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.
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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 |
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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 | |
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 | |
Statistics | MS, PhD | 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 |
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Aerospace Engineering | MS, PhD | CBM* |
Applied Data Science | Certificate | |
Biomedical Engineering |
MS, PhD | CBM*, MS/MD, PhD/MD |
Chemical Engineering | MS, PhD | CBM* |
Civil Engineering | MS, PhD | CBM* |
Computer Engineering | MS, PhD | CBM* |
Computer Science |
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, PhD | CBM* |
Systems and Control Engineering |
MS, PhD | CBM* |
Master of Engineering (This is a practice-oriented degree (M.E.), not a research-oriented degree (M.S.) |
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 |
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Aerospace Physiology |
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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 | CBM*, 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 | CBM* |
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 | CBM*, 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 | 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, PhD, MS **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 |
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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 |
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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.