Graduate and Professional Studies and Office of Extended Studies
Peggy Ryan Williams Building - 3rd Floor
953 Danby Road • Ithaca, NY 14850
Advance Your Career
Amplify your professional potential and take on the challenge of higher expectations with the academic rigor, professional experience, and global networks that distinguish our master’s and doctorate programs, undergraduate-to-graduate degrees, and graduate certificate programs.
Our Graduate Programs
Through intensive coursework, close working relationships with industry professionals, and invested faculty and mentors who are leaders in their fields, you will grow your networks, knowledge base, and leadership skills.
Graduate Programs by School
Ithaca College offers competitive graduate programs led by expert faculty. You will thrive in your professional and academic goals with a nationally recognized and highly sought-after graduate degree from IC.
Business
Obtain an MBA in entertainment and media management or an MS in accounting from the School of Business.
Health Sciences and Human Performance
Study exercise and sport sciences, occupational or physical therapy, physician assistant studies, or speech-language pathology.
Humanities and Sciences
Prepare for a teaching career with a master of arts in teaching (MAT) or an MS in childhood education.
Attending Our Graduate Programs
Our beautiful home in Ithaca, NY, is bursting with opportunities to do research, engage in community service, network, and ready yourself for a fruitful career. Here, you’ll cultivate discoveries, friendships, and goals to shape the rest of your life.
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Change Lives Every Day
98%
Employed
Students employed upon graduation from one of our five M.A.T. or M.S. education programs
11
Months
To earn your MBA and all aspects of the entertainment and media business
96%
Graduation Rate
IC Occupational Therapy program 3-year average
Spotlights: The Ithaca College Story
Everyone you meet at IC — including fellow students, esteemed faculty, and our established alumni — has a story to tell about the change they see, inspire, and create in the world. These recent stories offer glimpses of what we’re accomplishing out there.
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Scott Capozza
Charting Courageous Paths
Scott Capozza ’98, MS ’99 helped evolve cancer care after navigating his own survival.
Read On
News About Our Graduate Students
Our one-of-a-kind learning environment brings out grand discoverers, exciting innovators, distinguished award-winners, and many other impressive contributors to the fabric of Ithaca College and the energy that radiates around campus.
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Graduate Hooding Encourages Sustainability and Compassion
Graduate Hooding and Commencement ceremony honors recipients of master’s and doctoral degrees.
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Occupational Therapy Colloquium Celebrates Scholarship
OT Graduate Research Colloquium marks transition from classroom to clinic.
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Leading While Learning
Graduate students work together to produce a panel discussion on mental health in athletics.