222 Master's degrees offered by the university

Prepare to lead organizations at the highest level. This Strategic Management and Executive Leadership program at Pennsylvania State University focuses on strategic thinking and leadership and is designed to help you master organizational strategies that drive effectiveness and performance.

Customize your Master of Business Administration (Great Valley) program at Pennsylvania State University by earning up to three graduate certificates within the program, such as Analytics for Managers, Fundamentals of Leadership, HR Management, and more. 

The Master of Business Administration (Smeal) program at Pennsylvania State University is a professional degree designed to prepare individuals for managerial positions in business, government, and nonprofit institutions. 

The Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) degree program at Pennsylvania State University is designed to provide professional training in public policy for those seeking careers in the design, adoption, implementation, and evaluation of public policies.

Learn to support students with special needs. This online Special Education degree program at Pennsylvania State University focuses on current issues and topics in the field of special education and gives you the opportunity to choose an emphasis in academic and behavioral supports, applied behavior analysis, or autism.

Build an understanding of terrorist organizations and their motives, threats, recruitment strategies, and operational tactics. This online Homeland Security - Counterterrorism master's degree program option at Pennsylvania State University also covers the evolution of counterterrorism in the U.S. and abroad.

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.

The Wildlife and Fisheries Science program offered at Pennsylvania State University is designed to give students an understanding of the biology and management of terrestrial or aquatic wildlife species and their environments.

Graduate education in the Pennsylvania State University Department of Philosophy coordinates our longstanding strength in Continental philosophy with our emerging specialties in feminist philosophy and critical philosophy of race. 

The Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Biosciences at Pennsylvania State University is designed to prepare researchers across an array of specializations in the biological sciences that share an emphasis on trans-disciplinary training with applications that enhance health and well-being. 

The graduate program in Educational Psychology at Pennsylvania State University focuses on the study of learning, instruction, and measurement across the life span. 

The Educational Leadership program at Pennsylvania State University offers degree programs in residence at the University Park campus, and also offers the M.Ed. program along with Principal Certificate and Teacher Leadership Certificate programs online through World Campus.

Graduates of the M.S. Nutritional Sciences program offered by Pennsylvania State University are prepared for careers in basic and applied research in nutrition and in college teaching. The course of study is planned to meet the professional objectives of the individual student.

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.

The Comparative and International Education dual-title degree program at Pennsylvania State University is administered by the Committee on Comparative and International Education.

The M.S. Environmental Engineering degree program offered at Pennsylvania State University is strongly oriented toward research. 

The newly-redesigned Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering at Pennsylvania State University Great Valley will help you learn how to identify, design, analyze, and manage complex systems and processes over their lifecycle.

This Soil Science program at Pennsylvania State University provides opportunities for candidates interested in soil and related water resources to become a professional leader and an independent scholar.

The Intercollege Graduate Degree Program (IGDP) in Integrative and Biomedical Physiology at Pennsylvania State University will enable students to obtain interdisciplinary training encompassing both the fundamentals of biomedical physiology and advanced training in a specialized area, in preparation for varied biomedical careers in academia or industry.

The Master of Science in Real Estate Analysis and Development offered at Pennsylvania State University will prepare graduates to stand out in a competitive job market by studying at a highly reputed business school with some of the world’s leading real estate academic thinkers and industry experts.