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Graduate Program Advisors (GPAs) and Graduate Program Coordinators (GPCs) are the key staff who support graduate work at the University of Washington. Learn more about GPA/GPC Resources
The University of Washington awarded its first graduate degree in 1885 and the Graduate School was established permanently in 1910. Discover the Graduate School
The University of Washington awarded its first graduate degree in 1885 and the Graduate School was established permanently in 1910. Discover the Graduate School
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The following are Schools and Colleges offering master's and doctoral degrees. To see departmental offerings in any School or College, click on its name.
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Built Environments
Foster School of Business
School of Dentistry
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of the Environment
Information School
School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
School of Pharmacy
Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs
School of Public Health
School of Social Work
Tacoma Campus
Bothell Campus
Additionally, the Graduate School administers the following interdisciplinary degree programs:
M.S. in Biology Teaching
Health Services Administration M.H.A.
Individual Ph.D. Program Ph.D.
Molecular and Cellular Biology Ph.D.
Museology M.A.
Near and Middle Eastern Studies Ph.D.
Neurobiology and Behavior Ph.D.
Nutritional Sciences M.S., Ph.D.
Pathobiology M.S., Ph.D.
Public Health Genetics M.S., Ph.D.
Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management M.S., Ph.D.
Urban Design and Planning Ph.D.
Because the following professional doctoral degrees offered by the University are not considered to be graduate degrees, they are not administered by the Graduate School: Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Juris Doctor (JD), and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).