Degrees Offered
Note: Note: You may apply to more than one program. For each program to which you apply, you must complete a separate application, pay a separate application fee, and submit separate supporting documents.
- Anthropology - M.A. 3, Ph.D.
- Biological Sciences - M.S. 2, Ph.D.
- Business Administration - M.B.A.
- Biomedical Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Chemistry - M.S. 3, 4, Ph.D.
- Civil Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Classics - M.A. 3, Ph.D. 5
- Comparative Literature - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Computer Science - M.S., Ph.D.
- Creative Writing - M.F.A.
- Criminology, Law and Society - M.A.S., Ph.D.
- Culture and Theory - M.S.3, Ph.D.
- Dance - M.F.A.
- Drama - M.F.A., Ph.D.
- Drama and Theatre - Ph.D.6
- Earth System Science - M.S.3, Ph.D.
- East Asian Languages and Literatures - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Economics - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Education - State Credential, M.A.T.
- Education - Ph.D.
- Electrical and Computer Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- English - M.A.3, M.F.A., Ph.D.
- Environmental Toxicology - M.S., Ph.D.
- French - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Genetic Counseling - M.S.
- German - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- History - M.A., Ph.D.
- Information and Computer Science - M.S., Ph.D.
- Management - Ph.D.
- Mathematics - M.S.4, Ph.D.
- Materials Science and Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering - M.S., Ph.D.
- Medical Scientist Training Program - M.D., Ph.D.
- Medicine - M.D.
- Music - M.F.A.
- Networked Systems - M.S., Ph.D.10
- Nursing - M.S.N.8
- Pharmacology and Toxicology - M.S.3, Ph.D.
- Philosophy - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Physics - M.S.3, Ph.D.
- Planning, Policy, and Design - Ph.D.
- Political Science - Ph.D.
- Psychology - Ph.D.
- Psychology and Social Behavior - Ph.D.
- Public Health - M.P.H.
- Social Ecology - Ph.D.
- Social Science - M.A.7, Ph.D.
- Sociology - M.A.3, Ph.D.
- Spanish - M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D.
- Statistics - M.S., Ph.D.
- Studio Art - M.F.A.
- Transportation Science - Ph.D.
- Urban and Regional Planning - M.U.R.P.
- Visual Studies - M.A.3, Ph.D.
The time over which a student is expected to earn a graduate degree varies by academic program. Please consult the document Expected Time-to-Degree for UCI Doctoral Students to view the expected time-to-degree for the program in which you are interested.
Notes:
- Ed.D. = Doctor of Education; M.A. = Master of Arts; M.A.S. = Master of Advanced Study; M.A.T. = Master of Arts in Teaching; M.F.A. = Master of Fine Arts; M.S. = Master of Science; M.B.A. = Master of Business Administration; M.D. = Doctor of Medicine; M.U.R.P. = Master of Urban and Regional Planning; Ph.D. = Doctor of Philosophy. Titles of degrees may not correspond exactly with specific fields of study offered; see the Index and the academic unit sections for information.
- Emphasis is on study leading to the Ph.D. degree; the M.S. degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the appropriate requirements. However, students may apply directly to the M.S. concentration in Biotechnology.
- Emphasis is on study leading to the Ph.D. degree; the master's degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the appropriate requirements.
- In addition to the regular M.S. degree program, a program coordinated with the Department of Education leads to an M.S. degree and a Teaching Credential.
- UCI, UCR, and UCSD joint program.
- UCI and UCSD joint program.
- Emphasis at the graduate level is on study leading to the Ph.D. degree; the M.A. degree may be awarded to Ph.D. students after fulfillment of the appropriate requirements. However, students may apply directly to the M.A. program in Social Science with a concentration in Demographic and Social Analysis; the M.A. program in Social Science with a concentration in Mathematical Behavioral Sciences is also available to applicants who are in a Ph.D. program at another institution.
- UCI and California State University Fullerton joint program.
- Accredited Clinical Laboratory Scientist Program leading only to a state license. No degree awarded.
- An interdisciplinary program administered by the schools of Engineering and Information & Computer Science.
Although UCI is authorized to grant the following GRADUATE degrees, admission to these programs is not currently available: Business Administration, M.B.P.A.; Comparative Culture, M.A., M.A.T., Ph.D.; Public Administration, M.B.P.A., M.P.A
