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221 Master's degrees offered by the university
Philosophy
Successful candidates may earn both Boston University's Philosophy JD and the MA degrees in the three years ordinarily required for law study, not the four years that would be required if the degrees were pursued separately.
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
The mission of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program at Boston University is to produce scholars, leaders, and analysts who are grounded in policy, practice, and research, and who are equipped to develop, implement, and evaluate innovative educational programs, practices, and services for local, regional, national, and international schools, institutions, and organizations.
Population Health Research
Graduates of Boston University's Population Health Research program are prepared for research positions in academic settings, government, hospitals, or private industries. They are also well-positioned for doctoral education in related fields and disciplines.
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.
Global Education Leadership
Global Education Leadership students at Boston University will earn a BU EdM in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies that features courses taught by the faculty of participating universities.
Forensic Anthropology
The MS in Forensic Anthropology at Boston University School of Medicine is designed to train individuals in the theory, practice, and methods of biological and skeletal anthropology employed by forensic anthropologists in medicolegal death investigations.
English Education for Equity and Justice
The Boston University Master of Arts in Teaching in English Education for Equity and Justice is designed for liberal arts graduates in English who wish to teach in middle or secondary schools.
Sound Design
Our Master of Fine Arts in Sound Design program at Boston University provides developing theatre professionals with the opportunity to cultivate their artistic identities while refining and enhancing their craft.
Physician Assistant
The Boston University Master of Science degree will be conferred upon those students who successfully complete the 28-month Physician Assistant (PA) Program.
Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice
The Master of Science Program in Medical Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Practice at Boston University is designed as a two-year, full-time program requiring research methods and theory courses, seven electives, a service-learning internship, summer fieldwork, and five professional development workshops.
African American Studies
The Master of Arts degree in African American Studies at Boston University is focused on building conceptual and research skills that allow students to become critical investigators of cross-cultural interaction and the historical contexts of race, power, and the formation of knowledge.
International Relations
International Relations at Boston University meets the needs of students seeking careers in administrative management, international affairs, consulting, international banking, or finance.
Enterprise Risk Management
The Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management program at Boston University integrates cutting-edge intellectual content from the academic world with sophisticated management practices of leading global corporations.
Social Studies Education
Programs in Social Studies Education at Boston University prepare educators in the disciplines of history, government/civics, geography, economics, and the other social sciences, including classroom teachers and educators who work in museums, nonprofit organizations, and informal educational settings.
Bioinformatics
The emphasis of the MS in Bioinformatics program at Boston University is preparation for mid-level industrial positions in bioinformatics, and the MS degree constitutes a “Pre-professional MS.” In order to be admitted, students need at least a bachelor’s degree in a field related to bioinformatics
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.
Educational Policy Studies
Educational Policy Studies at Boston University prepares students for a variety of careers including positions in research firms, think tanks, foundations, nonprofits, or government research offices
Creative Writing
The MFA in Creative Writing at Boston University is a small, intensive one-year program (two to three semesters). The goal of the program is to help each of our students become better writers of original prose and poetry and to produce readers, critics, poets, and writers of the highest quality.
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.