Graduate Degree Programs

Research-Based Ph.D. Programs and Professional Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs

Lehigh University offers nationally recognized, research-based Ph.D. programs and professional master’s degree and certificate programs. Through an expansive offering of graduate degree programs, graduate studies at Lehigh produces driven and highly accomplished alumni with a demonstrable track record of success in industry and academia.

Ph.D. Programs

Lehigh’s four colleges offer some of the best research-focused Ph.D. programs available, including the Doctor of Philosophy, the Doctor of Education, and the Doctor of Arts. Lehigh graduate students have the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with world-class faculty, seeking answers to the most pressing questions of our time and making direct contributions to their respective fields in the lab and in the literature.

Professional Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs

Lehigh’s professional master’s degree and certificate programs provide essential career preparation for recent college graduates and working professionals.

What Is a Professional Degree?

Lehigh’s professional master’s degree programs prepare motivated professionals for career success. Designed for both seasoned professionals and individuals who have recently received undergraduate degrees, our graduate degree programs equip students with the skills and expertise that will help them excel in their respective fields.

What Is a Certificate Program?

All four of Lehigh’s colleges offer certificate programs to help professionals expand their knowledge and skills in a variety of employment sectors. These focused, in-depth professional education programs can improve work performance and give professionals a competitive advantage in obtaining employment and promotion within their fields.

Lehigh’s Online Programs

In 1992 Lehigh became the first university in the country to create an independent digital satellite network to broadcast a class nationwide, with 27 students taking courses toward a master’s degree in chemistry. Today, using web-based learning programs, Distance Education offers graduate-level programs in business, engineering, science and interdisciplinary studies.

Find a Graduate Degree Program

Use the search tool or browse the categorized list below to find out if Lehigh offers the certificate, master’s or Ph.D. program you’re interested in.

Name Degree Type College
Applied Economics Master's College of Business
Applied Mathematics Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Applied Mathematics Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Behavior Analysis Certificate College of Education
Behavior Analysis Master's College of Education
Bioengineering Master's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Bioengineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Biological Chemical Engineering MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Biology Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Business Analytics Master's College of Business
Business and Economics Ph.D. College of Business
Catastrophe Modeling and Resilience Master's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Chemical Energy Engineering MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Chemical Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Chemical Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Chemistry Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Chemistry Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering Master's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Civil Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Cognitive Science Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Science Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Computer Science Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Counseling and Human Services Master's College of Education
Counseling Psychology Ph.D. College of Education
Data Science Master's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Documentary Filmmaking Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Earth and Environmental Sciences Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Educational Leadership Master's College of Education
Educational Leadership – Urban Principals Academy @ Lehigh (U*PAL) Master's College of Education
Electrical Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Elementary Education Master's College of Education
Energy Systems Engineering MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
English Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
English Master's College of Arts and Sciences
English as a Second Language (ESL) Program Specialist Certificate College of Education
Environmental Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Environmental Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Environmental Health Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Justice Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Law and Policy Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Environmental Policy Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Financial Engineering Master's College of Business, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, College of Arts and Sciences
Global Health Certificate College of Health
Healthcare Systems Engineering MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
History Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
History Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Industrial and Systems Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Industrial and Systems Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Instructional Technology Master's College of Education
International School Counseling Master's College of Education
K-12 Principal Certificate College of Education
Management Master's College of Business
Management and Leadership College of Business
Management Science and Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Materials and Science Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Materials Science and Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Mathematics Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Mathematics Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
MBA and Educational Leadership Master's College of Business, College of Education
MBA and Engineering Master's College of Business, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
MBA: One Year Master's College of Business
MBA: Part-time Master's College of Business
Mechanical Engineering Master's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Molecular Biology Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Nanotechnology Certificate P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Physics Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Physics Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Political Science Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Polymer Science and Engineering Master's, MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Polymer Science and Engineering Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Population Health Certificate College of Health
Population Health Master's College of Health
Population Health Ph.D. College of Health
Project Management College of Business
Psychology Ph.D. College of Arts and Sciences
Psychology Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Public Health Master's College of Health
School Counseling Master's College of Education
School Psychology EdS College of Education
School Psychology Ph.D. College of Education
Secondary Education Master's College of Education
Special Education Ph.D. College of Education
Special Education Master's College of Education
Special Education Certification (7-12) College of Education
Special Education Certification (Pre K-8) College of Education
Special Education with PA Teacher Certification Master's College of Education
Statistics Master's College of Arts and Sciences
Structural Engineering MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Structural Engineering Master's, Ph.D. P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Superintendent Letter of Eligibility Program Certificate College of Education
Supervisor of Curriculum & Instruction Program Certificate College of Education
Supply Chain Management College of Business
Sustainable Development Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Teaching and Learning Master's College of Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Certificate College of Education
Teaching, Learning, and Technology Ph.D. College of Education
Technical Entrepreneurship Program MEng P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
Technology Use in the Schools Certificate College of Education
Urban Environmental Policy and Planning Certificate College of Arts and Sciences
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Certificate College of Arts and Sciences