Graduate students play a critical role in the University of Cincinnati's status as a comprehensive research-intensive university. Through the Graduate College's 390+ graduate degree and certificate programs, University of Cincinnati graduate students generate knowledge and discovery that benefit society.
At the University of Cincinnati Graduate College, we invest in tomorrow’s leaders and professionals.
Prepare for your future career at UC. Graduate College events and programs prepare graduate students to be tomorrow’s leaders and professionals.
A City for Young Professionals
Cincinnati provides the perfect backdrop for the graduate experience, offering academic-corporate partnerships, exciting career opportunities and all the big-city amenities in an area with an affordable cost of living.
Innovation and Discovery
With a long history of breakthroughs across various fields and a reputation as a “research heavyweight,” UC is a thriving hub for future-leaning advancement. #NextLivesHere
I know that I will leave UC with lifelong networks, particularly with my professors who have been instrumental in my current and future success at UC.
Julianne Fernandez parlayed her experience as a University of Cincinnati geosciences student into a career that has taken her to the bottom of the world and thousands of feet beneath its surface.
Katherine Schlaak came to University of Cincinnati as a student for her bachelor’s degree in physics, and stayed for her master’s degree and doctoral degree in materials science and engineering. Her PhD research in the Energy Conversion Materials lab is related to renewable energy.
U.S. News and World Report (the global authority in education rankings) published its 2025 Best Online Programs rankings on January 21, 2025, recognizing the University of Cincinnati with 15 spots in the list of degree-granting university programs that affordably serve the educational needs of distance learners in a reasonable timeframe.