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9 Master's degrees offered by the university
History
The History MA program offered at Georgia State University prepares students for a wide range of careers, both inside and outside the academy.
World Languages and Applied Intercultural Studies
The M.A. in World Languages and Applied Intercultural Studies at Georgia State University is designed to develop students’ career-readiness through an innovative curriculum that emphasizes world language skills, intercultural competency, and global awareness.
Religious Studies
Studying world religions prepares you for economic success in professions where culturally diverse points of view are valued, and to succeed personally in an international city such as Atlanta or anywhere else in the world. The Religious Studies MA program offered at Georgia State University introduces you to ideas, practices and values you’ve never encountered.
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics M.I.S. program offered at Georgia State University prepares students for a range of careers in government, public service, entrepreneurship and the corporate world.
English Education
The English Education M.A.T. program from Georgia State University is designed for students who hold a bachelor’s degree and seek an initial teaching certification in secondary English (grades 6-12). This program leads to a master of arts in teaching (M.A.T.) and a clear and renewable (T5) induction certificate in the state of Georgia.
Applied Linguistics
Students in the Applied Linguistics MA program from Georgia State University receive the theoretical and practical foundational knowledge needed to teach language at the postsecondary level and to progress to doctoral work in applied linguistics or other language-study or language-teaching related areas.
Philosophy
Georgia State University has one of the most highly regarded terminal M.A. programs in Philosophy in the country, with strong placement into prestigious Ph.D. programs and a lauded teacher-training program.
English, Literary Studies
The English, Literary Studies MA program from Georgia State University fosters an environment of critical engagement with the most pressing questions in contemporary literary and cultural studies. Students work with some of the profession’s most talented and productive teachers, scholars and theorists in the fields of American, British and world literatures, cultural studies and folklore.
English - Rhetoric and Composition
Georgia State University offers the largest English - Rhetoric and Composition program in the Southeast, with eight specialized faculty members in rhetoric, composition, digital media and communication, writing center theories and pedagogies, and language studies.