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21 Master's degrees offered by the university
Clinical Investigation
Established in 2007 as part of a NIH Clinical & Translational Sciences Award, the Clinical Investigation program of University of Rochester is a 31-credit course of study is designed to provide students with the skills and methodologies needed to 1) conduct rigorous clinical studies; 2) improve evidence-based clinical decision-making; and 3) evaluate health care services.
Medical Technology and Innovation
The University of Rochester Center for Medical Technology and Innovation (CMTI) is a unique graduate program focused on developing the next generation of leaders in medical device design and business.
Diagnostic Imaging
Diagnostic Imaging is offered by University of Rochester. The University of Rochester's Master of Science in Diagnostic Imaging program is the only program in the country where engineering students and medical residents work and learn together.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner students who pursue the Family Nurse Practitioner program of University of Rochester will provide primary health care for patients from infancy through older adulthood, and also provide women’s health care.
Dental Sciences
The Dental Sciences program of University of Rochester trains dental clinicians to think critically, enabling them to readily apply research skills and knowledge to improve health outcomes for patients and to pursue research activities and academic careers.
Optics
The Optics program of University of Rochester can be completed between two or four semesters of full-time study, or over a longer period of part-time study.
Microbiology and Immunology
Currently, 64 students are enrolled in University of Rochester's Microbiology and Immunology Ph.D. program, and their research is overseen by some 29 primary tenure-track faculty members, and an additional 18 secondary faculty members – ensuring a great range of research opportunities.
Health Care Organization Management and Leadership
The Health Care Organization Management and Leadership program of University of Rochester is designed for working adults from health care-related professional backgrounds who wish to work in a health care management role.
Clinical Nurse Leader
Become a leader in your health care organization by earning your master’s degree in the Clinical Nurse Leader program of University of Rochester. As system thinkers and change agents, CNLs influence the way health care and patient care is delivered.
Nursing Education
The Nursing Education program of University of Rochester is designed for experienced working nurses who want to transition to a teaching role, either as a nurse educator or in patient safety and education.
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Specialty
In the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Specialty program of University of Rochester, you’ll gain the skills to deliver advanced nursing care that restores health, prevents complications, and navigates patients and families across health care settings in a rapidly changing environment.
Physiology
The University of Rochester offers two options for completion of a Master’s of Science in Physiology. Under Plan A, the student completes a thesis project in a faculty member’s research lab.
Medical Management
The world of health care is changing. The Medical Management program of University of Rochester provides the skills you will need to be successful in this dynamic and changing field.
Health Services and Policy
The Health Services and Policy program of University of Rochester is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct high quality health services and policy analysis. We meet this goal by providing students with a multi-disciplinary foundation in the fundamental elements of health services research.
Public Health
The Public Health program of University of Rochester, housed in the Department of Public Health Sciences is a 43-credit program accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners provide mental health care to individuals of all ages in a variety of settings. As a student in the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program of University of Rochester, you will work to develop expertise in assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy, and psychopharmacology management of mental health challenges and psychiatric disorders.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner students who pursue the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner program of University of Rochester will provide high-quality health care to children of all ages across the health continuum, from healthy children to those with acute and chronic health problems.
Epidemiology
The Epidemiology program of University of Rochester is designed to provide students with the methodologies and skills needed to carry out research and manage public health programs to identify correlates of disease that may be targets of primary prevention and evaluate the consequences of changes in health care delivery on populations.
Pediatric-Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
The Pediatric-Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program of University of Rochester provides advanced nursing care for low- and high-risk neonates and infants, as well as their families, in a variety of settings.
Medical Humanities
The field of Medical Humanities uses the perspectives and tools of humanities and arts disciplines to study the human contexts of healthcare. In the biopsychosocial tradition of healthcare education, the Medical Humanities program of University of Rochester provides foundational training in this field.