Degree Programs

Listed are majors and areas of concentration within the graduate degrees awarded through the designated academic departments.

Business
Master of Business Administration
(Department of Business Administration, School of Business)

Education
Master of Arts
Major in Education
Special education, reading science
(Department of Graduate Education, School of Education)

Major in Teaching
Concentrations in early childhood education, middle childhood education, adolescent to young adult education, special education, multi-age education.
(Department of Graduate Education, School of Education)

Doctor of Education
Concentration in reading science
(Department of Doctorate Education, School of Education)

Nursing
Doctor of Nursing Practice
(Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences)

Master of Science in Nursing
(Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences)

Organizational Leadership
Master of Science in Organizational Leadership
(Department of Organizational Leadership, School of Business)

Physical Therapy
Doctor of Physical Therapy
(Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences)

Physician Assistant
Masters in Physician Assistant Studies
(Department of Physician Assistant Studies, School of Health Sciences)

Speech-Language Pathology
Master of Speech-Language Pathology
(Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, School of Health Sciences)

The Master of Speech-Language Pathology (MSLP) education program in speech-language pathology (residential) at Mount St. Joseph University is a Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700. Candidacy is a “preaccreditation” status with the CAA, awarded to developing or emerging programs for a maximum period of 5 years.

Accreditation

Mount St. Joseph University was first authorized to grant the Master of Arts in Education degree in 1978. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE). The teacher education programs are approved by the Ohio Department of Education, Center for the Teaching Profession, Room 810, 25 S. Front St., Columbus, OH 45215, (614) 466-3593, and accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, 2010 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 223-0077.

Mount St. Joseph University was first authorized to grant the Master of Physical Therapy degree in 1995. The Doctor of Physical Therapy degree was authorized in 2005 and began its first class in June, 2006. The Physical Therapy graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Board of Regents. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Mount St. Joseph University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 3030 Potomac Ave, Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22305, 800-999-2782. Website: www.capteonline.org.

Mount St. Joseph University was first authorized to grant the Master of Science in Organizational Leadership degree in 2001. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE).

Mount St. Joseph University was first authorized to grant the Master of Nursing degree in 2004. In March 2012, at the recommendation of the accrediting body, the Master of Nursing (MN) degree designation was changed to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). The program was named MAGELIN for Master's Graduate Entry-Level into Nursing. Fall 2012 marked the commencement of the post-BSN masters and post-MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs in the Department of Nursing. Three tracks are offered in the MSN -- Administration, Education and Clinical Nurse Leader. The graduate programs are approved by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. The MAGELIN program has been approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. The MSN program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 2001, (202) 887-6791, Fax (202) 887-8476. Faculty are members of various professional organizations and participate at the national and state levels by attending professional meetings and presenting research findings. Students have the opportunity to become a member of Sigma Theta Tau, an international nursing honor society.

Mount St. Joseph University was first authorized to grant the Master of Business Administration degree in 2011. The graduate program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized to operate by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Undergraduate and Graduate programs in the School of Business are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs since 2021.

The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the Mount St. Joseph University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by Mount St. Joseph University. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards. Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA will be 2032 March. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy. The program’s accreditation history can be viewed on the ARC-PA website at http://www.arc-pa.org/accreditation-history-mt-st-joseph-university/.