Graduate Admissions
Explore our graduate programs at Brandeis University.
Brandeis has recently restructured its academic programs into four schools, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and strengthening career preparation.
For the 2025–26 academic year, applications are being accepted through the schools and programs as they existed previously. Please refer to each school’s admissions page for instructions.
Graduate Studies in the Arts and Sciences
Graduate programs at Brandeis, across the Sciences, Arts and Humanities, and Social Sciences offer pioneering research opportunities within Brandeis’ student-centered environment, allowing scholars to build close relationships with world-class faculty and pursue interdisciplinary research.
ADMISSIONS and Aid Information
School of Business and Economics
The School of Business and Economics, formerly the Brandeis International Business School, offers five traditional graduate programs and one accelerated program. Ranked among the best in the world by The Princeton Review, CNN Expansión, the Financial Times, TFE Times, and eFinancialCareers, most programs include a STEM designation enabling international students to extend practical training in the U.S. after graduation.
BUSINESS School ADMISSIONS and aid
Heller School for Social Policy and Management
The Heller School drives positive social change through graduate degree programs, research centers, and public engagement. Heller, within the School of Social Sciences and Social Policy, prepares students to find sustainable solutions to social inequities and pursue careers that advance social justice.
Online Graduate Studies
Offered through Brandeis Online, Graduate Professional Studies (GPS) offers fully online master’s degrees, certificates and professional development courses in today’s most in-demand fields. GPS programs combine academic rigor with flexibility, helping you balance graduate education with work and other commitments.
Student Experiences
Peter Thabet, MBA’24, recalls the mentorship he received from his Brandeis International Business School professors when asked about his most defining experiences as a graduate student.