Graduate Studies at The University of Michigan-Dearborn

Welcome to the Graduate Studies website at The University of Michigan-Dearborn. We recognize the importance of continuing your education beyond the bachelor’s degree. You are probably working and you want us to provide flexibility in class offerings. At the University of Michigan-Dearborn, we offer over 28 graduate degrees including two Ph.D. degrees in engineering and an Ed.D. degree in education, which can be obtained while you continue to work full or part time. All our graduate offerings are student centered with the following features:

• Most programs can be completed within two to five years depending on the number of courses taken per term. And our programs are competitively priced.
• Most of our graduate courses are offered in the late evening hours. Also many of our courses are offered in a distributed (distance) learning mode.
• Our university offers you committed, engaged professors who are conducting cutting-edge research and offer you exciting research opportunities.
• Financial assistance and Graduate Assistantships are available to qualified students.
• Two new Ph.D. programs in Automotive Systems Engineering and Information Systems Engineering offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science have gone into operation starting in Fall 2009. This is a direct response to requests from students and our industry partners.
• A doctoral degree in education ( Ed.D.) offered by the School of Education went into operation beginning in Fall 2009.  Available emphases in the program include Curriculum and Practice, Educational Leadership, Metropolitan Education, and Special Education/Education Psychology.
• Job opportunities are excellent with a post-graduate degree from University of Michigan-Dearborn. Opportunities to pursue doctoral degrees are available in selected fields.
• Many of our Master’s programs are affiliated with the prestigious Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies in Ann Arbor.
• The city of Dearborn is home to the famous Henry Ford Museum and the Greenfield Village. It is also the world headquarters of Ford Motor Co. The city of Windsor in Canada is only 15 miles away. 

We invite you to explore our website by clicking on any of the topics on the left to obtain relevant information or contact us for additional information.