Why Simmons
We pledge to help you achieve a successful career, a meaningful life, and a powerful return on your educational investment.
The Simmons advantage
The Simmons advantage is more than an exceptional education — it’s an experience that will prepare you for your life’s work.
Our innovative graduate programs allow you to customize your courses of study. You’ll learn through small classes, case-based discussions, experiential learning, research opportunities and seminars. Our professors are thought-leaders and award winners, researchers and professionals in the field. Accessible and dedicated, they’ll go the extra mile to help you succeed.
Our location in the heart of Boston offers all the benefits of a small college campus with the unparalleled opportunities of a large university. You’ll have direct access to career, research, and clinical opportunities at world-renowned institutions. Plus, our worldwide alumnae/i network is committed to empowering Simmons University graduates because they know what Simmons students are capable of.
Professional Opportunity
Our graduate programs respond to the needs of an ever-changing world and prepare you for leadership in your field.
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Experience Boston
Simmons draws on Boston's cultural, historical, economic, scientific, and educational resources to offer an unparalleled student experience.
Experience Boston
Colleges, Schools and Departments
Our colleges, schools and departments offer specialized resources to support and challenge you.
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graduate men and women
Our community is made up of a diverse group of graduate men and women.
student to faculty ratio
Simmons faculty members are leaders in their fields and mentors in the classroom.
average class size
Our small class sizes will help you thrive and set you up for success.
At a glance
Graduate and certificate programs
Whether you're coming straight from undergraduate study — or making a change mid-career — our programs will prepare you for your next move.
Financial aid & tuition
At Simmons, we work to support students pursuing an education through financing, financial education, and exceptional customer service.
Student support & resources
You'll find everything you need on campus — from medical resources to keep you healthy to technical support to keep your computer running.
Visit us
Come and see what the classroom experience is like and get to know our dynamic faculty members.
Our faculty
You’ll study with faculty who are thought-leaders and award winners, researchers and professionals in their fields.
Community engagement
We facilitate and promote community-based learning and develop strategic partnerships to advance learning, promote civic engagement, and enhance community involvement in order to create a more just society.
Commitment to inclusivity
We are committed to holding true to our founding principle of inclusion — embracing students from all backgrounds and all forms of human uniqueness to create an environment of true religious, cultural, racial, sexual orientation, gender expression and ability diversity.
Faculty & Research
Amy Ryan Reflects on her work with SLIS students. Amy Ryan has over 35 years of public library management experience in her extensive career. That experience has informed her work with SLIS students, with whom she meets to discuss career...
Professor of Practice Jane Hughes shares the adjustments she has made in the current climate. Can you tell us about your article, "Teaching Globalization in the Time of Trump"? This article was inspired by a negative student evaluation. A student...
Dean desJardins tells us about her talk at the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education Conference. The College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences Dean Marie desJardins was asked to deliver the keynote at the SIGCSE Conference (February 28-March...
We spoke with Diane Grossman about her role and her passion for philosophy. What is your academic background? I went to Vassar College, and then went to New York University, where I completed a PhD. Interestingly, Vassar went co-ed during...
The month of March will celebrate the role of social workers across the country. Simmons University Professor of Social Work Johnnie Hamilton-Mason, MSW, PhD, will play a leading role in the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social...
Professor Erdelez tells us how this study hopes to improve the lives of Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers. Dr. Sanda Erdelez, Professor and Director of the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), presented at the BOBCATSSS conference in Osijek,...
Adjunct Faculty Caryn Anderson '04MS is exploring possible projects with universities, nonprofits and government departments all over the world. Adjunct Faculty Caryn Anderson '04MS was accepted to the U.S. Fulbright Program as a Fulbright Specialist. The Fulbright Specialist Program...
Professor Bastian's new book examines colonialism from an archivist's perspective. Can you tell us a bit about your book? Decolonizing the Caribbean Record, An Archives Reader, was initially envisioned as a text for the Masters of Archival Science (MAS)...
