Graduate Programs
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
Explore graduate programs
See our full list of graduate programs in business, public administration, creative writing, education, leadership, business analytics, legal studies, and more.
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.
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.
Creative writing
Work with our nationally acclaimed faculty and pursue your MFA either in creative writing or in writing for children and young adults.
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.