years of the DM program in order to apply.)

PhD in Management  
Organizational Behavior PhD  
Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs
Nursing PhD PhD/DNP, PhD/MSN
Programs Degrees Combined Degree Programs
Social Welfare PhD  

* Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program (for current CWRU students only).

** Applications for the Communication Science MA program are only accepted via the CSDCAS application. Do not apply via the School of Graduate Studies application. 

*** Applications for the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) are only accepted via American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS). Do not apply via the School of Graduate Studies application.

**** Applications for the Master of Public Health (MPH) program are only accepted via the SOPHAS application. Certificate and dual MPH degree students (such as MA/MPH) should only apply via the School of Graduate Studies application, not SOPHAS.