Are you Interested in joining a new profession or enhancing the knowledge and experience you already possess?  Whatever your dreams, the University of Memphis can help you achieve them!  At the U of M, you will find a comprehensive array of academic programs, outstanding faculty, and a supportive environment conducive to graduate study and research.  As a major urban research university, the U of M enrolls more than 4,500 graduate students in more than 80 graduate degree programs, many of which are ranked among the best in the nation.

Masters degree programs are offered in 54 areas through six colleges and three schools.The Doctor of Philosophy degree is offered in 19 areas through the College of Arts and Sciences; Fogelman College of Business and Economics; College of Communication and Fine Arts; the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences; Herff College of Engineering; the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and the School of Public Health.

The degrees of Doctor of Audiology, Doctor of Education, and Doctor of Musical Arts are awarded by the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, the College of Education, Health and Human Sciences, and the College of Communication and Fine Arts, respectively. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy is awarded by the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders,the College of Arts and Sciences, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, the College of Communication and Fine Arts, the Herff College of Engineering, and the School of Public Health. The College of Education, Health and Human Sciences also awards the degree of Education Specialist.

Graduate certificates are also offered in African American Literature, Applied Lean Leadership, Artist Diploma in Music, Business Information Assurance, Cognitive Science, College Teaching, Community College Teaching and Leadership, Disability Studies, Geographic Information Systems, Healthcare Informatics Leadership, Information Assurance, Instructional Computing Applications, Literacy, Leadership, and Coaching, Local Government Management, Museum Studies, Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Nursing Informatics, Philantrophy and Non-Profit Leadership, Software Testing, Teaching English as a Second Language, Urban Education, and Women's and Gender Studies. The Loewenberg School of Nursing awards the post-master's Family Nurse Practitioner certificate.