Graduate Admission

Advance your career and enhance your professional skills with a master's degree.

Whether you're a recent college graduate or a working professional, a master's degree from Lenoir-Rhyne can help take your career to new heights.

We offer courses in-person, online or hybrid, so you can learn in a way that works best for you whether that is full-time or part-time.

Plus, with more than 20 graduate programs to choose from, you'll find a degree that will help advance your career to the next level.

You'll also gain access to expert faculty and opportunities for professional networking, internships and practicums. When you add hands-on experience that only small class sizes can offer, it's easy to see why a graduate degree from Lenoir-Rhyne is a great value and an excellent place to further your career.

An additional benefit for LR alumni is a lifetime of free career services support through the Alex Lee Career and Professional Development Center.

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.

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.

Discover Our Campuses

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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From Hickory to the Hill: Alumna Builds Career in Washington

Virginia Hinzman '19 has always trusted her intuition – it took one visit to Lenoir-Rhyne's campus to know it was the place for her and that same intuition helped her begin building her successful career in politics.

Alumni Association Board of Directors names new board members

After receiving numerous nominations, the Lenoir-Rhyne University Alumni Association has approved eight new board members.

August 18 7:30 PM-7:00 PM / Moretz Stadium

Ribbon-Cutting for Moretz Stadium Renovation

September 15 7:00 PM / P.E. Monroe Auditorium

Visiting Writers Series: Michael Eric Dyson