Graduate Student Experience
Co-educational programs that multiply your opportunities
Simmons University is a community of higher learning that unites passion with purpose. Our nationally-recognized graduate degrees prepare you to thrive as a rising leader in your field. Here, you'll become your best self while advancing your career and making the world better.
We offer flexible options to help you succeed in graduate school. You can choose between part-time or full-time online and hybrid programs or on-campus study in Boston.
A Strong Return on Your Educational Investment
• Our master's degree and certificate programs provide the specialized skills working professionals need to lead in their fields.
• Through a customized curriculum and insightful discussions, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills to accelerate your career.
• We integrate theory and practice to ensure you graduate ready to make your mark in your field.
Learn in Simmons Labs and at Top Institutions
• Build skills in Simmons’ Nursing Simulation Center or clinical rotations at hospitals like Dana-Farber and Boston Children’s.
• Take part in internships or research at the Kendall Square biotech hub, or at world-class libraries and archives.
• Make professional connections that lead to career opportunities.
Join a Network of 63,000+ Alumnae/i
• This community connects you to top organizations, career coaching, special job listings, and support to help you make the best use of your advanced degree.
• Join a long list of visionaries and trailblazers who graduated from Simmons!
Chat with a Current Graduate Student
Interested in connecting with a current student to learn more about their experience at Simmons? Our Graduate Student Ambassadors would love to speak with you and answer any questions you have.
What Our Graduate Students Say
Simmons has provided me with many opportunities to put theory into practice, such as student worker positions, research projects, grant funding, student organizations, exchange programs, volunteer opportunities, and so much more.
- Fiona Coughlin ’26MS, Library and Information Science
As a graduate student at Simmons, you’re in a community with aspiring librarians, teachers, editors, and writers. That interdisciplinary community is essential for anybody who wants to work in children’s literature. It’s not just close reading, it’s community work. Simmons instills that ethos for students, offering a great balance of prioritizing children's literature as a critical literary discipline and as a meaningful public-facing industry.
- Amber Weinstock ’24MA
Everyone in my cohort got one of their top three choices for terminal clinical rotations. That is incredible. Not everyone gets that opportunity, especially at bigger schools.
- Emma Radlinski ’24 ’26DPT
Graduate Students and Alums in the News
Metafiction as a Willingness to Play
Rosie Lopolito ’29MA/MS shares how a diverse array of experiences led her to the Children’s Literature (MA) and Library and Information Science (MS) dual degree program at Simmons University.
Direct Entry Nursing Student on Impacting Patient Lives
Direct entry nursing student Hunter Lynch ’26FNP works in primary care and aspires to one day become a nursing educator. We spoke with him about hands-on learning at Simmons and the rewards of the nursing profession.
Behavior Analysis Student Helps Children Reach Milestones
Josie Re ’26MS, a student in the Online Master of Behavior Analysis, shares what led her to the field, and her experience in an online classroom.
Social Work Alum Advances Community Mental Health
Jordyn Hagar '23PhD reflects on how the Social Work PhD helped her successfully develop and disseminate her mental health awareness training program, Stronger Together, which is now accessible online.
Forging a Path in Community Health
Joan Vera ’27MSN shares her experience in the direct entry Master of Science in nursing and post-graduate certificate family nurse practitioner (MSN/PGC FNP), an accelerated program for students who completed a bachelor’s degree in a field outside of nursing.
Discovering New Approaches to Youth Mental Health
Eric Schade ’26PhD reflects on the opportunities he had to publish with faculty in the Simmons School of Social Work and to connect with other online students in the PhD program. He also shares his research and the the encouragement he received to apply for research funding.
Dual Degree Alumnus Found His Voice at Simmons
Alec Chunn '15MA/MS reflects on how the Children's Literature & Library Science dual degree has informed his work as a reviewer of children's literature, a jurist for literary prizes, and a Youth Librarian at Multnomah County Library in Portland, Oregon.
Examining Critical Roles of School Librarians
Kimberly R. Lavoie PhD’26 reflects on the most impactful part of her doctoral journey: conducting dissertation research, examining how school librarians understand and enact their roles in post-pandemic K–12 education.