美国研究生学位主要分为硕士和博士:

一、美国研究生学位-硕士

硕士学位又分为学术型硕士学位和职业型硕士学位。

一、学术型硕士学位(Academic Master's):MA, MSc,30-60个学分,1-2年完成。可攻读博士。Usually awarded in the traditional arts, sciences, and humanities disciplines. The M.S. is also awarded in technical fields such as engineering and agriculture. 学术型硕士学位又可以分为2类:

1) 论文(thesis option):论文答辩+综合考试
2) 非论文(non-thesis option):修课+书面综合考试

2、职业性硕士学位(Professional Master's):职业导向,如商科、新闻、国际关系、建筑、城市规划等,36-48个学分。MBA, MSW(Social Work), M. Ed, MFA, MPA, MPP等。不要求thesis,也不要求有相关本科专业背景。属于Terminal Degree,do not lead to doctoral programs。职业性学位如果以后要攻读博士,一般修的硕士学分不会转到博士课程。

二、美国研究生学位-博士

· 博士:5-8年
· Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) 最普遍。
· Ed.D. or doctor of education
· D.B.A. or doctor of business administration
· M.D.
注:学术型硕士学位和PhD型学位一般需要和学校教授联系

专业分类

一、从大的方向上,专业可以分为两大类:

1、 Liberal Arts and Science Programs 文理型专业:
· Science自然科学
· Social Science 社会科学
· Humanities人文科学

2、 Professional Programs 职业型专业: Business, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Education, etc.

二、从具体专业类别上,可以分为以下十一大类别:
· Business
· Law
· Medicine
· Engineering
· Education
· The Sciences
· Library & Information Studies
· Social Sciences & Humanities
· Health
· Public Affairs
· Fine Arts

三、专业方向
Business:
· Accounting
· Entrepreneurship
· Finance
· Information Systems
· International
· Management
· Marketing
· Nonprofit
· Production / Operations
· Supply Chain / Logistics
· Human resource

Education:
· Curriculum and instruction
· Education administration & supervision
· Education policy
· Educational psychology
· Elementary teacher education
· Higher education administration
· Secondary teacher education
· Special education
· Student counseling & personnel services
· Technical / Vocational

Engineering:
· Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
· Biological / Agricultural
· Biomedical / Bioengineering
· Chemical
· Civil
· Computer Engineering
· Electrical / Electronic / Communications
· Environmental / Environmental Health
· Industrial / Manufacturing
· Materials
· Mechanical
· Nuclear