Graduate School

Find Your Program

When you earn a graduate degree from The Ohio State University, you can be assured that your degree will be recognized nationally and internationally.

Ohio State is one of the world’s best comprehensive, public research universities. We offer 102 doctoral programs, 127 master’s programs and countless opportunities for interdisciplinary work. Ohio State’s reputation spans the globe; and that reach is tied to the research done by Ohio State faculty and graduate students.

University Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs

Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs at Ohio State are graduate programs that by nature have academic areas that work across departments and/or colleges to connect faculty and courses under curricular models for a specific field of study. Under the Graduate School, five programs that offer an interdisciplinary approach to a graduate career.

More can be read about interdisciplinary graduate programs in section 7 of the graduate handbook.

 

Graduate Minors, Interdisciplinary Specializations and Graduate Certificates

Ohio State offers graduate minors, interdisciplinary specializations, dual and combined degrees, specializations, and certificates -- in addition to master's and doctoral degrees. Full List of Graduate Minors, Interdisciplinary Specializations, and Graduate Certificates

Applying to Graduate School at The Ohio State University

If you are interested in applying to graduate school at Ohio State, you have come to the right place to begin your journey. On this website, you will find a great deal of information about the experience of being a graduate student, programs we offer in career building and development, fellowships, our handbook and degree completion. To apply for a graduate program at Ohio State, we encourage you to visit two other university websites that you will need information from to successfully make your decision and complete your application.

Graduate and Professional Admissions

Graduate and Professional Admissions is the university office responsible for supporting graduate student applications for admissions. On their website, you will find deadlines and application requirements for the over 200 graduate programs at Ohio State.

Graduate and Professional Admissions

Graduate Program Websites

Once you know what program or programs you wish to apply to, you should visit the program’s website to find more information about course load, special requirements, testing, licensure and more. 

The program list below will take you directly to the program of study’s Graduate and Professional Admissions application page. On that page, you can also find the website for the program. 

Full Program List

Criteria for admission, cost, funding opportunities and application requirements vary by individual graduate program. To review the detailed requirements for each, follow the links below.