Overview

Graduate School / Graduate School is located in Worcester, MA, in an urban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Biology

Department of Business Administration and Economics

Department of Education

Department of English

Department of History and Political Sciences

Department of Nursing

Department of Occupational Therapy

Department of Speech Language Hearing Sciences

Department of Urban Studies

Program in Biotechnology (MS)

Program in Early Childhood Education (ME PBC)

Program in Education (Professional Development) (ME)

Program in Elementary Education (ME PBC)

Program in English (MA)

Program in English as a Second Language (ME PBC)

Program in Health Care Administration

Program in Health Education

Program in History (MA)

Program in Management (MS PBC)

Program in Middle School Education (ME PBC)

Program in Moderate Disabilities (ME PBC)

Program in Non-Profit Management (MS)

Program in Nurse Educator (MSN, PMC)

Program in Occupational Therapy (MOT)

Program in Population and Public Health Nursing (MSN, PMC)

Program in Public Administration and Policy (MPAP)

Program in Public Management (MPM)

Program in Reading (ME PBC)

Program in School Leadership and Education Administration (ME)

Program in School Psychology (EdS)

Program in Secondary Education (ME EdS PBC)

Program in Spanish (MA)

Program in Speech-Language Pathology (MS)

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)
Specialist in Education (Ed S)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT)
Master of Education (M Ed)
(Postbaccalaureate Certificate)
(Post-Master's Certificate)
Master of Public Management (MPM)
Master of Public Administration and Policy (MPAP)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	291
Other Advanced Degrees	41

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test or MAT 1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some For a detail list of degree completion requirements please see the graduate catalog at catalog.worcester.edu.
Other Advanced Degrees	Comp Exam Required For a detail list of degree completion requirements please see the graduate catalog at catalog.worcester.edu.

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

372

Applied

358

Accepted

307

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	June 15th	June 15th	No
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	No
Summer deadline	April 1st	April 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test or MAT
Master's Degree Requirements	Official transcript(s), letters of recommendation; tuition residency statement (for MOT applicants). For a detail list of entrance requirements please see the graduate catalog at catalog.worcester.edu.
Additional Entrance Requirements	For a detail list of entrance requirements please see the graduate catalog at catalog.worcester.edu.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

777

Total Graduate Students

1%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	5.53%
Black or African American	2.06%
White or Caucasian	78%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.39%
Asian	2.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.29%
Unknown	8.11%

Gender

Male (17%)

Female (82%)

Faculty

131

Total faculty

Full-time - 63

Part-time - 68

Male (34)

Female (97)

Location & Contact

Address 486 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA  01602-2597
United States

Contact Dr. Roberta Kyle
Associate Vice President for Continuing Education/Dean of the Graduate Studies
Email: rkyle@worcester.edu
Phone: 508-929-8811
Fax: 508-929-8100

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