San José State University attracts students to Silicon Valley from around the world to earn graduate degrees and certificates in over 100 programs, from Aerospace Engineering to Music Education. Inspired by a faculty of active researchers and creators, SJSU scholars reach high, lifting families and communities as they achieve in numbers rarely matched elsewhere. The oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast awards more than 3,000 Master’s degrees yearly (and a growing number of Doctorates) in fields that fuel but are never limited by the booming industries stretching from our sunny home at the southern end of the San Francisco Bay up the peninsula to the Golden Gate. No doubt there is a graduate program here that is the right launching pad for your dreams.
In the News
Our Growing Reputation As Silicon Valley’s Public Graduate School
September 9, 2021
Read about recent highlights from the College of Graduate Studies and see what we’re doing to serve graduate students, expand program offerings, and grow our reputation for graduate study at SJSU.
SJSU Launches New Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees
August 24, 2021
The new Spartan Accelerated Graduate Education (SAGE) Programs allow students to pursue the two degrees simultaneously by earning graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year.
2021 Fall Welcome Address from President Mary A. Papazian
August 19, 2021
In her virtual Fall 2021 Welcome Address, President Papazian summarized recent highlights of graduate study at SJSU.
San José State University Hosts First CSU-Wide Grad Slam
May 4, 2021
SJSU collaborated with several California State University campuses to organize the inaugural CSU Grad Slam, an exciting virtual event highlighting the best of graduate student research across California.
