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30 Master's degrees offered by the university
Graphic Design
The Master of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design at Boston University provides a sequenced studio approach to advanced design thinking and problem-solving for visual communication, preparing students to thrive in a dynamic professional environment.
Sacred Music
The Master of Sacred Music program at Boston University is at the forefront of professional training in sacred music.
City Planning
The Master of City Planning at Boston University’s Metropolitan College prepares students for a wide variety of professional roles in urban planning and management, including as city planners, research analysts, and policy experts in federal, state, and local governments; nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations; corporations; and research institutions.
Film and Television Studies
The MFA in Film and Television Studies program at Boston University requires a total of 64 credits. In the third semester, students develop a prospectus for a final graduate thesis project and present it to the graduate faculty for their approval.
Sculpture
The Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Boston University provides the tools and language for students to become rigorous thinkers and artists in the twenty-first century.
Media Ventures
The master’s program in Media Ventures at Boston University is an advanced degree program for creative, enterprising students who are interested in innovative media models, and who want to learn the skills and strategies to bring their ideas to the marketplace.
History of Art and Architecture
The MA program in History of Art and Architecture at Boston University provides a scholarly grounding in the history of art, architecture, and material culture.
Costume Production
Costume Production at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their own individual artistic identity, and innovative and collaborative creative process, while refining and enhancing their craft.
Composition
The Master of Music in Composition program at Boston University provides opportunities to study composition and allied topics within the robust environment of a professional music school within a college of fine arts.
Divinity and Sacred Music
Boston University's Dual Degree Program in Divinity and Sacred Music (MDiv/MSM) is designed for those preparing to be church musicians who wish to engage in a full range of theological studies and preparation for ordination.
Media Science
The MS in Media Science curriculum at Boston University is meant to provide core, structured learning in the study and application of media theory, media and content design, and media and content evaluation.
Musicology
The Master of Arts in Musicology at Boston University is for students who are working toward entrance to a PhD program, performing students with academic interests, and students preparing for positions in the music industry.
Painting
The Master of Fine Arts program in Painting at Boston University promotes the discipline in its varied manifestations as a fundamental form of artistic expression.
Directing
Our Master of Fine Arts in Directing program at Boston University provides early-career professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities and professional objectives while refining and enhancing their technical skills and range.
Costume Design
Costume Design at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their own individual artistic identity, and innovative and collaborative creative process, while refining and enhancing their craft.
Sacred Theology
Boston University's Master of Sacred Theology (STM) is an advanced graduate professional degree for those who wish to pursue a year of more advanced coursework focusing on a particular discipline or ministerial and other religious leadership practice.
Arts Administration
The Arts Administration degree program at Boston University is designed for students who wish to pursue careers in visual arts, performing arts, and arts service organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Music Theory
The Master of Arts in Music Theory program at Boston University is designed for students seeking to acquire a secure foundation in scholarly music theory prior to entering doctoral study.
Lighting Design
Our Master of Fine Arts in Lighting Design program at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities while refining and enhancing their craft.
Product Design and Manufacture
The Master of Science degree program in Product Design and Manufacture (thesis or practicum options) at Boston University is designed to train modern engineers to generate compelling new ideas—as well as the passion and leadership skills to translate those ideas into the practical design and mass production of innovative and cost-effective new products.