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UCSF Graduate Division

Academic Programs and Degrees

UCSF is a health sciences campus and offers graduate degrees in the biological, biomedical, pharmaceutical, nursing, social and behavioral sciences. The success and superb ranking of our graduate programs nationally are due to the outstanding faculty research done here. Our degree granting programs are organized around several inter-disciplinary research areas which often contain members from several departments. Currently, there are 28 degree and certificate programs, the majority of which are ranked in the top ten, nationally. To find out more about the research done on our campus, please investigate the individual degree and research programs listed below.

Individual program deadlines vary. Please check the application for more information.

Graduate Program Degree(s) Application
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (TETRAD) PhD Application
Bioengineering (Joint with UC Berkeley) PhD, MTM Application
Biomedical Imaging MS Application
Biological and Medical Informatics - Bioinformatics Pathway PhD Application
Biomedical Sciences PhD Application
Biophysics PhD Application
Cell Biology (TETRAD) PhD Application
Chemistry and Chemical Biology PhD Application
Clinical Research Certificate Program Certificate Application
Clinical Research MAS M.A.S. Application
Dental Hygiene MS MS Application
Developmental and Stem Cell Biology PhD Application
Epidemiology and Translational Science PhD Application
Genetics (TETRAD) PhD Application
Global Health Sciences M.S. Application
History of Health Sciences M.A. Application
History of Health Sciences PhD Application
Interprofessional Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Certificate See Individual School Websites For Their Applications
Medical Anthropology PhD No Applications Accepted Until Fall 2013
Neuroscience PhD Application
Nursing MEPN M.S. Application
Nursing MS M.S. Application
Nursing PhD PhD Application
Oral and Craniofacial Sciences MS M.S. Application
Oral and Craniofacial Sciences PhD PhD Application
Pharmaceutical Sciences & Pharmacogenomics PhD Application
Physical Therapy Entry Level DPT D.P.T. Application
Physical Therapy DPTSc DPTSc Application
Sociology PhD Application