Graduate Studies offers 44 master’s degree programs and 12 advanced certificate programs in a wide range of areas, with over 20 areas of specialization in the master’s of science in education. For more information see post baccalaureate and graduate program options. Nearly 1,000 students enrolled in graduate study at Buffalo State find that a graduate degree allows them entry into new or related fields or eligibility for promotion in their current fields.

Specialized graduate degree programs include creativity and change leadership, data science and analytics, literacy specialist, and art conservation. While teacher education remains a tradition at Buffalo State, new graduate programs in dietetics and applied behavior analysis add to our array of programs in business management, adult education, applied economics, conflict analysis and resolution, and higher education and student affairs administration that are unique within SUNY. Applied programs in public relations, disaster and emergency management, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), urban education, music education, great lakes environmental science, public and nonprofit management (MPA), professional applied and computational mathematics, and students with disabilities offer exceptional opportunities for professional advancement.

Other distinctive graduate degree programs include criminal justice, industrial technology, applied economics, biology, English, history, and multidisciplinary studies with tracks in individualized, data science and analytics, and nutrition.

Applying for Graduate Study

Students holding bachelor’s degrees from accredited colleges and universities are eligible to apply for graduate study at Buffalo State. International applicants must submit transcript evaluations and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or Duolingo English Test scores. Admissions procedures and deadline dates are available on the Graduate Studies website. Contact the Graduate Studies Office in Cleveland Hall 204 or email gradoffc@buffalostate.edu for more information.

In accordance with federal regulations and for financial aid eligibility, all graduate students are required to submit final transcripts, with degrees posted, to the Graduate Studies Office by the start of their graduate work.