10 Master's degrees offered by the university

East Carolina University's Geography, M.Sc. program offers an important interdisciplinary approach to critical societal and environmental themes such as climate change, the spread of disease, and development in vulnerable coastal regions, as well as social justice, local knowledge and globalization.

East Carolina University's Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, M.Sc. program combines the analytical framework of modern economic theory and the quantitative methods of applied econometrics with special emphasis on the following areas: coastal resources and environmental economics; economic forecasting, financial economics; health care; and issues of poverty and regional development.

Do you need a graduate degree program that fits well with your busy schedule? Do you want to gain the analytical skills and knowledge that security-related employers want their recruits to have? The Security Studies, M.Sc. program at East Carolina University is a truly innovative and challenging curriculum.

Are you interested in learning how to apply sociological theory, social statistics, and research methods to investigate real social problems? Can you envision yourself working for a social research institute or being well prepared to pursue a PhD in sociology? East Carolina University's Sociology, M.A. is a two-year program in which students may begin in fall or spring.

Rehabilitation counselors are trained and committed to providing the help and support to master the challenges of life. With East Carolina University's Rehabilitation Counseling, M.Sc. degree, you will be able to help people maximize their potential and make life changes for the better.

Our innovative graduate program prepares you to address the important issues that emerge at the intersection of health and communication. The health issues facing us today are complex and have important implications for our future. East Carolina University's School of Communication offers a Communication, M.A. degree with an emphasis in health communication.

As a substance abuse counselor, you will help people who have problems with alcohol, drugs, gambling, and eating disorders. After finishing East Carolina University's Clinical Counseling, M.Sc. program, you may provide individual, group and family counseling to individuals who are addicted to drugs and other behaviors, helping them identify and change problems related to their addiction.

If you are interested in helping solve problems related to diseases, natural disasters, homelessness, crime, ethnic conflict, as well as problems related to the cultural understanding of health and illness then East Carolina University's Anthropology, M.A. is the degree for you.

Can you see yourself doing organizational research in a large human resource department in a Fortune-500 company? Are you ready to train for a secure inflation-proof career with national and international opportunities? Then this Industrial and Organizational Psychology program at East Carolina University is for you.

Are you interested in becoming a licensed family therapist? Would you enjoy helping individuals, couples, and families work through difficult life transitions? East Carolina University's Marriage and Family Therapy, M.Sc. program prepares you to become a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT).