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Advance your career. Enrich your purpose.

Ready to take the next step in your academic and professional journey? At Saint Martin's University, our graduate programs are designed to do more than build expertise. They empower you to lead with purpose.

Icons showing quick stats: 200+ graduate students, No. 16 in Best Value, over 90% graduates employed

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Considering grad school? Come experience Saint Martin's for yourself. During your visit, you'll get a tour with a current graduate student to hear what it's really like.

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Learn more about requirements for your graduate program and start your application.

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Programs

Choose from graduate programs in business, engineering, education, leadership and counseling.

Saint Martin’s University named 2021 recipient of the Council of College and Military Educators Institution Award

Military & military-affiliated

Military and military-affiliated can study at our main campus, or earn an MBA at our Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) campus.

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Additional requirements and supplemental materials

Important: Each program has unique admission requirements and supplemental materials. To ensure that you are completing your application in full, please review the detailed application information for your desired program.

Degrees that change lives

Mastering Business, Developing People
“The MBA program and the content helped me understand that there is so much more in the leadership of organizations than managers and employees. My program of study helped me clarify that I wanted to be in a leadership role where I could be helping people, developing others, and learning from other people as well.”
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John Iglesias MBA '01, Ph.D. Candidate
Master of Business Administration
Class of 2001
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Listening
To hear keenly and sensitively the voices of persons and all created beings. “Listen...with the ear of your heart.” — Rule of Benedict Prologue
Mastering Business, Developing People
John Iglesias MBA '01, Ph.D. Candidate
Master of Business Administration
Class of 2001
Engineered for Success: Grad Program prepares for career at NASA
All of my professors were invested in me and I built great relationships with them. Honestly, because of the size and culture of Saint Martin’s I loved that learning, growth, and even career advice takes place everywhere, even in the hallways!
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Kelsey Buckles MSME '20
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2020
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Hospitality
To offer warmth, acceptance and joy in welcoming others. “Let all...be received as Christ.” — Rule of Benedict 53
Engineered for Success: Grad Program Prepares for Career at NASA
Kelsey Buckles MSME '20
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Class of 2020
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
"We all talked about the need for more teachers of color and what could be done to recruit and retain them."
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Terae Harris ’16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Respect for Persons
To respect each person regardless of class, background or professional skill. "No one is to pursue what is judged best for oneself, but instead, what is better for someone else." — Rule of Benedict 72
Advocating for diversity and equity in the public school system
Terae Harris ’16
Post-graduate School Administrator Certification
Class of 2016
Worldwise business: mastering strategies through international experience
“To excel in the business world, I must broaden my perspective and experience as the business world is getting even more globalized.”
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Aman Lidder '23
Master of Accountancy
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Living Our Benedictine Values
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Respect for Persons
To respect each person regardless of class, background or professional skill. "No one is to pursue what is judged best for oneself, but instead, what is better for someone else." — Rule of Benedict 72
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Aman Lidder '23
Master of Accountancy
Ph.D. candidates pose in regalia at the food of the Saint Martin's grand staircase, with the college banners behind them and other graduates gathering around

First Ph.D. diplomas conferred in Saint Martin's 128-year history

SMU Leadership Studies students are professionals from many disciplines who helped build the doctoral program. Most students are full-time working professionals who study under the direction of faculty from multiple disciplines. The doctoral students also develop their leadership knowledge by associating with peers who bring governance and management experiences from a variety of fields to the classroom.

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Office of Graduate Studies & Admissions

The Office of Graduate Studies & Admissions can assist you as you consider taking that next step in your educational journey. Saint Martin's University offers master's programs in accounting, business, computer science, counseling, education, and several engineering fields as well as a doctorate program in leadership. We also offer post-baccalaureate certificate programs to advance your career. Our counselors will guide you through the application process, find the resources and information you need, and make sure you feel at home on campus.