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26 Master's degrees offered by the university
Dental Medicine and Master of Public Health
Students enrolled in the Dental Medicine and Master of Public Health program at Columbia University are uniquely equipped to assume leadership roles when dentistry, medicine, and the health care system interface.
Applied Exercise Physiology
The Applied Exercise Physiology program at Columbia University provides for advanced study in the movement sciences and for individually designed study to meet the student’s professional needs and interests.

Bioethics
The Bioethics program at Columbia University grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges. Students may choose to complete coursework from among two formats: in-person on Columbia’s New York City campus or online via Columbia’s flexible learning platform.

Narrative Medicine
The Narrative Medicine at Columbia University prepares health professionals, writers, and scholars to apply the skills and values of narrative understanding to improve outcomes for both patients and caregivers, and to investigate issues pertinent to health and healthcare in a rigorous transdisciplinary setting.
Applied Exercise Physiology
The M.A. Applied Exercise Physiology program at Columbia University emphasizes bridging between the movement sciences and clinical or education practice. The objective is to develop a comprehensive and coherent view of theory and research that can be applied to practice within the student’s professional field.
Environmental Health Sciences
The Environmental Health Sciences students at Columbia University have their choice to study topics such as: biological mechanisms, environmental health, data analysis, epidemiology and molecular epidemiology, risk assessment, occupational hazards, and policy and policy analysis.
Masters Direct Entry Program For Non-Nurses
The Masters Direct Entry Program For Non-Nurses program at Columbia University is a full-time accelerated nursing program for non-nurse college graduates who wish to become registered nurses (RNs)
Health Policy and Management
The Health Policy and Management program at Columbia University blends research and education on the development, implementation, and evaluation of health policies and the administrative functioning of health systems and organizations.
Patient Oriented Research
The Patient Oriented Research program at Columbia University prepares young researchers for independent careers as clinical scientists—and to compete more effectively for research funding—through training in the fundamentals of clinical investigation.
Human Nutrition
The Human Nutrition programme from Columbia University consists of 33 credits and a research-based Master's Thesis completed over three semesters: fall, spring, and summer.
Pharmaceutical Statistics
The Pharmaceutical Statistics program at Columbia University steeps students in quantitative methods while offering classes on pharma industry regulation, taught by faculty with industry experience.
Population and Family Health
This 30-credit Population and Family Health program at Columbia University is for individuals who have started their careers, and is designed to leverage the Heilbrunn Department’s strength in integrated research and practice
Dental Medicine and Business Administration
Individuals pursuing this Dental Medicine and Business Administration program at Columbia University receive thorough foundations in the basic biological sciences and clinical dentistry and gain invaluable insights into the financial considerations and managerial aspects of health care organizations, preparing them to assume leadership roles in the health care industry.

Bioethics (Online)
This Bioethics (Online) course from Columbia University New York - School of Professional Studies grounds students in interdisciplinary approaches and models to address the most pressing bioethical challenges.
Occupational Therapy
Join the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy programme offered by Columbia University, that is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education(link is external and opens in a new window) (ACOTE®), and has been since 1943.
Epidemiology
The Epidemiology program at Columbia University prepares students for careers in public health by providing the skills needed to conduct research into the causes, prevention, and control of human disease.
Sociomedical Sciences
The thirty-credit Sociomedical Sciences program at Columbia University trains students to apply social science theories, concepts, and methods to public health practice and policy making.
Epidemiology
The Epidemiology program at Columbia University is designed to provide working health professionals with the knowledge, skills, and credentials they need to engage in rigorous population health research.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Communication Sciences and Disorders programme from Columbia University offers advanced education and training in the processes of individual human communication (speech, hearing, language disorders of human communication, literacy, bilingualism, and swallowing disorders).
Medical Physics
The Medical Physics program at Columbia University is designed to prepare students for professional careers in the field of Medical Physics.