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Graduate Degree Types

Hunter offers some of the most renowned programs leading to masters and doctoral degrees and advanced certificates.

A master’s degree is an academic degree awarded upon completion of a course of study demonstrating a mastery of a specific field of study. It typically takes 1-3 years to complete a Master’s Degree. Programs range from 30 credits to 57 credits.

Hunter offers the following master’s degree options:

  • Master of Arts (MA)
  • Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
  • Master of Science (MS)
  • Master of Education (MSEd)
  • Master of Social Work (MSW)
  • Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

A doctoral degree is the highest academic degree in any field of knowledge. Students typically complete doctoral degrees in 5-7 years. The majority of doctoral degree students hold a master’s degree.

Hunter College offers the following doctoral degrees in select programs:

  • Doctor of Education (EdD)
  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
  • Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

An advanced certificate (Adv. Cert) is a short program of study in a particular subject. Advanced certificates can enhance skills to further a career, help you to acquire new skills to change careers, and allow you to meet state or national licensing requirements.

Hunter offers advanced certificates in the Arts,  Education, Health, and Science and Mathematics fields, including:

  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificates (taken in between the bachelor’s and master’s degree)
  • Post-Master’s Certificates (taken in between the master’s and doctoral degrees)

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ProgramArea of StudySchoolDegree
Accounting Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Adolescent Special Education Generalist (Grades: 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Adolescent Special Education Generalist (Grades: 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse SpecialistNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingDNP
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
Animal Behavior & ConservationSocial SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
AnthropologySocial SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Applied Behavior AnalysisEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Applied Behavior AnalysisEducationSchool of EducationMS
Applied Digital SociologySocial SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Art HistoryFine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Bilingual Childhood EducationEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Bilingual Education for Pupil Personnel ServicesEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Bilingual Education Extension – NYS TeachersEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Bilingual Early Childhood EducationEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
BiochemistryScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
BiologyScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Biomedical Lab ManagementScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Blind & Visually Impaired EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Blind & Visually Impaired EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Childhood Education with Specialization in STEM EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Childhood Education EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Chinese Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Community/Public Health NursingNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
Computer Science Education for NYS Certified TeachersEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Computer Science EducationEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Computer Science Science & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Creative Writing Fine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMFA
Cytotechnology Science & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesAdv. Cert.
DanceFine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMFA
Dance Education EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Dance Education (grades: P-12)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Deaf & Hard of HearingEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Early Childhood EducationEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Early Childhood EducationEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Economics Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Educational LeadershipEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Educational PsychologyEducationSchool of EducationMA
Elementary Mathematics Specialist EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
English Education (Grades: 7 – 12) EducationSchool of EducationMA
English Education (Grades: 7 – 12) EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
French Education (Adolescent) EducationSchool of EducationMA
French Education (Adolescent) EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
French HumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Geographic Information ScienceScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesAdv. Cert.
Geography Science & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
GeoinformaticsScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Gifted Education ExtensionEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
History HumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Instructional LeadershipEducationSchool of EducationEd.D
Integrated Media Arts Fine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMFA
Italian Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Italian Education (Adolescent) EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Italian HumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Latin Education (Adolescent) EducationSchool of EducationMA
Latin Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Literature, Language, and TheoryHumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Literacy Education (All Grades)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
MathematicsScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Mathematics Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Mathematics Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Mathematics Education Professional Certificate (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Medical Laboratory TechnologyScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesAdv. Cert.
Mental Health Counseling EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Music Education EducationSchool of EducationMA
Music Fine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Nurse Anesthesia Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingDNP
NursingNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingDNP
NursingNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingPhD
Nursing Administration/Urban Policy and Leadership Dual ProgramNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
Nursing Education (Adv. Cert.)NursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingAdv. Cert.
Nursing Education (MS)NursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
NutritionHealth & Public HealthDepartment of Nutrition and Public HealthMS
Physical Therapy Health & Public HealthSchool of Health ProfessionsDPT
Physics Science & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
PlaywritingFine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMFA
Professional Certification in Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders for NYS Certified Teachers (Advanced Preparation)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Advanced Certification in Childhood Special Education – Behavior Disorders for NYS Certified TeachersEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Professional Certification in Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities for NYS Certified Teachers (Advanced Preparation)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Advanced Certification in Childhood Special Education – Learning Disabilities for NYS Certified TeachersEducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Professional Certification in Early Childhood Special Education for NYS Certified Teachers (Advanced Preparation)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Early Childhood Development and Learning: Diverse Children and Families Adv. Cert.EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Family Nurse Practitioner (Post-Master's)NursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingDNP
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingAdv. Cert.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingDNP
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse PractitionerNursingHunter-Bellevue School of NursingMS
Psychology Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Rehabilitation Counseling EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
School Counseling EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
School Counseling with Bilingual ConcentrationEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Science Education: Biology (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationMA
Science Education: Biology (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Science Education: Chemistry (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationMA
Science Education: Chemistry (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Science Education: Earth Science (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationMA
Science Education: Earth Science (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Science Education: Physics (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationMA
Science Education: Physics (Grades 7-12)  EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Severe/Multiple Disabilities (Grades: Birth-2, 1-6, or 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Severe/Multiple Disabilities (Grades: Birth-2, 1-6, or 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Social Studies Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Social Studies Education (Adolescent)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Social Work Social WorkSilberman School of Social WorkMSW
Social WorkSocial WorkSilberman School of Social WorkMSW/MSEd
Spanish Education (Grades: 7-12) EducationSchool of EducationMA
Spanish Education (Grades: 7-12) EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Spanish HumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Special Education (Grades: Birth-2, 1-6, or 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Special Education (Grades: Birth-2, 1-6, or 7-12)EducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Speech-Language PathologyHealth & Public HealthSchool of Health ProfessionsMS
Statistics & Applied MathematicsScience & MathematicsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Studio ArtFine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMFA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Adult Learners) EducationSchool of EducationMA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Grades P-12)EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (Grades P-12)EducationSchool of EducationMA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages for NYS Certified Teachers (Grades P-12) EducationSchool of EducationMA
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages for applicants with prior TESOL or Linguistics MA (Grades P-12) EducationSchool of EducationAdv. Cert.
TheatreFine & Performing ArtsSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Translation & InterpretingHumanitiesSchool of Arts and SciencesMA
Urban Planning and Law Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMUP/JD
Urban Planning Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMUP
Urban Policy & Leadership Social SciencesSchool of Arts and SciencesMS
Visual Arts EducationEducationSchool of EducationMA
Visual Impairment: Rehabilitation TeachingEducationSchool of EducationMSEd
Visual Impairment: Combined Rehabilitation Teaching and Orientation & MobilityEducationSchool of EducationMSEd

Hunter College will consider late applications on a rolling basis pending space is still available in the graduate program. Additionally, some programs may extend their application deadlines beyond those listed above. Please contact Graduate Admissions for specific information.

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School of Arts & Sciences
School of Arts & Sciences

Pursue a meaningful and challenging graduate education in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.

Silberman School of Social Work
Silberman School of Social Work

Our students and field agencies are the primary social workforce of the public human service departments and not-for-profit agencies in New York City.

School of Education
School of Education

The Hunter School of Education is a national leader in preparing teachers, counselors, and leaders in urban education.

School of Health Professions
School of Health Professions

The Hunter School of Health Professions offers graduate programs in Communication Sciences (MS) and Physical Therapy (DPT).

Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing
Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing

This flagship nursing school of the CUNY, our nursing students are committed to advancing the health of people locally, nationally and globally.

Nutrition and Public Health
Department of Nutrition and Public Health

The Department of Nutrition and Public Health (NPH) at Hunter College is home to Community Health and Nutrition degree programs.

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