美国研究生学位主要分为硕士和博士：
n 硕
u 学术性硕士学位（Academic Master’s）
u 职业性硕士学位（Professional Master's）
n 博士
一、美国研究生学位-硕士
硕士学位又分为学术型硕士学位和职业型硕士学位。
1、学术型硕士学位（Academic Master's）：MA, MSc，30-60个学分，1-2年完成。可攻读博士。Usually awarded in the traditional arts, sciences, and humanities disciplines. The M.S. is also awarded in technical fields such as engineering and agriculture. 学术型硕士学位又可以分为2类：
1) 论文（thesis option）：论文答辩+综合考试
2) 非论文(non-thesis option)：修课+书面综合考试
2、职业性硕士学位（Professional Master's）：职业导向，如商科、新闻、国际关系、建筑、城市规划等，36-48个学分。MBA, MSW(Social Work), M. Ed， MFA, MPA, MPP等。不要求thesis，也不要求有相关本科专业背景。属于Terminal Degree，do not lead to doctoral programs。职业性学位如果以后要攻读博士，一般修的硕士学分不会转到博士课程。
二、美国研究生学位-博士
博士：5-8年
· Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) 最普遍。
· Ed.D. or doctor of education
· D.B.A. or doctor of business administration
· M.D.
注：学术型硕士学位和PhD型学位一般需要和学校教授联系
专业分类
一、从大的方向上，专业可以分为两大类：
1、Liberal Arts and Science Programs 文理型专业:
·Science自然科学
·Social Science 社会科学
·Humanities人文科学
2、Professional Programs 职业型专业: Business, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Education, etc.
二、从具体专业类别上，可以分为以下十一大类别：
| Business | Library & Information Studies |
| Law | Social Sciences & Humanities |
| Medicine | Health |
| Engineering | Public Affairs |
| Education | Fine Arts |
| The Sciences |
三、专业方向
| Business: | Education： | Engineering: |
| Accounting | Curriculum and instruction | Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical |
| Entrepreneurship | Education administration & supervision | Biological / Agricultural |
| Finance | Education policy | Biomedical / Bioengineering |
| Information Systems | Educational psychology | Chemical |
| International | Elementary teacher education | Civil |
| Management | Higher education administration | Computer Engineering |
| Marketing | Secondary teacher education | Electrical / Electronic / Communications |
| Nonprofit | Special education | Environmental / Environmental Health |
| Production / Operations | Student counseling & personnel services | Industrial / Manufacturing |
| Supply Chain / Logistics | Technical / Vocational | Materials |
| Human resource | Mechanical | |
| Nuclear |
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