222 Master's degrees offered by the university

The graduate program in Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University prepares students for careers in astronomy, space science and education. Graduate instruction and research opportunities are available in theoretical, observational, and instrumental astronomy and astrophysics. 

Candidates for the M.A., M.F.A., and Ph.D. in English at Pennsylvania State University may choose from a variety of courses in English literature and language, rhetoric and composition, and theory/cultural studies. The M.F.A. in English helps prepare candidates for professional careers as writers of fiction, poetry, or nonfiction, or for careers in academia.

The Educational Theory and Policy program is located in the Department of Education Policy Studies within the College of Education at Pennsylvania State University. 

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.

Students in Entomology at Pennsylvania State University represent a range of experiences and interests, with varied backgrounds from biology, chemistry, zoology, entomology, meteorology, ecology, and botany programs to name a few. 

Art Education at Pennsylvania State University explores the making of art and curriculum as the making of ideas that matter. In the M.S. program, you’ll delve deeper into the discipline, completing work that prepares you for doctoral study or a range of positions in the field, including teaching at all levels, administration, research, and art supervision.

Students focusing their course of study on the department’s four primary areas of strength (Colonial Latin America, Early Modern Global, United States, and China) are admitted into the History graduate program at Pennsylvania State University. Courses in all other areas are offered on a regular basis and encouraged as secondary areas of focus.

Landscape architecture is the art of design, planning, or management of the land and of the natural and built elements upon it. This program in Landscape Architecture is offered by Pennsylvania State University.

The Curriculum and Instruction program is offered at Pennsylvania State University and provides preparation for teaching in several subject areas. 

Learn to collect, classify, analyze, and model data across domains using statistics, computer science, machine learning, and software engineering with Data Analytics programme offered at Pennsylvania State University.

This intercollege School Psychology program at Pennsylvania State University is based primarily on courses in educational psychology, psychology, and special education. In addition, courses are often drawn from counselor education, human development and family studies, educational theory and policy, educational administration, and curriculum and instruction.

The master's degree in Media Studies at Pennsylvania State University is an academic program that involves students in the systematic study of media. 

The Master of Education in Teaching and Curriculum offered at Pennsylvania State University is designed to enhance the skills of teachers for public and private schools.

The Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University offers M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs that provide students with a broad background in any of the major areas of geological sciences and intensive research experiences culminating in the preparation of a formal thesis. 

The Master of Music Education degree offered at Pennsylvania State University provides the opportunity for advanced study in music, music learning and teaching, and teaching as reflective practice.

The Civil Engineering program at Pennsylvania State University is accessible to engineering professionals who wish to pursue advanced studies without giving up current employment.

The mission of the Health Administration program at Pennsylvania State University is to further student knowledge and skills in a continuous learning cycle. Students are expected not only to know the existing health system, but are to develop a capability for design consistent with demands of access to care, management, and control of costs and quality of care delivery.

The general areas of graduate research in Electrical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University are electromagnetics and optics; electronics and photonics; communications, computers, networking, and signal processing; and control and power systems.

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.

Animal Science may be defined as the study and integration of all disciplines that relate to the function and care of animals for the benefit of society by providing companionship, food, fiber, performance, and research. This degree in Animal Science is offered by Pennsylvania State University.