5 years, 2 degrees
Several programs in CCPA give you a chance to earn two degrees in five years. You take undergraduate coursework for your first three years. Your coursework taken in your fourth year allows you to get a head start on your master's degree. In your fifth year, you take all graduate-level classes and complete your master's degree.
Benefits:
- Save time: Earn master’s degree in one year instead of two.
- Save money: Pay graduate tuition for only one year.
- Take advantage of the value: Binghamton offers an Ivy-caliber education at a state university tuition.
- Strengthen marketability: Graduate degrees hone job-related skills in communications, research methods, data analysis, teamwork and big-picture thinking — skills sought out by employers worldwide.
- Increase earning potential: Salaries for people holding master’s degrees are on average $10,000 higher than for those with bachelor’s degrees.
When should I apply?
For all options except social work, you must inquire about pre-admission to a 4+1 program by junior year so you can enroll in master's classes your senior year. If you are pursuing your BSW, you can apply to the one-year program in your senior year.
What program is right for me?
For: | Choose a program | Eligible undergraduate majors | Contact | |
Careers in local government, public policy or community-based nonprofits. | Master of Public Administration |
Any Harpur BA (excluding fine arts) BS in Human Development |
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Working to address issues such as health promotion, disease prevention, population health and public health research practice. | Any Harpur BA (excluding fine arts) | Regina Alfieri-Squier | ||
Working in higher-education in any number of student- |
Master of Science in Student Affairs Administration (MS SAA) |
Any Harpur BA (excluding fine arts) BS in Human Development |
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Teaching careers in public, community, charter or private schools, or work for a nonprofit educational organization, in higher education or government. |
BS in Human Development
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Working to set priorities and making policy for a world with a healthy environment, where people enjoy safe housing, uncontaminated food and accessible public service. | Master in Sustainable Communities (MA or MS) |
Any Harpur BA (excluding fine arts) BS or BA in Environmental Studies |
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Working in an array of human rights fields ranging from international advocacy to local community organizing. | Master of Human Rights | BA in English; Environmental Studies; French; History; Human Development; Italian; Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies; Philosophy, Politics and Law; or Spanish | Suzy Lee | |
Careers promoting a social justice, person-in-environment perspective so that individuals, families, group, organizations and communities can thrive. | Advanced Standing Master of Social Work (earn an MSW with 1 additional year of study instead of 2) | Undergraduates who have earned their BSW within the past 7 years. | John Vassello |