About the College

Mission Statement

The College of Graduate Studies and Research at Towson University is dedicated to providing resources for individuals who wish to advance personal and professional development and to assist them in becoming life-long learners.  The College implements this mission by:

1. facilitating the delivery of high quality post-baccalaureate programs of study that advance knowledge, increase practical and service skills, and develop responsible leadership abilities; and
2. maintaining an environment for the University’s faculty and students that allows for quality research experiences that promote the growth of the scholarly fields and the benefit of the metropolitan and wider communities. 

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Vital Statistics

• 1,131 Graduate Degrees and certificates awarded 2008-09
• 15 Doctoral degrees awarded 2008-09
• 4,029 Fall 2009 enrollments
• 1,261 Fall 2009 full time students
• 72% Percentage of female students
• Top five majors
• Human Resource Development M.S.
• Master of Business Administration M.B.A
• Applied Information Technology M.S.
• Reading M.Ed.
• Master of Arts in Teaching M.A.T.

Research Funding Increases

• Approximately $26 million in grants and contracts for projects was awarded to Towson University In fiscal year 2009, including research, training, teacher professional development, and community outreach projects that are vital to the quality of our education. Most of these projects provide financial help and research experience for our graduate students.
• The University has received six American Recover and Reinvestment Act of 2009 awards as of September 15, 2009--four from the National Science Foundation and two from the National Institutes of Health.

New Graduate Programs

• Applied Physics, a Professional Science Masters (PSM) program designed to prepare students for careers in emerging technologies. 
• Jewish Communal Studies , Jewish Education and Jewish Studies --became part of the graduate school’s offerings as a result of the establishment of the Baltimore Hebrew Institute at Towson University and the integration of Baltimore Hebrew University's existing program offerings.

Towson Goes Global

• A graduate level certificate of the MS in Applied Information Technology program will be offered at Shanghai Zhang-Jiang High Tech Park in China beginning summer 2009.
• The MS in Applied Information Technology program will also be offered in Panama starting summer 2009 as well as through a cooperative agreement with Qingdao University in China beginning with the Fall 2009 semester. 
• All of these programs are a mixture of online and face-to-face courses taught by Towson faculty.