Graduate Programs
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Invest in your career
Online, on-campus, or a mix of both, Hamline’s 50+ graduate degrees, certificates, and licenses are designed to fit your schedule. You won’t have to put your career on hold to advance it.
A Hamline degree is more than just a line on your resume. It’s about making connections with your classmates and instructors while gaining practical knowledge you can apply to your work from your first day—and every day after. A Hamline degree is an investment in your life’s work.
A top school for graduate study
Best regionally
Best regional university in Minnesota and 12th in the Midwest
—U.S. News & World Report
First in Minnesota
Best master’s university in Minnesota and 52nd in the US
—Washington Monthly
Top program
Ranked a best online Master of Studies in Law Program in US
—Princeton Review
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Explore graduate programs
See our full list of graduate programs in business, public administration, creative writing, education, leadership, business analytics, legal studies, and more.
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Business, management, and public administration
Hamline School of Business offers programs to expand your professional network and take the next step in your career, including a MBA, and master's degrees in business analytics, management and leadership, and public administration.
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Teacher education and educational leadership
At Hamline, we train educators to be practitioners, researchers, and leader-advocates. And we have something for every step of your journey, whether you’re earning a first or additional teaching license, a certificate, a master’s degree, or a doctorate.
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Creative writing
Work with our nationally acclaimed faculty and pursue your MFA either in creative writing or in writing for children and young adults.
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Legal studies
Gain an understanding of how the legal system affects all areas of society with a Master in the Study of Law or graduate paralegal certificate, both offered in both online and hybrid online/on-campus formats.