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.

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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 �㽶��ý. 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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Demmi Ramos and Christina Fisher eating lunch in a hallway at NCAS meeting.

A natural match in friendship and ambition

They’ve led research teams, earned national honors and represented LR’s science programs with distinction. But Christina Fisher and Demmi Ramos also built something less visible and just as lasting—a friendship rooted in trust, support and shared challenges.

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Bear Grove turns campus quad into a vibrant outdoor hub

With picnic tables, hammocks and a giant Adirondack chair the quad has leveled up to become Bear Grove—LR’s new favorite hangout spot.