Graduate Certificates

Develop new skills and build expertise in a specialized area to advance your career. Nearly 90% of our certificate earners report that they are confident that their certificate has prepared them for their next step. Explore your graduate certificate options below.

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Arts, Literature, & Media

American Literature and Culture Graduate Certificate

Deepen your understanding of American literary works and cultural themes.

Digital Storytelling Graduate Certificate

Learn how to produce and distribute journalistic content through engaging, innovative digital formats.

Museum Studies Graduate Certificate

Gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to be an agile museum practitioner for the twenty-first-century museum.

Philosophy and Ethics Graduate Certificate

Explore questions of human existence and knowledge, truth, ethics, and the nature and meaning of life through some of history’s greatest thinkers.

Visual Arts Graduate Certificate

Explore and analyze the arts in their contexts through observation, hands-on artistic creative processes, and academic study.

Business & Management

Business Communications Graduate Certificate

Learn to deliver clear, concise, and convincing messaging to advance ideas, build consensus, and resolve conflict.

Business Economics Graduate Certificate

Learn how to integrate economic principles and business concepts.

Corporate Finance Graduate Certificate

Gain the knowledge and tools needed for corporate financial analysis and decision making.

Data Analytics Graduate Certificate

Deepen your analytics knowledge to inform strategic business decisions.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leadership Graduate Certificate

Lead your organization to a culture of inclusive excellence.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate

Develop essential knowledge and skills to innovate and develop new ventures.

Marketing Management and Digital Strategy Graduate Certificate

Gain the tools and techniques you need to engage audiences and inspire action in today’s complex, multichannel landscape.

Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate

Gain a deeper understanding of the skills and knowledge needed to solve problems.

Organizational Behavior Graduate Certificate

Develop a deeper understanding of human behavior in an organizational setting.

Principles of Finance Graduate Certificate

Learn to use financial information to make business decisions.

Project Management Graduate Certificate

Gain the technical and business management skills to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close a project.

Real Estate Investment Graduate Certificate

Develop practical, real-world knowledge and skills for investing in real estate.

Strategic Management Graduate Certificate

Help contribute to the big picture at your organization using key business and management principles.

Education

Learning Design and Technology Graduate Certificate

Learn to create and implement effective learning experiences on digital platforms.

Math Leadership Graduate Certificate

Gain transformational skills in math teacher leadership, including coaching and mentoring.

Global Studies

International Relations Graduate Certificate

Build an interdisciplinary understanding of the roles of sovereign nations, relationships among countries, and international organizations.

International Security Graduate Certificate

Gain insight into the complex issues that shape the global security landscape.

Nuclear Deterrence Graduate Certificate

Gain understanding of the history and contemporary issues related to nuclear deterrence, security, nonproliferation, and arms control.

Religions of the World Graduate Certificate

Gain insight into the historical origins of the world’s religious traditions.

Life Sciences

Bioinformatics Graduate Certificate

Learn to identify, compile, analyze, and communicate complex biological and genetic data.

Biotechnology Management Graduate Certificate

Gain skills to effectively lead teams working in the field of biotechnology.

Health and Society Graduate Certificate

Learn to address systemic health inequities and understand how these impact public policy and business practices.

Topics in Biomedical Science Graduate Certificate

Deepen your understanding of advanced concepts in the field of biology.

Psychology

Topics in Human Behavior Graduate Certificate

Understand human emotion, resilience, motivation, and bias.

Social Sciences & Cultural Studies

American Literature and Culture Graduate Certificate

Deepen your understanding of American literary works and cultural themes.

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Leadership Graduate Certificate

Lead your organization to a culture of inclusive excellence.

Health and Society Graduate Certificate

Learn to address systemic health inequities and understand how these impact public policy and business practices.

Philosophy and Ethics Graduate Certificate

Explore questions of human existence and knowledge, truth, ethics, and the nature and meaning of life through some of history’s greatest thinkers.

Religion and Society Graduate Certificate

Build a multidisciplinary foundation for understanding the complex religious influences in modern societies at the local, national, and global level.

Religions of the World Graduate Certificate

Gain insight into the historical origins of the world’s religious traditions.

Social Justice Graduate Certificate

Explore theoretical and practical questions of economic, political, and social rights through a variety of lenses.

Sustainability & the Environment

Corporate Sustainability and Innovation Graduate Certificate

Gain the skills you need to help your organization adopt sustainable practices.

Environmental Policy and International Development Graduate Certificate

Deepen your knowledge of pressing global issues like climate change, resource scarcity, and population growth.

Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystems Graduate Certificate

Learn to evaluate and design practices, technologies, and systems that bring sustainable solutions to communities and organizations.

Sustainable Cities and Communities Graduate Certificate

Build the knowledge and skills necessary to help cities and communities design, develop, and maintain more sustainable systems.

Sustainable Food Systems Graduate Certificate

Prepare yourself to address present and future challenges of food sustainability.

Technology

Artificial Intelligence Graduate Certificate

Gain cutting-edge knowledge in the field of artificial intelligence to grow your career.

Back End Web Development Graduate Certificate

Learn how to build and maintain the technology that powers the administrator side of a website.

Cybersecurity Graduate Certificate

Gain a critical understanding of the technological needs, threats, and weaknesses in cybersecurity.

Data Analytics Graduate Certificate

Deepen your analytics knowledge to inform strategic business decisions.

Data Science Graduate Certificate

Derive predictive insights by applying advanced statistics, modeling, and programming skills.

Front End Web Development Graduate Certificate

Gain the technical knowledge and skills necessary to power dynamic visuals and interactions on the web.

Learning Design and Technology Graduate Certificate

Learn to create and implement effective learning experiences on digital platforms.

Programming Graduate Certificate

Learn the fundamentals of computer programming and language.

FAQs

How do I get started pursuing a certificate?

To learn more about getting started on a certificate, joining virtual office hours, and using student resources, visit Pursuing a Certificate.

Is a graduate certificate valuable?

Harvard Extension students most often report pursuing a graduate certificate to deepen their professional expertise and advance in their current career. A certificate is ideal for people attempting to move up in their current field. The courses can be completed on a part-time basis, allowing many to continue working full time. In fact, many students reported achieving their goals while still in the program.

In a survey of 1,000 students who had just completed their certificate program, 42 percent said they took on more responsibilities at work, received a promotion, or changed careers while pursuing the credential. Read more about the value of a graduate certificate.

Can I earn a graduate certificate while earning a master’s degree?

Yes! Earning a graduate certificate can be a great first step toward earning a master’s degree. At Harvard Extension School, 44% of certificate earners choose this route, affording them the benefits of both credentials.

Most of our certificates stack toward at least one Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) degree. You can earn a graduate certificate on your way to a master’s degree by choosing courses required for a certificate that also count toward a related master’s.

For prospective students having trouble deciding between a degree and a certificate, stackable credentials make it easy to start with smaller goals before making the leap to a master’s.

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