Graduate
Graduate Programs
For students who want to make a difference—whether by tackling emerging cybersecurity threats or transforming the future of healthcare—Woods College graduate programs offer a curriculum that is both professionally relevant and ethically focused.
Master's Programs
Our five master's programs bring industry expertise into the classroom to help you advance your career.
Certificate Programs
Upgrade your skills and improve your competitiveness on the job market in as few as two semesters of study.
Nondegree Students
Improve your understanding of specific disciplines or explore a new subject without committing to a program.
Find Your Program
Applied Analytics
M.S.
Leverage the power of data analysis, machine learning, and artificial intelligence with a specialized master’s degree in one of today’s most in-demand fields. Taught by experienced professionals, this program prepares you to apply advanced analytical approaches to solve real-world problems in almost any industry. The M.S. degree can also be completed as a dual degree with Woods College’s M.S. in Applied Economics.
Current industry practitioners lead courses covering ethics-based approaches to machine learning, AI and more. Our programemphasizes the practical application of coursework and academic study. You’ll acquire hands-on experience with industry leaders.
You can pursue your degree full-time or part-time; classes are held in the evenings.
Requirements:
- Mathematical Methods for Machine Learning I
- Data Analysis
- AI/ML Software Tools and Platforms
- AI Algorithms I / Big Data Econometrics
- AI Algorithms II
- Algorithmic Ethics and Governance - from traditional to AI/ML
- Directed Practicum in Analytics
- 3 Electives
Degree Options
M.S.
Career Paths
- Data Analyst
- Business Analyst
- Data Scientist
- Financial Analyst
- Business Systems Analyst
- Data Engineer
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Applied Economics
M.S.
Gain the knowledge and quantitative skills you need to succeed in today's data-driven economy. You’ll master the data analysis and tools organizations rely on to evaluate policies and programs, develop forecasts, track consumer behavior, and design marketing campaigns.
Current industry practitioners lead courses covering ethics-based approaches to public policy, big data, healthcare economics, banking and insurance, marketing research, and more. Our program—which is a Department of Homeland Security STEM Designated Degree Program—emphasizes the practical application of coursework and academic study. You’ll acquire hands-on experience with seasoned economists.
You can pursue your degree full-time or part-time; classes are held in the evenings.
Requirements:
- Applied Macroeconomic Theory
- Applied Microeconomic Theory
- Data Analysis
- Econometrics
- Ethics, Economics, and Public Policy
- Five electives
Degree Options
M.S.
Career Paths
- Senior Data Analyst
- Economist
- Data Scientist
- Pricing Analyst
- Research Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Data Analytics
Grad Certificate
This program is ideal for students who are interested in advancing their skills and improving their competitiveness in the job market but are not yet ready to pursue a master’s degree. Students may complete this program in as few as eight months, and for-credit courses can be transferred to Boston College’s Master of Science in Applied Economics program.
Curriculum:
- Data Analysis
- Econometrics
- Big Data Econometrics
- Predictive Analytics/Forecasting
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Data Analyst
- Web Analytics Associate
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Market Researcher
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Sports Administration
M.S.
Acquire the foundation you need to broaden your sports management skills, cultivate a culture of collaboration and teamwork, and propel teams forward, in and out of the game—all at a top-tier research institution with accomplished academics and practitioners.
Our 10-course program focuses on practice, application, and team building in this rapidly growing industry. You’ll learn from industry leaders and graduate with skills that translate into best practices. Choose between full- and part-time options and evening and weekend classes.
Requirements:
- Introduction to Sports Management
- Sports Law and Compliance
- Sports Communication and Marketing
- Sports Finance
- Sports Leadership and Ignatian-Based Ethics
- Applied Research Project or Internship
- 5 elective courses that you can choose to enhance your career
Degree Options
M.S.
Career Paths
- Athletics Director
- Sales Associate
- Associate Athletics Director
- Communications Manager
- Head Coach
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Healthcare Administration
M.H.A.
Industry-aligned, convenient, and personalized, this program imparts the skills and knowledge you need to lead effectively in the healthcare industry. Designed in collaboration with healthcare professionals, our model allows you to build mastery at your own pace.
Our program is flexible: The 12 courses are faculty-led and fully online. Each course runs for a period of seven weeks.
Sample courses:
- Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Organizations
- Healthcare Quality Management
- Healthcare Innovation-Based Strategy: Managing Change
- Health Policy
- Management Theory and Organizational Behavior
- Leadership in Healthcare
- Healthcare Human Resources Management
Degree Options
M.H.A.
Career Paths
- Emergency Department Director
- Health Manager
- Clinical Manager
- Registered Nurse
- Program Director
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Corporate Communications & Marketing
Grad Certificate
With a strong foundation focused on essential management principles, this four-course certificate can be completed in as few as eight months. You’ll be prepared to handle the challenges—and take advantage of the opportunities—in this highly competitive and creative field.
Required courses:
- Communication in a Global Work Environment
- Social Influence
- Public Relations & Crisis Communications
- Marketing Analytics
Credit is fully transferable to the MS in Leadership and Administration Program.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Editor
- Public Relations Officer
- Senior Technical Writer
- Underwriter
- Reporter
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Human Resources
Graduate Certificate
With topics that range from employee management to labor relations to employment law, this program helps you learn the skills and theories needed to excel in today’s HR landscape. Our four-course program is aligned with the major testing requirements of the Professional in Human Resources Exam.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Human Resources Associate
- Recruiting Specialist
- Benefits Specialist
- Talent Manager
- Program Administrator
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools or just understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you first step foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Project Management
This hybrid, four-course certificate program provides a foundational understanding of practices and principles of modern management, including accounting, finance, marketing, leadership, and organizational behavior. The curriculum is particularly well-suited to the needs of aspiring managers and business professionals.
Required Certificate Course:
- ADGR 8110 Agile Methodologies
- ADGR 8130 Risk Management/Quality Management
- ADGR 8201 Applied Techniques, Software & Reporting
- ADGR 8203 Stakeholder Management and Procurement
Credit is fully transferable to the MS in Leadership and Administration Program.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Project Manager
- Director of Project Management
- Program Manager
- Technical Manager
- Analyst
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Nondegree Coursework
Hone your skills, improve your competitiveness on the job market, and explore subjects before committing to a master’s program—all while learning from industry experts and accomplished academics. Convert two courses to degree-seeking status later should you be accepted.
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Sports Analytics Certificate
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Student-Athlete Development
Grad Certificate
Prepare to help student-athletes thrive with an online or hybrid Graduate Certificate in the fast-growing field of student-athlete development. The certificate’s four courses focus on supporting student-athletes on and off the field with skill sets in areas ranging from mental health and social work to diversity and inclusion.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Executive Sports Leadership
This certificate is designed for professionals looking for education, mentoring, and a catalyst to an executive-level role in athletics.
Requirements:
- Introduction to Sports Management
- Sports Law and Compliance
- Sports Communication and Marketing
- Sports Finance
- Sports Leadership and Ignatian-Based Ethics
- Applied Research Project or Internship
- 5 elective courses that you can choose to enhance your career
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Athletics Director
- Sales Associate
- Associate Athletics Director
- Communications Manager
- Head Coach
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Leadership
M.S.
The M.S. in Leadership program offers the rare combination of strategic expertise and ethical perspective that today’s leaders need to guide organizations through change. With tracks for emerging and experienced leaders, our customizable curriculum prepares working professionals at all stages of their careers to make a real-world impact.
In addition to our tracks for early-career and executive leaders, you can select leadership electives focused on leading change, people, and results. Or choose from four in-demand focus areas that can be taken as a concentration. Our M.S. in Leadership enables you to tailor your education toward your organization's goals and your professional journey.
You’ll complete six core courses plus an additional four courses within your a concentration or four free electives.
Degree Options
M.S.
Career Paths
- Project Manager
- Director of Marketing
- Public Relations Officer
- DEI Officer
- Recruitment Specialist
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Graduate Certificate in Leadership
Graduate Certificate in Leadership
This four-course graduate certificate can be completed in as few as eight months.
Required courses:
- Daring to Lead
- Leading Change from the Middle
- The Self Aware Leader
- Problem Solving through Critical Thinking
- Leading High Performing Teams
Credit is fully transferable to the MS in Leadership Program.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Technical Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Director
- CEO
- Recruiting Specialist
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Management & Organizational Excellence
Courses:
- Art and Science of Strategy
- Power, Influence and Persuasion
- Flourishing Through Inclusivity
- Leading High Performing Teams
- Managing Conflict and Negotiations
- Leveraging Networks and Partnerships
Credit is fully transferable to the MS in Leadership Program.
Degree Options
Grad Certificate
Career Paths
- Editor
- Public Relations Officer
- Senior Technical Writer
- Underwriter
- Reporter
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Sports Analytics
M.S.
Improve performance and change the game with an M.S. in Sports Analytics. Taught by industry professionals, our program prepares you to use AI algorithms, machine learning, and data analysis in the business of sports—from increasing fan engagement to creating winning game strategies.
Our 10-course program focuses on practice, application, and team building in this rapidly growing industry. You’ll learn from industry leaders and graduate with skills that translate into best practices. Choose between full- and part-time options and evening and online classes.
Requirements:
- Math for Machine Learning
- Data Analysis
- Econometrics
- AI Algorithms I
- Survey of Sports Administration
- Sports Analytics
- Sports Leadership & Ignatian-based Ethics
- 2 elective courses that you can choose to enhance your career
Degree Options
M.S.
Career Paths
- Sports Business Intelligence Analyst
- Sports Performance Analyst
- Player Development Analyst
- Sport Data Analytics Engineer
- Assistant Player Information
Career Support
Career development is a campuswide effort, with many faculty and staff professionals personally helping you find internships, apply to graduate schools, or simply understand your options. Your career discernment and planning starts from the moment you set foot on campus and continues throughout your life.
Student Success
Our students vary in their ages, interests, goals, and backgrounds. Hear what they have to say about their Woods experience.
Alizay Abid Alizay Abid
Alizay Abid
Leadership and Administration, Class of 2018
The Woods community is incredibly inclusive, diverse, and accepting and it has become a home away from home for me.
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Program: Leadership and Administration
Why does the Woods College work for you? I love attending the Woods College as it is a flexible and academically vigorous school. The staff and professors truly get to know you personally and are willing to help and support you in any way or form.
Who has been your favorite professor? Jenny Gumm who taught Strategic Workforce Planning. This class was well organized, materials used were practical, and gave a complete insight of the best practices observed in the industry. Based on my interactions and rich in-class discussions with my classmates, I got to learn from their experiences which made me change the way I think about workforce planning concerning the future of work.
Basel Tarab Basel Tarab
Basel Tarab
Healthcare Administration, Class of 2019
I've appreciated the great networking opportunities and quick responses from staff when help is needed. Providing appropriate, practical education has been the focus of the program so far which is something that might not be provided in other schools.
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts
Program: Healthcare Administration
What was your favorite class? The Organization Theory class taught by Professor Fulton. The tools that were introduced to us were extremely useful. This course is very helpful in understanding the professional personalities of leaders and staff and how people think and reason their decisions.
Why did the Woods College work for you? Great networking opportunity and quick responses from staff when help is needed. Providing appropriate education has been the focus of the program so far which is something that might not be provided in other schools.
William Zhan William Zhan
William Zhan
Applied Economics, Class of 2018
This master's degree helped me to work for my dream company.
Hometown: Nanchang, China
Program: Applied Economics
What was your favorite class?
The Private Equity Class, Professor Gul Yanmaz-Karsligil. As I will join a PE firm in July 2018, this class equips me with all required fundamental knowledge I need to prepare before starting my career in the private equity industry.
Why does the Woods College work for you?
This master's degree helped me to work for my dream company.
Mary Cockroft Mary Cockroft
Mary Cockroft
Leadership and Administration, Class of 2019
Even after 40+ years in the workforce, this class has taught me so much about how and why I react to situations.
Hometown: Hopedale, MA
Program: M.S., Leadership and Administration
What has been your favorite class or professor? Dr. Mobley, Leader as a Change Agent; even after 40+ years in the workforce, this class has taught me so much about how and why I react to situations. It is probably the best course I will ever take!
Why does the Woods College work for you? The program is convenient, applicable to my work experience, and fun!
Siobhan Sullivan Siobhan Sullivan
Siobhan Sullivan
Leadership and Administration, Class of 2017
What separates Woods from the rest of the pack is that classes are taught by industry professionals. You're being taught by individuals who have actual experience in the field and I think that's really special, and not something you get everywhere.
Hometown: Everett, MA
Program: MS in Leadership & Administration
Current Position: External Affairs Associate at Malden Catholic High School
Who was your favorite professor? "My favorite class was probably Dr. Liz Hiles' Communication in a Global Work Environment course. For starters, the class was all about global communication and taught us how to look at business, marketing, and communication from a global perspective. How I conduct business in the U.S. would be completely different from how I would conduct business in China just because of different cultural norms and dimensions. This class gave me a new lens to look through as I communicate in my every day life and I could not be more grateful. This has allowed me to step back and be more careful in my communication style and respect the culture of others. The result is an ethical, and critical thinking, mindset that allows me to have conversations with people who may not feel they always have a voice due to cultural norms."
Why Woods? "I needed a program that allowed me to work full time, and this school did just that. Woods College offers programs that are not only flexible, but also academically rigorous and demanding. What separates Woods from the rest of the pack is that classes are taught by industry professionals. Your accounting professor is an accountant during the day; your project management professor is a project manager for a big name company; your global communications professor has lived in other countries and talks about their experience. You're being taught by individuals who have actual experience in the field and I think that's really special, and not something you get everywhere."
“My educational experience at BC exposed me to opportunities and learning experiences that I would not have had outside the classroom. The courses I took while completing my master's degree positioned me to confidently change careers from higher education to human resources.”
Woods College of Advancing Studies
Woods College of Advancing Studies offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees, certificates, and professional education opportunities. If you're interested in furthering your education, we have something for you.
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