Worcester State College is a four-year public college with 25 majors including traditional liberal arts and sciences, teacher education, biomedical sciences, business, and the health professions. Our students learn in small, friendly classes taught by committed, accessible faculty offering engaging research opportunities to graduate and undergraduate students alike. Worcester State College is the only Massachusetts State College to be named a Best Northeastern College by the Princeton Review five years in a row and is nationally recognized for its community service. Worcester State College was named the “Best College in Worcester County” in Worcester Magazine’s Readers Poll four out of the past six years. Worcester State College is dedicated to offering high quality, affordable undergraduate and graduate academic programs and to promoting the lifelong intellectual growth, global awareness, and career opportunities of our students. To this end, we value teaching excellence rooted in scholarship and community service; cooperate with the business, social, and cultural resources of Worcester County; collaborate with other institutions of higher learning in the region; and develop new programs responsive to emerging community needs. Set on 58 acres in the residential west side of Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester State College an attractive and safe campus within an hour’s drive of all major population centers in New England.
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Bachelor's Degrees
Bachelor's in Adult Health Nurse/Nursing
Bachelor's in Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Biotechnology
Bachelor's in Business Administration and Management, General
Bachelor's in Chemistry, General
Bachelor's in Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
Bachelor's in Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Bachelor's in Computer and Information Sciences, General
Bachelor's in Criminal Justice/Safety Studies
Bachelor's in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Bachelor's in Economics, General
Bachelor's in Elementary Education and Teaching
Bachelor's in English Language and Literature, General
Bachelor's in Geography
Bachelor's in Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Bachelor's in History, General
Bachelor's in Mass Communication/Media Studies
Bachelor's in Mathematics, General
Bachelor's in Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Bachelor's in Physical Sciences
Bachelor's in Psychology, General
Bachelor's in Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Bachelor's in Sociology
Bachelor's in Spanish Language and Literature
Bachelor's in Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Bachelor's in Urban Studies/Affairs
Master's Degrees
Master's in Biotechnology
Master's in Business Administration and Management, General
Master's in Clinical Nurse Specialist
Master's in Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
Master's in Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Master's in Education, General
Master's in Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master's in Elementary Education and Teaching
Master's in Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Master's in History, General
Master's in Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Master's in Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
Master's in Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Master's in Reading Teacher Education
Master's in School Psychology
Master's in Secondary Education and Teaching
Master's in Spanish Language and Literature
Master's in Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Graduate Certificates
Graduate Certificate in Biology Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Education, General
Graduate Certificate in Elementary Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate in English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Foreign Language Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Graduate Certificate in History Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate in Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching
Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Political Science and Government, General
Graduate Certificate in Reading Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in School Psychology
Graduate Certificate in Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Social Studies Teacher Education
Graduate Certificate in Special Education and Teaching, Other
Graduate Certificate in Teacher Education, Multiple Levels