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About Our Programs

Degrees designed to meet your goals.

Deciding what to major in as an undergrad? Considering earning a graduate degree to advance your career? At Case Western Reserve University, the academic degrees we offer are as unique as the students who pursue them. Explore our hundreds of top-ranked undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs to determine the next step in your academic journey.

Program Level
Program Format
Schools / College

Accounting

Enhance your critical-thinking, quantitative-analysis and decision-making skills as you prepare for a career as a CPA—or any number of opportunities.

Aerospace Engineering

Launch your career in aircraft and spacecraft development by gaining a solid background in mathematics, science and engineering.

Applied Mathematics

Through the power of mathematics, you can create models that allow you to analyze and help solve real-world problems across a wide range of fields.

Biochemistry

Discover how biology and chemistry intersect as you become a highly trained scientist who can have a major impact on solving public health issues.

Bioethics and Medical Humanities

Study and debate important, cutting-edge ethical issues, such as how to conduct biomedical research and the delivery of health care. You'll learn how to navigate an increasingly complex biomedical environment by studying literature, history and philosophy.

Biology

Through partnerships across campus, Cleveland and beyond, you’ll study and conduct hands-on research on anything from animal behavior to plant biotechnology.

Biomedical Engineering

Gain knowledge or advance your career in biomedical engineering. Combine medicine and engineering to bring innovative technologies, devices, and therapies to market that save and enhance lives worldwide.

Business Management

Gain competency in all facets of business and use it to make a difference in society. Hone your skills in leadership, assessing business risk, strategic planning and more.

Cell Biology

Become a research leader in the field as you receive comprehensive training in cell biology research, scientific excellence, ethics and communication.

Chemical Biology

How can chemistry solve biological questions? In our program, you'll study small molecules to understand the fundamental aspects of living systems.

  • BA
    Full-Time

Chemical Engineering

Discover different ways to transform raw materials into useful products and energy through processes that affect engineering—from the atomic level to mega-scale manufacturing.

Civil Engineering

Build your future through classes on the planning, design and construction of everything from transportation systems to land-reclamation projects.

Computer Engineering

You can create the next big thing in tech with the right know-how and hands-on experience to analyze, evaluate, design and implement your idea.

Computer Science

Develop new techniques and technologies that will change the world. Here, you can study anything from software engineering to artificial intelligence.

Dental Medicine

Learn the art of oral health and best practices for providing exceptional care to patients in your community as you join the next generation of leaders in dentistry.

Electrical Engineering

Study signal processing, computation and more in a curriculum that encourages you to combine your talent for design with your problem-solving ability.

Engineering Physics

Have a strong interest in physics and engineering? Here, you can study both. Our curriculum prepares you for a career in the industry of your choice.

  • BSE
    Full-Time

English

From classic literature to graphic novels, specialize your studies to spur your intellectual curiosity, analytical dexterity and creative thinking skills.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Learn to collect and interpret health-related data to improve major public health problems using skills from the fields of biostatistics and epidemiology.

  • MS
    Part-Time
    Full-Time
  • PhD
    Part-Time
    Full-Time

Finance

As a finance student, you'll not only learn about key management principles but also financial markets, valuation, modeling and other quantitative skills.

French

Master French language skills while studying literature, film and the arts, and grow your appreciation for the diversity of Francophone cultures.

Genetic Counseling

Looking to expand your education in genetic counseling? We will prepare you to work with, empower, and support patients through their counselling sessions.

Genetics

Enhance your understanding of the role genetics plays in biology and medicine as you prepare for a career in the field.

Geological Sciences

Obtain a solid background in earth sciences and hone the research and critical-thinking skills you need to ask—and answer—questions about the world.

  • BA
    Full-Time
  • BS
    Full-Time
  • MS
    Full-Time
  • PhD
    Full-Time
  • Minor
    Full-Time

Healthcare Management

Build a holistic management approach that covers marketing, finance, lean operations, analytics and business strategy, while focusing on the specifics of healthcare as a business.

History

Learn to grapple with today's issues by developing a deeper understanding of the past. A degree in history can prepare you for a multitude of careers.

Law

Join one of our top-ranked law programs and advance your legal expertise on campus or abroad. With programs ranging from our JD and LLM degrees to advanced doctoral study and certificate programs, we offer the legal training you need to achieve your goals.

Macromolecular Science

Pursue a career in macromolecular science through our cutting-edge programs that prepare you to lead in your field and develop products for a safer and more sustainable environment.

Materials Science and Engineering

Study how the physics and chemistry of matter play into industrial and engineering processes—plus gain hands-on experience in state-of-the-art facilities.

Mathematics

Math plays a key role in the physical, biological, economic and social sciences. Prepare for a career across fields by honing your skills in math and statistics.

Mechanical Engineering

Master the fundamentals of chemistry, physics and mathematics while learning methods of modern experimental engineering analysis and data acquisition.

Medical Physiology

Our program—which can be completed in as little as a year—is designed for those seeking to expand and strengthen their academic credentials and research knowledge in physiological sciences.

  • MS
    Part-Time
    Full-Time
    Blended (In-Person and Remote)
    Online
  • MS/MBA
    Part-Time
    Full-Time
    Blended (In-Person and Remote)
    Online

Medical Scientist Training Program

Pursue graduate research in medicine and related biosciences while caring for patients through our eight-year dual-degree program—the first MD/PhD program in the U.S.

Molecular Biology and Microbiology

Further your study of microorganisms and biological activities at the molecular level to better understand infectious disease.

  • PhD
    Full-Time

Molecular Medicine

In this collaborative program, you’ll take part in advanced graduate courses, seminars, and sample areas of research during laboratory rotations.

  • PhD
    Full-Time

Molecular Virology

Deepen your understanding of virus biology and cellular function to transform the treatment of viral infections and diseases.

  • PhD
    Full-Time

Music

Hone your musical skills and knowledge through an experience that gives you a wide range of opportunities for musical study and participation. This program requires audition.

Nonprofit Organizations

Contribute to the greater good and create a lasting impact with a Master of Nonprofit Organizations degree. Broaden your skill set and work in a variety of nonprofit areas—including public relations or fundraising management.

Nursing

Discover a rich academic experience that combines nursing theory with hands-on learning and leadership development in real-world health care settings.

Pathology

Build essential skills for advancing medicine and devising treatments for diseases.

  • PhD
    Part-Time
    Full-Time
  • MD/MS
    Part-Time
    Full-Time
  • MS
    Part-Time
    Full-Time

Pharmacology

Discover new therapies for drug and medication action. We generate field-leading molecular pharmacologists through our interdisciplinary and collaborative program.

Physics

Through theoretical and experimental work, you’ll study areas spanning the design and development of new materials to the workings of the universe.

Physiology and Biophysics

Have a background in biochemistry, physics, biology or chemistry? Pursue a doctoral degree in physiology and biophysics where you’ll sharpen your understanding of the mechanisms that control normal function of biological processes.

Political Science

Explore political behavior, government institutions, international relations, finance, policy-making, protest and revolution and more in our programs.

Polymer Science and Engineering

Study the development of polymeric materials and the application of structure-property relationships as you prepare for a career or further education.

Psychology

Our program provides a well-rounded background in all aspects of the human experience—from brain functions to neuron actions, from child development to care for the aged.

Public Health

Help support healthy people and thriving communities while gaining an understanding of the history, policy and science of health. You'll benefit from departmental and institutional collaborations like the Center for Global Health and Diseases.

Religious Studies

Explore and interpret beliefs, ideas, texts, practices and institutions from a range of scholarly perspectives to understand religion’s role in life.

Social Work

Our groundbreaking curriculum paired with personalized instruction will elevate your understanding of social work practice, theory and research.

Sociology

Study human interaction, the variation in human social organizations and the impact of both on the existence of the individual.

Statistics

Start a career or advance your education in this rapidly changing field as technology continues to provide us with opportunities to understand uncertainty and probability.

Systems and Control Engineering

Examine the basic concepts, cross-disciplinary techniques, analytical tools and engineering methods needed to analyze and design complex systems.

Systems Biology and Bioinformatics

Hone your skills in generating and analyzing experimental data for biomedical research and developing models of the molecular components that drive our biological systems.