• November 18

    Registration for AP Summer Institute opens soon

    Read Full Story
  • September 28

    Goucher launches new Master of Arts in Environmental Sustainability and Management

    Read Full Story
  • September 1

    Low-residency grad students come to campus

    Read Full Story

Graduate & Professional Studies

Inspired by purpose. Built for impact.

  • Play Video

Designed to align with your life experiences values and passion, Goucher graduate programs give you more. More community. More opportunity. More impact.

Master’s degrees that make a difference. Goucher’s graduate programs will add another lens to how you view your life, career, and community. Your perspective will shift, and your opportunities will grow as you pursue your purpose and make the world a better place.

Connect your passion with your purpose. Get ready to make connections. Goucher programs will facilitate your deep connections with fellow students, with faculty, with community, and with your industry. In addition to your expanded network, our expert faculty will help you connect your passion with a purpose.

Through Goucher’s hybrid and online learning options, you have the opportunity to earn a graduate or professional degree in a format that fits your learning style, your life, and your goals. Our unique programs centered around arts, culture, and community will prepare you to advance your professional life and become a part of the next generation of leaders in your field.

Arts


Goucher’s graduate program welcomes artists of all backgrounds. Our M.A. in Arts Administration provides students with the tools they need to ensure that audiences are engaged, grants are funded, organizations are marketed, copyright regulations are followed, and nonprofits comply with all regulations. With its proven track record of student-published works, Goucher’s M.F.A. in Nonfiction has gained a reputation as the best in its field.

M.A. in Arts Administration

M.F.A. in Nonfiction

Culture


Whether you’re interested in deep rural places or the hearts of cities, the broad-based educational objectives of the Goucher M.A. in Historic Preservation program will prepare you to work for the sustainable longevity of the places that you care about while our low-residency Master of Arts in Cultural Sustainability offers a competitive edge for emerging cultural leaders seeking to advance equity and sustain valued traditions in communities.  

M.A. in Cultural Sustainability

M.A. in Historic Preservation

Education


With online, in-person, and hybrid programs, our graduate programs in education offer several specialized degrees for aspiring and experienced teachers alike, which also include partnerships with several school systems in Maryland as well as innovative professional development. Goucher is also home to the College Board’s AP Summer Institute, training teachers in AP courses from across the country and around the world.

Master of Education

M.A. in Teaching

M.S. in Higher Education Policy, Research & Administration

AP Summer Institute

Sustainability


As climate change impacts worsen and environmental challenges grow, there is a desperate need for individuals with the knowledge and confidence to effectively address environmental threats with thoughtful strategies. The Environmental Sustainability & Management program degree from Goucher will give you the knowledge, skills and experience you need to improve the health of natural environments and create a more sustainable future.

M.A. in Environmental Sustainability & Management