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41 Master's degrees offered by the university
Homeland Security - Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense
Gain the skills to help defend against natural and manmade threats to our agriculture and food supply chain. This Homeland Security - Agricultural Biosecurity and Food Defense option at Pennsylvania State University builds a fundamental understanding of homeland security issues with an emphasis on food science, plant protection, and animal security.
Applied Behavior Analysis
The Applied Behavior Analysis program at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare students to apply the core areas of behavior analysis following the science-practitioner model to a variety of individual and social problems in a variety of settings.
Political Science
The purpose of the graduate program in Political Science offered at Pennsylvania State University is to train professional political scientists who intend to pursue careers in research, teaching, and public service.
Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management
The Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management program at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare students for administrative, supervisory, research, and teaching positions in public and private recreation and park systems, in colleges and universities, in voluntary agencies and institutions, and in commercial ventures.
Labor and Global Workers Rights
Labor and Global Workers Rights is a Master of Professional Studies program of study at Pennsylvania State University for professionals working in the area of global labor and workers’ rights issues.
Geography
Programs in Geography at Pennsylvania State University may be directed toward a career in public service, teaching and research, private industry, or one of the many other vocational opportunities open to geographers.
International Affairs
The School of International Affairs (SIA) at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare students for occupations involving public service, private enterprise, nonprofit organizations, and international organizations worldwide.
Biobehavioral Health
The graduate program in Biobehavioral Health (BBH) at Pennsylvania State University is an innovative, interdisciplinary graduate program within the College of Health and Human Development. The focus of the program is on the intersection of biological, psychological, behavioral, social, environmental, and cultural influences on health and disease throughout the lifespan.
Master of Laws (LL.M) - With National Security, Administrative and Immigration Law Certificate
The Master of Laws (LL.M) - With National Security, Administrative and Immigration Law Certificate programme at Pennsylvania State University gives students and lawyers from both inside and outside the U.S. a chance to pursue a higher-level understanding of the American legal system. The National Security, Administrative and Immigration Law certificate empowers students to enroll in a wide variety of courses that allow for concentration in certain areas of law.
Health Policy and Administration
Prepare for challenging leadership positions in health care by supplementing your health-related work experience with a strong business management education. The online MHA Health Policy and Administration program at Pennsylvania State University can give you the tools to lead change and solve problems in the dynamic health care environment.
Educational Theory and Policy
The Educational Theory and Policy program is located in the Department of Education Policy Studies within the College of Education at Pennsylvania State University.
Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics
The programs in Energy, Environmental, and Food Economics (EEFE) offered at Pennsylvania State University are designed to educate students as applied research economists in the fields of energy economics, environment and natural resource economics, and industrial organization in the food sector.
Clinical Research
The Master of Science program in Clinical Research offered at Pennsylvania State University includes graduate-level course work in biostatistics, epidemiology, and health services and behavioral research, and provides knowledge and insight required in health-related research.
Engineering, Law, and Policy
The MELP Engineering, Law, and Policy program at Pennsylvania State University will prepare students from diverse backgrounds in engineering to address societal change, the rapid progress of technology and globalization, and become innovative leaders of change.
German
The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at Pennsylvania State University offers an innovative graduate program in German that combines modern cultural studies with a state-of-the-art applied linguistics curriculum.
Criminology
The graduate program in Criminology offered at Pennsylvania State University is for students seeking the Ph.D. degree. Students may either enter the program with an M.A. degree or earn that degree en route to the Ph.D. program.
Homeland Security - Public Health Preparedness
Learn to respond to natural and man-made disasters with appropriate emergency management strategies for public health preparedness. This online Homeland Security - Public Health Preparedness master's degree program at Pennsylvania State University is the only homeland security program in the country using curriculum from a medical school, the Penn State College of Medicine.
Community and Economic Development
Learn how you can positively influence quality-of-life and development issues in urban neighborhoods, towns, and rural regions. This online Community and Economic Development degree program at Pennsylvania State University offers training in theory, practice, and techniques for addressing social, environmental, and economic issues.
Sociology
The graduate program in Sociology at Pennsylvania State University offers advanced education for students who intend to pursue academic careers in sociology or who aspire to nonacademic research positions.
Demography
Pennsylvania State University students electing this option through participating programs will earn a degree with a dual title at both the Ph.D. and M.A./M.S. levels, i.e., Ph.D. in another graduate program and Demography, or M.A. or M.S. in another graduate program and Demography.