Programs & Degrees (Listed Alphabetically by Degree)

Graduate Programs

The Graduate School supports post-baccalaureate education at SDSU by promoting programs for student recruitment, setting and adhering to admission standards, and defining and maintaining rigorous academic standards for graduate programs. Administrative support is provided to departments and colleges delivering master’s, doctoral, and professional programs, as well as graduate certificates. The information below provides links to major programs and specializations.

Master’s Degrees

• Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (M.S.)
• Agricultural Education (M.S.)
• Animal Science (M.S.)
• Architecture (M.Arch.)
• Athletic Training (M.S.)
• Biological Sciences (M.S.)
• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Biology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Dairy Science Specialization
• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Food Science Specialization
• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Microbiology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (M.S.) - Natural Resource Management Specialization
• Chemistry (M.S.)
• Chemistry (M.S.) - Chemical Education Specialization
• Civil Engineering (M.S.)
• Communication and Media Studies (M.A.)
• Computer Science (M.S.)
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.Ed.) - Administration of Student Affairs Specialization
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Specialization
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - College Counseling Specialization
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Marriage and Family Counseling Specialization
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Specialization
• Counseling and Human Resource Development (M.S.) - School Counseling Specialization
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Early Childhood Education Specialization
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Elementary Education Specialization
• Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.) - Secondary Education Specialization
• Data Science (M.S.)
• Dietetics (M.S.)
• Economics (M.S.)
• Educational Administration (M.Ed.) - Elementary Education Specialization
• Educational Administration (M.Ed.) - Secondary Education Specialization
• Electrical Engineering (M.S.)
• Engineering (M.Eng.)
• English (M.A.)
• Geography (M.S.)
• Geography (M.S.) - Geographic Information Sciences Specialization
• Human Biology (M.S.)
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Developmental Sciences Specialization
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Community Services Specialization
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family and Consumer Sciences Education Specialization
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Family Financial Planning Specialization
• Human Sciences (M.S.) - Merchandising Specialization
• Interdisciplinary Studies (M.S.)
• Mass Communication (M.M.C.)
• Mathematics (M.S.)
• Mathematics (M.S.) - Statistics Specialization
• Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)
• Nursing (M.S.) - Clinical Nurse Leader Specialization
• Nursing (M.S.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization
• Nursing (M.S.) - Nurse Administrator Specialization
• Nursing (M.S.) - Nurse Educator Specialization
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Exercise Science Specialization
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (M.S.) - Nutritional Sciences Specialization
• Operations Management (M.S.)
• Plant Science (M.S.)
• Public Health (M.P.H.)
• Sociology (M.S.)
• Sociology (M.S.) - Community Development Specialization
• Sport and Recreation Administration (M.S.)
• Statistics (M.S.)
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (M.S.) - Fisheries Sciences Specialization
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (M.S.) - Wildlife Sciences Specialization

Doctoral Degrees

• Agricultural, Biosystems and Mechanical Engineering (Ph.D.)
• Animal Science (Ph.D.)
• Biochemistry (Ph.D.)
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.)
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Biology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Dairy Science Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Food Science Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Microbiology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Molecular Biology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Natural Resource Management Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Plant Molecular Biology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Plant Science Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Veterinary Microbiology Specialization
• Biological Sciences (Ph.D.) - Veterinary Pathobiology Specialization
• Chemistry (Ph.D.)
• Civil Engineering (Ph.D.)
• Computational Science and Statistics (Ph.D.) - Data Science Specialization
• Computational Science and Statistics (Ph.D.) - Mathematics Specialization
• Computational Science and Statistics (Ph.D.) - Statistics Specialization
• Electrical Engineering (Ph.D.)
• Geospatial Science and Engineering (Ph.D.) - Geography Specialization
• Geospatial Science and Engineering (Ph.D.) - Remote Sensing Specialization
• Nursing (Ph.D.)
• Nutrition and Exercise Sciences (Ph.D.)
• Pharmaceutical Sciences (Ph.D.)
• Plant Science (Ph.D.)
• Sociology (Ph.D.)
• Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Ph.D.)

Professional Doctoral Degrees

• Nursing (D.N.P.) (Post Master’s to D.N.P. - NP, CRNA, CNS, and CNM)
• Nursing (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization (B.S. to D.N.P.)
• Nursing (D.N.P.) - Family Nurse Practitioner Specialization (Post Master’s to D.N.P.)
• Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Certificates

• Advanced Graduate Mathematics Certificate
• Animal Science Certificate
• Community Development Certificate
• Data Science Certificate
• Family Financial Planning Certificate
• Financial and Housing Counseling Certificate
• Graduate Mathematics Certificate
• Grassland Management Certificate
• Health Journalism Certificate
• Management Foundations Certificate
• Merchandising Certificate
• Native Communities and Economic Development Certificate
• Post-Graduate Clinical Nurse Leader Certificate
• Post-Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate
• Post-Graduate Nurse Educator Certificate
• Post-Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate
• Systems Management Certificate
• Transdisciplinary Childhood Obesity Prevention Certificate

Coursework Only

• French, German, Global Studies, History, Political Science, Philosophy, Religion, and Spanish
• Music
• Physics
• Psychology
• Studio Arts