Degree Programs Overview
As of 2026, Simmons University offers 86 degree programs through Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning.
A total of 1,785 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at Simmons. 482 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,080 completed master's programs.
The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Simmons. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.
Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
| Total Programs | Online Programs | Completers |
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| Total | Men | Women |
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| Bachelor's | 47 | 3 | 482 |
- | 482 |
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| Master's | 19 | 2 | 1,080 |
118 | 962 |
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| Doctor's | 9 | 2 | 192 |
26 | 166 |
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| Post-Graduate Certificate | 11 | 1 | 31 |
1 | 30 |
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Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation
The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Simmons University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.
The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($71,983) after graduation and the Marketing program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $60,411 average salary.
Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$71,983 | $5,999 | $22,125 | $235 |
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| Marketing |
$60,411 | $5,034 | - | - |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$53,595 | $4,466 | - | - |
|---|
| Political Science and Government |
$50,871 | $4,239 | $22,250 | $236 |
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| Communication |
$46,108 | $3,842 | $23,250 | $246 |
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| Public Health |
$45,883 | $3,824 | $27,000 | $286 |
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| English Language and Literature, General |
$45,823 | $3,819 | - | - |
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| Psychology, General |
$42,411 | $3,534 | $26,278 | $279 |
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Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
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| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing |
$103,131 | $8,594 | $71,750 | $816 |
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| Business Administration, Management and Operations |
$80,723 | $6,727 | $81,874 | $931 |
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| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology |
$66,876 | $5,573 | $50,276 | $572 |
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| Special Education and Teaching |
$55,654 | $4,638 | $36,597 | $416 |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods |
$53,806 | $4,484 | - | - |
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| Social Work |
$53,352 | $4,446 | $81,180 | $923 |
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| English Language and Literature, General |
$52,372 | $4,364 | - | - |
|---|
| Library Science and Administration |
$48,599 | $4,050 | $41,000 | $466 |
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| History |
$48,096 | $4,008 | $59,676 | $679 |
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| Literature |
$43,671 | $3,639 | - | - |
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Doctoral Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
| Field of Study | Average Salary (2020) | Average Loan Debt |
|---|
| Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly |
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| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions |
$70,098 | $5,842 | $72,750 | $828 |
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Popular Programs with Most Completers
Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Simmons University.
At the school, the Social Work Master program has the most completers of 315 and the Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master program has the second most completers of 217 students.
Popular Bachelor Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 99 | - | 99 |
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| Social Work | 41 | - | 41 |
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| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 40 | - | 40 |
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| Psychology | 36 | - | 36 |
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| Biopsychology | 32 | - | 32 |
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| Computer and Information Sciences | 25 | - | 25 |
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| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | 21 | - | 21 |
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| Public Health Education and Promotion | 18 | - | 18 |
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| Biology/Biological Sciences | 17 | - | 17 |
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| Political Science and Government | 16 | - | 16 |
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Popular Master Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
|---|
| Social Work | 315 | 37 | 278 |
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| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | 217 | 16 | 201 |
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| Archives/Archival Administration | 134 | 25 | 109 |
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| Library and Information Science | 125 | 17 | 108 |
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| Applied Behavior Analysis | 104 | 6 | 98 |
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| Special Education and Teaching | 43 | 5 | 38 |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | 34 | 2 | 32 |
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| Nutrition Sciences | 30 | 1 | 29 |
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| Children and Youth Library Services | 21 | 2 | 19 |
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| Public Health | 14 | 2 | 12 |
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Popular Doctoral Programs
| Field of Study | Number of Completers | Men | Women |
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| Applied Behavior Analysis | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Library and Information Science | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Information Science/Studies | 2 | - | 2 |
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| Social Work | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers
Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
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| Environmental Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| African Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| East Asian Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Women's Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 10 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Communication | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
8 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
25 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Information Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Information Science/Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
2 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 43 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | 0 |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
|---|
| Human Nutrition | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| English Language and Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Writing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 5 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Creative Writing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Children's and Adolescent Literature | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 6 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Library and Information Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 125 |
3 |
0 |
|---|
| Children and Youth Library Services | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 21 |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
|---|
| Archives/Archival Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 134 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biology/Biological Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
17 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
15 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Computational Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Financial Mathematics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Mathematics and Statistics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Biopsychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
32 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Nutrition Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
5 | 30 |
NOT OFFERED |
9 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
21 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Philosophy | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Chemistry | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Psychology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
36 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Applied Behavior Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 104 |
4 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Public Policy Analysis | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
41 | 315 |
2ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| International Relations and Affairs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
3 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Political Science and Government | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
16 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Sociology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Art/Art Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
4 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Music | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2ONLINE | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 7 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 14ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Physical Therapy/Therapist | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
40 |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Dietetics/Dietitian | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
0 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
|---|
| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
99 | 34 |
0 |
0 |
|---|
| Family Practice Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
40 | 217 |
12ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 8ONLINE |
NOT OFFERED |
0 |
|---|
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
4 |
1 |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
|---|
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
14 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Accounting | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
2 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Finance | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| Marketing/Marketing Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
7 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|
| History | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
6 | 8 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
|---|