11 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Geography program of Virginia Tech develops specialists for academic, agency, and industry positions through emphasis on geographic analysis, identifying debates and gaps in the current literature to define an original research question, and conducting research, collecting primary or secondary data, defending and presenting findings in publishable form. 

The Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech offers a graduate program leading to the Ph.D. in four concentration areas: Biological Psychology, Clinical Science, Developmental Science, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. 

The Public and International Affairs program of Virginia Tech is an innovative double Master’s program, designed to offer students the opportunity to study, train, and network in two major centers of political activity, Washington D.C. and Brussels. 

The Science and Technology Studies program of Virginia Tech explores the relationship between science, technology, and society using a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches. Research in STS analyzes how society affects the development and implementation of scientific, technological, and medical knowledges and practices and how these pursuits affect society. 

The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program of Virginia Tech strives to meet the preparation needs of educational leaders in all regions of the Commonwealth. 

The fully accredited Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Literatures program of Virginia Tech is designed to meet the needs of students seeking academic and other professional careers in contexts that require intercultural competency as well as a specialized knowledge of Spanish and/or French. 

The Political Science program of Virginia Tech is designed to provide students with a firm, broadly based grounding in the discipline of political science and a strong foundation in social science research methodologies. 

The Communication program of Virginia Tech offers advanced study in strategic communication and society, media, and technology research from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. 

The Sociology program of Virginia Tech provides students with comprehensive training in research design, quantitative and qualitative methods, sociological theory, and a wide range of substantive areas. 

At the master’s level, students of the Agricultural and Applied Economics program of Virginia Tech can select between an applied economics focus and a focus on agribusiness. 

The History and Social Science Education at Virginia Tech is a program for aspiring educators and future faculty in History & Social Science education. It offers a graduate licensure program in which students earn a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and are prepared for postgraduate professional licensure in Secondary History and Social Science (social studies)