81 Master's degrees offered by the university

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 Material Culture and Public Humanities program of Virginia Tech develops expertise in these fields and prepares graduates for careers in museums, historical societies, arts agencies, national parks, and other community and cultural organizations. 

The Mathematics program of Virginia Tech is offered by the Department of Mathematics. There are roughly 70 graduate students actively engaged in the mathematics graduate program. All graduate students have an office/study space for their own use, and are welcome in the Department's Common Room for informal discussion and conversation. 

The Creative Writing program of Virginia Tech offers tracks in Poetry and Fiction, and all students are fully and equally funded via GTA-ships of more than $20,000 per year. We encourage cross-genre experimentation, offer additional courses in creative nonfiction, playwriting, new media creative writing, and literary editing. 

The Higher Education program of Virginia Tech is designed to meet the standards for master's level preparation in student affairs of the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS). 

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 Urban and Regional Planning program of Virginia Tech has a dual objective of training graduates for their first planning job, and more importantly instilling conceptual and critical thinking necessary for lifelong learning and career development. 

The Engineering Mechanics program of Virginia Tech provides a strong foundation and sturdy framework for the discovery, development, transfer, and implementation of new knowledge in the areas of mechanics of materials and material systems, fluid mechanics, dynamics and vibration, biomechanics, and computational and experimental methods. 

The Department of Biological Sciences at the Virginia Tech offers research and training that lead to the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Graduate students, in consultation with Major Advisors, design programs of study that include cutting edge research, courses that support their particular interests, and at least one semester of a teaching experience.  

Graduate programs at the Virginia Tech in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences (CSES) are part of the School of Plant & Environmental Sciences (SPES) and lead to both the M.S. (non-thesis and thesis options) and the Ph.D. degrees. 

The Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering (MME) - Virginia Tech offers advanced graduate degrees (MEng, MS ) in Mining Engineering that are designed to educate students for high-level challenges in industry, academia, and government. 

The Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, which is ranked in the top 10 accredited civil and environmental engineering departments by the US News and World Report offers the Civil Engineering program of Virginia Tech. The department currently has over 70 faculty, 500 undergraduates and almost 400 graduate students. 

The Animal and Poultry Sciences program of Virginia Tech offers a MS and PhD in multiple disciplines with the degree tailored to fit the career objectives and interests of the student.  

The History program of Virginia Tech offers three master’s program options: a master’s in history, a master’s in history with a graduate certificate in public history, and a dual degree history–social studies education program with Virginia teaching licensure. 

The Mechanical Engineering program of Virginia Tech provides quality mechanical engineering education through innovative research, faculty expertise, and practices that further expand and enhance students’ abilities in communication and problem solving, service and leadership within their profession, industry, and higher education. 

The Biomedical Engineering program of Virginia Tech is a unique multidisciplinary program that bridges the biomedical sciences, biomedical engineering, and real-world applications to enhance the quality of life. 

The Theatre Arts program of Virginia Tech focuses on an individualized plan of study for each student, characterized by one-on-one tutorials or small classes, realized production work, and close mentoring by faculty artists. 

The Forest Products program of Virginia Tech provides educational and research opportunities in the areas of sustainable biomaterials, spanning the range from nanotechnology and the basic science of wood and other renewable materials, through processing, manufacturing, marketing, management, and competitiveness aspects of the various biomaterials industries. 

Our mission in the Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise at the Virginia Tech is to discover, translate, and disseminate health-related advances in the nutrition, food, and exercise sciences. 

The Dairy Science Department at the Virginia Tech recognizes the significant contributions made by graduate students to departmental research, teaching, and extension programs and is committed to providing the best possible opportunity for students to learn and develop as professionals in their areas of interest.