University of California, Berkeley Graduate Programs
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University of California, Berkeley list of Graduate Programs for graduates students who want to study at University of California, Berkeley
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Graduate Programs at University of California, Berkeley contain all Graduate studies. Graduate Programs include Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Programs in Health Sciences, Graduate Programs in Sciences, etc.
List of Graduate Programs in University of California, Berkeley
In the latest National Research Council (NRC) report, Berkeley had the highest number of top-ranked doctoral programs in the nation. In addition to over 100 graduate programs, Berkeley offers concurrent graduate degrees, interdisciplinary doctoral and exchange programs. UC Berkeley does not offer ad hoc joint degree programs or cotutelle agreements with other universities.
Applicants may only apply to one single degree program or one concurrent degree program per admission term.
To confirm whether there are any additional requirements for admission, visit the website of the department of your choice, or the Berkeley Academic Guide for specific course listings, faculty, and detailed requirements. Due to the pandemic, please contact the departments by email only.
A listing of M.A./Ph.D. or M.S./Ph.D. indicates that a Master’s degree may be awarded to students pursuing work toward the Ph.D. after fulfillment of the appropriate requirements. If the program does not list M.A. or M.S. separately, the program does not offer a terminal Master’s degree.
Your online application must be submitted by 8:59 pm Pacific Standard Time on the day of the program’s deadline.
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| Graduate Program | Degrees | Application Deadline | 2023-22 GRE Requirement | Areas of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Development Studies |
| Agricultural & Resource Economics | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes (general test) | Economics, Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources |
| Ancient History & Mediterranean Archaeology | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures |
| Anthropology | Ph.D., M.A. | December 1, 2023 (Ph.D) April 15, 2023 5th Year MA (For UC Berkeley Students) |
GRE Required: No | Human Sciences, Social Sciences |
| Applied Mathematics | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Applied Science & Technology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Engineering |
| Architecture | Ph.D., M.S., M.Arch., M.AAD | December 15, 2023 (M.S., Ph.D.,M.Arch) January 6, 2023 ( Master of Advanced Architectural Design M.AAD) |
GRE Required: No for M.S., Ph.D, M.Arch, M.AAD | Architecture |
| Art Practice | M.F.A. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Visual and Performing Arts |
| Asian Studies | M.A. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies |
| Astrophysics | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Physical Sciences |
| Bioengineering | M.Eng | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences |
| Bioengineering (joint degree with UCSF) | Joint Ph.D. | November 30, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences |
| Biophysics | Ph.D. | November 30, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Physical Sciences |
| Biostatistics | Ph.D., M.A./Ph.D., M.A. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes (General Test) | Biological Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics |
| Buddhist Studies | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes (General Test) | Cultural Studies |
| Business Administration, Evening & Weekend MBA Program | M.B.A. | See application on ewmba.haas.berkeley.edu. | GRE or GMAT required | Business |
| Business Administration, Full-time MBA Program | M.B.A. | See application on mba.haas.berkeley.edu. | GRE or GMAT required | Business |
| Business Administration, Master’s in Financial Engineering Program | M.F.E. | See application on mfe.haas.berkeley.edu. | GRE or GMAT required; waived for applicants who hold a Ph.D. | Business |
| Business Administration, MBA for Executives | M.B.A. | See application on mbaforexecs.haas.berkeley.edu. | GRE or GMAT required | Business |
| Business Administration, Ph.D. Program | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes or GMAT (GRE general test preferred) | Business |
| Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | Ph.D., M.S., M.B.E. | December 14, 2023 (M.S. and Ph.D) January 7, 2023 (Professional M.S.) January 7, 2023 (Masters of Bioprocess Engineering M.B.E.) |
GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering |
| Chemistry | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Chemistry |
| City & Regional Planning | Ph.D., M.C.P. | December 1, 2023(Ph.D) December 15, 2023 (M.C.P.) Master of City Planning |
GRE: Optional for Ph.D (highly encouraged) | Architecture, Environmental Design, Public Policy |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng | December 15, 2023 (Professional M.S. and Ph.D) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng) |
GRE Required: No | Engineering |
| Classical Archaeology | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures |
| Classics | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Humanities, Languages and Literatures, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic |
| Comparative Biochemistry | Ph.D. | January 6, 2023 | GRE (general test) | Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Life Sciences |
| Comparative Literature | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Humanities, Languages and Literatures |
| Computational Biology | Ph.D. | November 30, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences |
| Computer Science | Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S. | December 8, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Computer Science |
| Demography | Ph.D., M.A. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes | Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology and Demography |
| Design | M.Des. | January 3, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Design |
| Development Engineering | M.DevEng | January 12, 2023 | GRE (general test) Required: No | Business, Design, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management, Information, Natural Resources, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences |
| Development Practice | M.D.P. | January 6, 2023 | GRE Optional (General Test) | Economics, Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences |
| Earth & Planetary Science | Ph.D., M.A. | December 15, 2023 (5th-Year M.A. for UC Berkeley students only) | GRE Required: No | Physical Sciences |
| East Asian Languages & Cultures | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 (Chinese language and Japanese language) | GRE (general test) Required: Yes | Cultural Studies, Languages and Literatures |
| Economics | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 Ph.D January 6, 2023 MA (current UC Berkeley PhD students only) |
GRE Required: No | Economics, Social Sciences |
| Education | Ph.D., M.A. | December 1, 2023 (M.A., Ph.D., Cred/PhD.,EdD) December 15, 2023 (Admin Services Credential/M.A., Teaching Credential/M.A.) |
GRE Required: No | Education |
| Education – Special Education (joint degree with SFSU) | Joint Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Education |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences | Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng | December 8, 2023 (M.S., M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng.) March 15, 2023 (5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) |
GRE Required: No | Engineering |
| Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences (Master of Advanced Study in Integrated Circuits) | M.A.S. | Closed for Admission. | Engineering | |
| Endocrinology | Ph.D., M.A. | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences |
| Energy & Resources | Ph.D., M.A., M.S. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Economics, Engineering, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management, Human Sciences, Natural Resources, Physical Sciences, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Sciences |
| English | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Humanities, Languages and Literatures |
| Environmental Health Sciences | Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S. | December 1, 2023 See departmental website for SOPHAS information. |
GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Environmental Policy and Management, Health and Medical Studies, Public Health, Public Policy |
| Environmental Science, Policy, & Management | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources, Public Policy |
| Epidemiology | Ph.D., M.S. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Optional | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences |
| Ethnic Studies | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Human Sciences, Humanities, Languages and Literatures, Social Sciences, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Film & Media | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Folklore | M.A. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Forestry | M.F. | December 1, 2023 (M.F. and 5th-Year M.F. for UC Berkeley students only) | GRE Required: No | Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources |
| French | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Geography | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE (general test) Required: Optional | Human Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences |
| German | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Global Studies | M.A. | January 6, 2023 | GRE (general test) Required: Yes | |
| Health & Medical Sciences-Medical Program (joint program with UCSF) | M.S. | See departmental website. | See the UCSF admission requirements | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences |
| Health Policy | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE (general test) Required: Yes | Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences, Public Health, Public Policy |
| Hispanic Languages & Literatures | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| History | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | History and Historical Studies, Humanities |
| History of Art | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Industrial Engineering & Operations Research | Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng | December 15, 2023 (5th year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only, M.S. and Ph.D.) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng.) March 2, 2023 (Master of Analytics) |
GRE (general test) Required: Optional for M.S., Ph.D. and M.Eng, Not required for 5th year M.S. | Engineering |
| Infectious Diseases & Immunity | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences |
| Information Management & Systems | Ph.D., M.I.C.S., M.I.D.S., M.I.M.S. | December 1, 2023 (Ph.D.) January 6, 2023 (M.I.M.S.) March 2, 2023 (5th-Year M.I.D.S. for UC Berkeley students only) For regular M.I.D.S. and M.I.C.S see separate school application. |
GRE Required: No | Information, Information Science, New Media |
| Integrative Biology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences |
| Italian Studies | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Journalism | M.J. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Journalism |
| Jurisprudence & Social Policy | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Law, Legal Studies |
| Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning | Ph.D., M.L.A. | December 1, 2023 (Ph.D.) December 15, 2023 (M.L.A.) |
GRE Required: No | Architecture, Environmental Design, Environmental Policy and Management |
| Latin American Studies | M.A. | Closed for Admission. | Cultural Studies, International and Area Studies, Social Sciences | |
| Law | J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. | See Berkeley Law website | LSAT | Law |
| Linguistics | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Human Sciences, Languages and Literatures, Social Sciences |
| Logic & the Methodology of Science | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Materials Science & Engineering | Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng | December 1, 2023 (M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D., 5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng.) |
GRE Required: No | Engineering |
| Mathematics | Ph.D., M.A. | December 15, 2023 (Ph.D., and M.A. for UC Berkeley students only) | GRE Required: No | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Mechanical Engineering | Ph.D., M.S./Ph.D., M.S., M.Eng | December 1, 2023 (M.S./Ph.D., Ph.D.) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng., 5th-Year M.S. for UC Berkeley students only) |
GRE Required: Optional for M.S./Ph.D. & Ph.D., No for M.Eng. & 5th-Year M.S. | Engineering |
| Medical Anthropology (joint program with UCSF) | Jt. Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Health and Medical Studies, Social Sciences |
| Metabolic Biology | Ph.D., M.S. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Human Sciences, Life Sciences |
| Microbiology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No (Scores received will not be considered as part of the application review) | Biological Sciences, Life Sciences |
| Molecular & Cell Biology | Ph.D. | November 30, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Life Sciences |
| Molecular Science and Software Engineering | M.S.S.E. | January 31, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Chemistry, Molecular Science, Software Engineering |
| Molecular Toxicology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Health and Medical Studies, Life Sciences |
| Music | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Near Eastern Studies | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, History and Historical Studies, Humanities, International and Area Studies, Languages and Literatures |
| Neuroscience | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience |
| Nuclear Engineering | Ph.D., M.Eng | December 15, 2023 (Ph.D.) January 6, 2023 (M.Eng.) |
GRE Required: No | Engineering |
| Optometry | O.D. | Please see OD Admissions | One Standardized Test Required: See Optometry How to Apply | Health and Medical Studies, Optometry |
| Optometry (Residency Program) | Certificate-OPT | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Health and Medical Studies, Optometry |
| Performance Studies | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Visual and Performing Arts |
| Philosophy | Ph.D. | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Humanities, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic |
| Physics | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: Physics subject GRE optional; general GRE, not required | Physical Sciences |
| Plant Biology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences |
| Political Science | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE: Optional (general test) | Political Science, Social Sciences |
| Psychology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Human Sciences, Psychology and Neuroscience, Social Sciences |
| Public Affairs | M.P.A. | Please see MPA Application Instructions | GRE: Optional (general test) | Public Policy |
| Public Health | M.P.H., Dr.P.H. | Dr.P.H: December 1, 2023 On campus M.P.H.: December 1, 2023 Please see departmental website for SOPHAS information. Online M.P.H. program: Please see program website for dates. |
GRE Required: No | Health and Medical Studies, Public Health |
| Public Policy | Ph.D., M.P.P. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes (PhD), Optional for MPP | Public Policy |
| Range Management | M.S. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Environmental Policy and Management, Natural Resources |
| Real Estate Development + Design | MRED+D | Please see MRED+D Application Instructions | GRE Required: No | Architecture, Business, Engineering, Law, Public Policy |
| Rhetoric | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Cultural Studies, Humanities, Philosophy Rhetoric and Logic |
| Romance Languages & Literatures (French, Italian, Spanish) | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE (General Test) Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Scandinavian Languages & Literatures | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Science & Mathematics Education | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Education, Mathematics and Statistics |
| Slavic Languages & Literatures | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Languages and Literatures |
| Social Welfare | Ph.D., M.S.W., M.S.W/Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 (M.S.W, M.S.W/PhD, PhD) The FlexMSW program is closed for admission. |
GRE: Optional (general test) for MSW/PhD & PhD, not required for MSW Only | Social Welfare |
| Sociology | Ph.D. | December 1, 2023 | GRE (General Test) Required: Yes | Social Sciences, Sociology and Demography |
| Sociology & Demography | Ph.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: Yes | Sociology and Demography |
| South & Southeast Asian Studies | Ph.D., M.A. | December 15, 2023 | GRE Required: No | International and Area Studies |
| Statistics | Ph.D., M.A. | December 15, 2023 (PhD) January 6, 2023 (M.A.) |
GRE: Optional (general test) for PhD, not required for MA | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Translational Medicine (joint with UCSF) | M.T.M. | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Health and Medical Studies |
| Urban Design | M.U.D. | December 15, 2023 | GRE: No | Architecture, Environmental Design, Human Sciences |
| Vision Science | Ph.D. | January 6, 2023 | GRE Required: No | Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Health and Medical Studies, Optometry, Psychology and Neuroscience |
