Graduate Admission
Advance your career and enhance your professional skills with a master's degree.
Whether you're a recent college graduate or a working professional, a master's degree from Â鶹¹ÙÍø can help take your career to new heights.
We offer courses in-person, online or hybrid, so you can learn in a way that works best for you whether that is full-time or part-time.
Explore graduate and doctoral degree programs designed to help you take the next step in your career.
You'll also gain access to expert faculty and opportunities for professional networking, internships and practicums. When you add hands-on experience that only small class sizes can offer, it's easy to see why a graduate degree from Â鶹¹ÙÍø is a great value and an excellent place to further your career.
An additional benefit for Â鶹¹ÙÍø alumni is a lifetime of free career services support through the Alex Lee Career and Professional Development Center.
The Â鶹¹ÙÍø Experience
If you want to know whether Â鶹¹ÙÍø is the right university for you, why not hear from someone who’s been in your shoes? Our student testimonials speak for themselves.
The Master of Arts in Teaching program has opened more doors for my future.
Campus Life
Whether in Hickory, Asheville or online, you'll find supportive learning communities and opportunities to enjoy off-campus activities and outdoor recreation.
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Whether you’re advancing in your current field or exploring a new direction, our graduate and doctoral programs provide flexible pathways to help you grow professionally and pursue your goals.
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Turn your ambition into action with a master's degree from Â鶹¹ÙÍø. We offer flexible graduate degree programs in Hickory, Asheville and online.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Tim Egan will visit Â鶹¹ÙÍø in March 2027 to deliver the inaugural Huffman Lecture on Social Justice, focused on democracy and civic responsibility.
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After immigrating from Korea to Hawaii, Agnes Park crossed a continent to attend Â鶹¹ÙÍø. She graduated in 1924, and in 2025, her granddaughter traced the journey of one of the first international Bears.
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