Degree Programs

The following graduate programs are offered through admissions at San Jose State University. Search for your academic objective by selecting one of the four program types: Doctoral Programs, Master's Programs, Credential Programs, and Advanced Certificate Programs.

A list of SJSU’s STEM-eligible graduate programs can be found on our College of Graduate Studies website.  

For additional assistance, visit our prospective students website or submit a Graduate Information Request Form.

Doctoral Programs

• Audiology, AUD
• Educational Leadership, EdD (Fully Online)
• Educationla Leadership, EdD (Hybrid)
• Nursing Practice, DNP
• Occupational Therapy, OTD

Master's Programs

• Accounting & Analytics, MS
• Aerospace Engineering, MS
• Applied Anthropology, MA
• Applied Data Intelligence, MS
• Applied Mathematics, MS
• Archives and Records Administration, MARA
• Art, Art History and Visual Culture Concentration, MA
• Art, Digital Media Art Concentration, MFA
• Art, Photography Concentration, MFA
• Art, Pictorial Art Concentration, MFA
• Art, Spatial Art Concentration, MFA
• Artificial Intelligence, MS
• Bioinformatics, MS
• Biological Sciences, MA
• Biological Sciences, Ecology and Evolution Concentration, MS
• Biological Sciences, Molecular, Microbial, and Physiological Biology Concentration, MS
• Biological Sciences, Physiology Concentration, MS (not accepting students)
• Biological Sciences, Stem Cell Biology Concentration, MS
• Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Devices Concentration, MS
• Biomedical Engineering, MS
• Biotechnology, Medical Product Development Management Concentration, MS
• Biotechnology, MS
• Business Administration (Early Career), MBA
• Business Administration (For Professionals), MBA
• Chemical Engineering, MS
• Chemistry, MA
• Chemistry, MS
• Chicana and Chicano Studies, MA
• Child and Adolescent Development, MA
• Civil Engineering, MS 
• Clinical Psychology, MS
• Communication Studies, MA
• Computational Linguistics, MS
• Computer Engineering, MS
• Computer Science, MS
• Counseling and Guidance, MA
• Creative Writing, MFA
• Criminology, Global Criminology Concentration, MS
• Data Science, MS
• Design, MDes
• Economics, MA
• Economics, Applied Economics Concentration, MA
• Educational Leadership, Emancipatory School Leadership, MA
• Electrical Engineering, MS
• Engineering, MS
• Engineering Management, MS
• Engineering Technology, MS
• English, MA
• Environmental Studies, MS
• Financial Analytics, MS
• Geographic Information Science (GISc), MS
• Geography, MA
• Geology, MS
• Higher Education Leadership, MA
• History, MA
• Human Factors/Ergonomics, MS
• Human Factors/Ergonomics, User Experience Concentration, MS
• Industrial and Systems Engineering, MS
• Industrial and Systems Engineering, Operational Analytics Concentration, MS
• Informatics, MS
• Instructional Design and Technology, MS
• Interdisciplinary Studies, MA
• Interdisciplinary Studies, MS
• Justice Studies, MS
• Kinesiology, MS 
• Library and Information Science, MLIS
• Linguistics, MA (not accepting students)
• Marine Science, MS
• Mass Communications, MS
• Materials Engineering, MS
• Mathematics, MA
• Mechanical Engineering, MS
• Meteorology, MS
• Multilingual and Multicultural Literacy Education, MA
• Music Education, MA
• Music, MM
• Nursing, MS
• Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner Concentration, MS
• Nutritional Science, MS
• Occupational Therapy, MS
• Packaging, MS
• Philosophy, MA
• Physics, MS
• Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, MS
• Psychology, Research & Experimental Psychology, MA
• Public Administration, MPA
• Public Health, MPH
• Quantum Technology, MS
• Science Education, MS
• Social Work, MSW
• Software Engineering, MS
• Spanish, MA
• Special Education, MA
• Speech Language Pathology, MS
• Statistics, MS
• Taxation, MS
• Teaching, MAT
• Teaching, Critical Bilingual Education, MA
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA (not accepting students)
• Transportation Management, MS
• Urban Planning, MUP 

Credential Programs

• Education Specialist Preliminary Teaching Credential: Early Childhood Special Education
• Education Specialist Preliminary Teaching Credential: Extensive Support Needs
• Education Specialist Preliminary Teaching Credential: Mild/Moderate Support Needs
• Multiple Subject Credential
• PK-3 Early Childhood Education (PK-3 ECE) Specialist Instruction Credential
• Pupil Personnel Services (PM-PPSC) Post-Master’s Credential
• Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) School Counseling Credential
• Pupil Personnel Services (PPSC) Credential (Social Work)
• Single Subject Credential - Art
• Single Subject Credential - English
• Single Subject Credential - Mathematics
• Single Subject Credential - Music
• Single Subject Credential - Physical Education
• Single Subject Credential - Science
• Single Subject Credential - Social Science
• Single Subject Credential - World Languages
• Teacher Librarian Credential

Advanced Certificate Programs

• Accounting Fundamentals Certificate
• Advanced Accounting Topics Certificate
• Advanced AI Core Technologies and Applications in Computer Science Certificate
•  Advanced Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Certificate
• Advanced Communication(s) and Research Methods
• Advanced Global Leadership Certificate
• Advanced Social Work Practice in Gerontology Certificate
• Advanced Social Work Practice in Mental Health Certificate
• Advanced Taxation Certificate
• Affordable Housing and Community Development Finance Certificate
• Applications of Technology in Planning Certificate
• Artist Diploma Advanced Certificate (Accepting Students for Fall 2026)
• Business Analytics Certificate
• Chip Design and Verification Certificate
• Clinical Genetic Molecular Biologist Scientist Training Program Certificate
• Clinical Laboratory Scientist (CLS) Training Program Certificate
• Community Design and Development Certificate
• Custom Integrated Circuit Design and Simulation Certificate
• Cybersecurity Engineering Certificate
• Cybersecurity: Core Technologies Certificate
• Environmental Planning Certificate
• Ethics of Science and Emerging Technologies, Advanced Certificate
• Graduate TESOL Certificate (not accepting students)
• High Technology Taxation Certificate
• High-Speed and Intercity Rail Management Certificate
• Higher Education Teaching Certificate
• International Taxation Certificate
• Library Information Sciences Post-Masters Certificate
• Mindfulness-Based Health and Human Services Certificate
• Nursing Specialty Advanced Certificate
• Philosophy Post-baccalaureate Certificate
• Quantum Computing Engineering Certificate
• Secure Software Engineering Certificate
• Secure Test Engineering Certificate
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certificate
• Strategic Management of Digital Assets and Services Certificate
• Tax Practice Certificate
• Theory, Knowledge and Practice about Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate (not accepting students)
• Transportation and Land Use Planning Certificate
• Transportation Management Certificate
• Transportation Safety, Security, and Emergency Management (TSSEM) Certificate