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
Nursing Student Finds Fulfillment through Connection
Jordan Monette ’27MSN, ’28DNP is a graduate student in the Direct Entry Doctor of Nursing Practice – Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. We spoke with her about her love for interpersonal connection, her desire to upend mental health stigma, and the holistic education she is receiving at Simmons.
SLIS Alumna Views Librarians as ‘Informal’ Educators
Sarah Leveille ’26MS is the reference librarian for the Grafton Public Library in Grafton, Massachusetts. We spoke with her about the essential education she received from Simmons SLIS, the LibGuides she created, and the joys of librarianship.
SLIS Alums Elected to NELA Executive Board
Kate Byroade ’98MS and Meghan Cericola ’20MS have been elected to serve as officers on the Executive Board of the New England Library Association (NELA).
Empowering Youth Through Clinical Social Work
Cassidy Martin ’25MSW is a clinical social worker for the R.O.O.T.S. program, an initiative of the Gardner Athol Area Mental Health Association (GAAMHA) that supports adolescents and young adults facing challenges related to mental health and substance use. She has a particular interest in working with kids who are neurodiverse or part of the LGBTQ+ community.
From Simmons MSW Student to Psychotherapist
Grace Lincoln ’25MSW is a psychotherapist at Collaborative Insight Counseling Associates (CICA), a mental health group practice in Boston. She works with both adolescents and adults who are seeking support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, and life transitions.
Making a Difference as a School Social Worker
Kyle Greenidge ’25MSW is a school social worker employed within Boston Public Schools. He provides individual therapy for students with a range of needs, including support for mental health challenges or assistance with academic goals and post-graduation planning.
Researching Ireland’s Cross-Border Mobile Library Service
While at Simmons, Danielle Dempsey ’24MS began an international librarianship research project on libraries in Ireland. Dempsey shared with us the experience of visiting Ireland and speaking to locals about the area’s fraught history.
Building Community Archives
Graduate student Ashten Vassar-Cain ’27MS brings a human rights approach to library and information science. We spoke with him about community archives, centering survivors, and the immersive training at Simmons.