Professional Studies
Overview
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) is a 30-33 credit online, interdisciplinary graduate degree designed for working professionals and aspiring professionals seeking graduate education combining two or more disciplines with profession-specific requirements or skills.
Program
MPS degree students complete a common core, and then design the remainder of their program of study from approved graduate elective courses from Social Science or STEAM fields. Students choose either a thesis or a culminating project to complete their programs of study. With this program, choose to pursue the degree with or without a specialization.
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No Specialization
Program information including curriculum and graduation requirements can be found in the ETSU Graduate Catalog. -
Specialization in Leadership, Organizations, and Workforce Studies
Program information including curriculum and graduation requirements can be found in the ETSU Graduate Catalog.
What Will I Learn?
- Choose from a diverse collection of elective courses to craft a degree plan.
- Apply interdisciplinary theory and concepts to complex problems, issues, topics, and ideas.
- Identify, analyze, and evaluate solutions to questions of ethical concern in the professions.
- Identify and apply effective leadership and communication principles with organizations and their stakeholders.
- Employ critical thinking throughout your unique program of study.
Steps to Apply
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Step 1 - Create your ETSU Application Account
Step 1 Create your ETSU Application Account by choosing the "Sign Up" option

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Step 2 - Sign into the ETSU Application Portal
Step 2 Sign into the ETSU Application Portal and select "Start a New Application"

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Step 3 - Complete the Remaining Fields
Step 3 Choose "Graduate," select your student type (domestic or international), select "Master's,"
term, then choose
Professional Studies and complete the remainder of the form.


Step 1 - Create your ETSU Application Account
Step 1 Create your ETSU Application Account by choosing the "Sign Up" option
Step 2 - Sign into the ETSU Application Portal
Step 2 Sign into the ETSU Application Portal and select "Start a New Application"
Step 3 - Complete the Remaining Fields
Step 3 Choose "Graduate," select your student type (domestic or international), select "Master's," term, then choose Professional Studies and complete the remainder of the form.
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Cost
-Note, tuition discounts are available for border county students. The information presented in the Tuition and Fees estimator is only an estimate; it
is not an actual statement of costs.
Credits to complete this program: 30-33
TN Residents
eRate (Out of State, 100% online)
Out of State
$613 per credit hour
$765 per credit hour
$1454 per credit hour
-This amount may not include program-specific fees.
Read more about cost, paying for courses, scholarship options and financial aid, or use the Tuition and Fees estimator to see approximate costs.