Exceed Your Expectations

The Lenoir-Rhyne Experience


If you want to know whether Lenoir-Rhyne is the right university for you, why not hear from someone who’s been in your shoes? Our student testimonials speak for themselves.

Jessie Haynes

While pursuing my master’s degree, I was able to balance a full-time job and social life while completing my courses at my own pace.

Jessie Haynes ’16, MA’19

Campus Life


Our campuses in Hickory, Asheville and Columbia offer small campus community environments while providing lots of opportunities for off-campus fun and outdoor recreation.

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Academics


We know you need plenty of options when it comes to creating a more fulfilling and successful professional life. That's why we offer more than 20 graduate and doctoral programs to choose from as you consider your options for graduate school.

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Learning that Fits Your Life


Turn your ambition into action with a master's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne University. We offer flexible graduate degree programs in Hickory, Asheville, Columbia and online.

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Graduate & Certificate Programs
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Graduate Students Across Three Campuses
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Joshua Carter MAT'21 conducting school band and choir
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Two students sit with a fluffy golden therapy dog in Cromer Center

February 17-21, Mental Health Awareness Week will present a diverse slate of strategies and provide resources in support of the whole university community.

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Claire Pope stands in front of her painting in an exhibit in a Mint Museum gallery

Merging nature and visual art, Claire Pope reframes our relationship with the world around us and encourages her students to forge their own paths and purpose.

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