Making
your mark:
A message
from the Dean
Graduate and professional degree programs
Financing
your education
The University: A capsule sketch
Rochester Ph.D.s in academe
Leaders
in research
and teaching
Equal opportunity policy
Rochester area
Resources for graduate students
Official publications
Research facilities
Maps
Doctoral Commencement
University of Rochester Graduate and Professional Degree Programs
Outstanding scholarly and professional achievement: these are the goals of graduate study at the University. Here, promising candidates work closely with faculty to develop in-depth knowledge of their chosen field s as they establish themselves as independent, innovative scholars. Admission is selective; the environment intimate and challenging.
Graduate degree programs at the University are offered by the College and schools, which publish admissions requirements and process applications.
The Graduate Program listings are grouped by the College or School administering them. The following quick links jump you to the corresponding sections. Related programs in other units are noted. The quick links at the bottom of this page jump you to the corresponding college or school.
The College, Arts and Sciences
Biochemistry (see School of Medicine and Dentistry)
Biology—Ph.D.
Biophysics (see School of Medicine and Dentistry)
Brain & Cognitive Sciences—Ph.D.
Chemistry—Ph.D.
Comparative Literature—M.A.
Computer Science—Ph.D.
Economics—Ph.D.
English—M.A., Ph.D.
Genetics, Genomics and Development (see School
of Medicine and Dentistry)
Geological Sciences—Ph.D.
History—M.A., Ph.D.
Mathematics—Ph.D.
Microbiology & Immunology— (see School of Medicine and Dentistry)
Neuroscience— (see School of Medicine and Dentistry)
Philosophy—M.A.,
Ph.D.
Physics—M.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Physics & Astronomy—Ph.D.
Political Science—Ph.D.
Psychology, Clinical—Ph.D.
Psychology, Developmental—Ph.D.
(see the Department of Clinical and Social Psychology)
Psychology, Developmental—Ph.D. (see the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences)
Psychology, Social-Personality—Ph.D.
Statistics (see School of Medicine and Dentistry)
Visual & Cultural Studies—Ph.D.
Visual Science, Center for
The College, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Biomedical Engineering—M.S., Ph.D.
Chemical Engineering—M.S., Ph.D.
Electrical Engineering—M.S., Ph.D.
Materials Science—M.S., Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering—Ph.D.
Optics—M.S., Ph.D.
Eastman School of Music
Conducting—D.M.A.
Conducting (Choral)—M.M.
Jazz Studies & Contemporary Media—M.M., D.M.A.
Music Composition—M.A., M.M., D.M.A., Ph.D.
Music Education—M.A., M.M., D.M.A., Ph.D.
Music Theory—M.A., Ph.D.
Musicology—M.A., Ph.D.
Pedagogy of Music Theory—M.A.
Performance & Literature—M.M., D.M.A.
Piano Accompanying & Chamber Music—M.M., D.M.A.
School of Medicine and Dentistry
Biochemistry—M.S., Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering— (see the College, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
Biophysics—M.S., Ph.D.
Dental Sciences—M.S.
Epidemiology—Ph.D.
Genetics—M.S., Ph.D.
Health Services Research and
Policy—Ph.D.
Marriage & Family
Therapy—M.S.
Medical Scientist Training Program—M.D./Ph.D.
Medical Statistics—M.S.
Medicine—MD
Microbiology—M.B.A./M.S., M.S.
Microbiology & Immunology—Ph.D.
Neurobiology and Anatomy—M.S., Ph.D.
Neuroscience—M.S.,
Ph.D.
Pathology—M.S., Ph.D.
Pharmacology—M.S., Ph.D.
Physiology—M.S., Ph.D.
Public Health—M.B.A/M.P.H., M.P.H.
Statistics—M.A., Ph.D.
Toxicology—M.S., Ph.D.
School of Nursing
Nursing—M.S., D.N.P., Ph.D.
Nursing—Dual Degree, M.S. and Ph.D. accelerated
William E. Simon Graduate School ofBusiness Administration
Business Administration—M.B.A., M.S., Ph.D.
Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Education—M.S., M.A.T., Ed.D., Ph.D.
Interdepartmental Professional Programs
For more information about the following programs, see page 276 of the Graduate Studies Bulletin (.pdf file).
M.B.A.-M.P.H.
M.B.A.-M.S. in Microbiology and Immunology
M.D.-M.B.A.
College and Schools
The College, Arts and Sciences
The College, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Eastman School of Music
School of Medicine and Dentistry
School of Nursing
William E. Simon Graduate School of
Business Administration
Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development
