Howard University Graduate School

Howard University Graduate School offers 44 programs and over 100 specializations. Our wide-ranging programs consistently aid students in successfully obtaining post-graduate degrees. Students accepted to Howard University’s Graduate School are not only equipped with tools to be successful but they are encouraged to develop thought processes that enable them to seek truth and provide service to communities around the world. Being a part of an institution that is currently ranked No. 30 in the "Nation's Most Innovative Schools" list issued by U.S. News & World Report, we are proud to maintain our consistency in producing the nation's largest number of African-American on-campus doctoral degree recipients. We are committed to maintaining Howard University’s unique mission that amplifies its core values of leadership, excellence, truth and service. Howard University is a comprehensive, research-intensive historically black private university located in Washington, D.C. Total enrollment is approximately 11,000 students in its undergraduate, graduate, professional, and joint degree programs, which span more than 120 areas of study within 13 schools and colleges, the University is dedicated to educating students from diverse backgrounds. Since its founding in 1867, Howard has awarded more than 120,000 degrees and certificates in the arts, the sciences, and the humanities.