List of Graduate Programs and Certificates

The path to career advancement begins at Rhode Island College. Our nationally recognized graduate programs include more than 35 master’s degrees in healthcare, counseling, social work, business, management, teaching, community leadership, and arts and sciences – plus doctoral programs in education and nursing, and 18 certificates of graduate study.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
PROGRAM |
DIRECTOR |
DEADLINES |
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Art Education, M.A.T. |
Rebecca Shipe |
Fall-March 1 |
M.A. in Art with concentration in Art Education |
Rebecca Shipe |
Fall-March 1 |
Biology, M.A. Modern Biological Sciences, CGS |
Deborah Britt |
Fall-March 1 |
English, M.A.
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Anita Duneer |
Rolling Admissions |
Advanced Study of Literature, CGS |
Mark Anderson |
Rolling Admissions |
English, concentration in Creative Writing, M.A. Advanced Study of Creative Writing, CGS |
Alison Shonkwiler |
Rolling Admissions |
English, M.A.T. |
see Educational Studies |
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History, M.A. Historical Studies, CGS Public History, CGS |
Ronald Dufour |
Rolling Admissions |
Justice Studies, M.A. |
Tanni Chaudhuri |
Rolling Admissions |
Mathematical Studies, M.A. |
Lisa Humphreys |
Fall-March 1 |
Mathematics, M.A.T. |
see Educational Studies |
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Music Education, M.A.T. |
Robert Franzblau |
Rolling Admissions |
Music Education, M.M.Ed. |
Robert Franzblau |
Rolling Admissions |
Psychology, M.A. |
Emily Cook |
Fall-March 15 |
Feinstein School of Education and Human Development
DEPARTMENT |
PROGRAM |
DIRECTOR |
DEADLINES |
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Joint Ph.D. in Education, A Cooperative Program offered by URI and RIC |
Patricia Cordeiro |
Fall-Jan 27 |
Counseling, Educational Leadership & School Psychology |
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M.S. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
Monica Darcy |
Fall-Feb 1 |
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Advanced Counseling, CGS |
Monica Darcy |
Fall-March 1 |
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Shannon Dowd-Eagle |
Fall-Feb 1 |
Elementary Education |
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Elementary Education, M.A.T. |
Martha Horn |
Fall-March 1 |
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Early Childhood, M.Ed. |
Mary Ellen McGuire–Schwarz |
Fall-March 1 |
Health & Physical Education |
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Health Education, M.Ed. |
Jason Sawyer |
Fall-March 1 |
Educational Studies |
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English, M.A.T. |
Anita Duneer |
Fall-March 1 |
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Mathematics, M.A.T. |
Lisa Humphreys |
Fall-March 1 |
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Music Education, M.A.T. |
see Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
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Music Education, M.M.Ed. |
see Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
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Art Education, M.A.T. |
see Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
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Middle Level Education, CGS |
Julie Horwitz |
Fall-March 1 |
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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, M.Ed. TESOL, CGS TESOL Bilingual Education Concentration, CGS |
Leila Rosa |
Fall-March 1 |
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World Languages Education, MAT |
Erin Papa |
Fall - May 1, Rolling to July 1 |
Youth Development, M.A. |
Victoria Restler |
Rolling Feb. 1 - May 31 |
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Special Education |
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Exceptional Learning Needs, M.Ed. Autism Education, CGS Transition for Youth with Exceptionalities, CGS |
Paul LaCava |
Fall-March 1 |
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Urban / Multicultural Education, M.E.D. |
Ying Hui |
Fall-March 1 |
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Early Childhood Special Education, M.Ed. |
Beth Pinheiro |
Fall-March 1 |
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Severe Intellectual Disabilities, M.Ed. |
Susan Dell |
Fall-March 1 |
Elementary or Secondary Special Education, M. Ed Elementary or Secondary Special Education, CGS |
Marie Lynch |
Fall-March 1 |
School of Business
PROGRAM |
DIRECTOR |
DEADLINES |
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Health Care Administration, M.S. |
Marianne Raimondo |
none |
Master of Professional Accountancy, M.P.Ac. Financial Planning, CGS |
Sean Cote |
none |
Onanian School of Nursing
PROGRAM |
DIRECTOR |
DEADLINES |
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Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP |
Justin Dilibero |
Rolling Admissions |
Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist, M.S.N. Population/Public Health, M.S.N. Nursing Care Management, CGS Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety, CGS |
Pat Molloy |
Rolling Admissions Oct. 15 – Feb. 15 for following fall August 15 – December 15 for following summer
Rolling Admissions
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School of Social Work
PROGRAM |
DIRECTOR |
DEADLINES |
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Master of Social Work, M.S.W. Integrated Behavioral Health, CGS |
Paula Coutinho Jenn Meade |
Fall-Feb 1 |
Nonprofit Leadership, CGS |
Eileen Ryan |
Rolling |
Child and Adolescent Trauma, CGS |
Daniel Harvey |
Rolling |
Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders, CGS |
Aswood Bousseau |
Rolling |