Health and Wellness Graduate Programs
Minnesota State Mankato is dedicated to helping you tap your passion for improving the quality of life for individuals, families and communities.
Master's Programs
Advanced Dental Therapy
The Advanced Dental Therapy Master of Science program offered by Minnesota State University, Mankato educates and prepares licensed dental hygienists for roles working as mid-level dental practitioners, or dental therapists.
Aging Studies
Minnesota State Mankato's Aging Studies program prepares students to have a meaningful impact on society by supporting individuals as they age.
Applied Health Science
The Applied Health Science program is focused on training students in health promotion and disease prevention to prepare them for employment in public health and community health agencies, health care organizations, and wellness programs.
Athletic Training
Minnesota State Mankato's Athletic Training program prepares professionals to treat physically active patients as part of an integrated health-care team.
Communication Sciences and Disorders
The Communication Sciences and Disorders program leads to careers in speech-language pathology (SLP).
Counseling and Student Personnel: Mental Health Counseling
The Mental Health Counseling program prepares students through coursework and experience to serve in a variety of clinical settings: mental health centers, family counseling and community agencies; consultation in business and industry settings; career counseling settings; and private practice.
Counseling and Student Personnel: Professional School Counseling
The Professional School Counseling program prepares individuals for careers as school counselors in K-12 schools.
Exercise Physiology
The Exercise Physiology program prepares graduate students on the latest science of performance testing and exercise prescription for a wide range of populations.
Health Informatics and Analytics
The Health Informatics program prepares students to use Information Systems and Health Information Technology to design, evaluate, adopt, and apply technology-based innovations in healthcare delivery, management, and research.
Nursing: Advanced Professional Nurse
Advanced Professional Nurse graduates are prepared for a variety of advanced professional nursing roles and will possess skills for inclusive and equitable advanced nursing practice in diverse settings.
Social Work
The Master of Social Work is an Advanced Generalist Program that prepares students for both advanced direct and indirect practice opportunities in a wide variety of public and private social service, medical, behavior health, and educational settings.
Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology
The Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology program is designed to develop a theoretical base in the discipline of sport and exercise psychology; and better prepare students, coaches, and consultants to apply such knowledge to performance enhancement issues.
Sport Management
The Sport Management program prepares students with sport business concepts that help students plan and manage sport at the professional level, in college athletics and many other areas.
DOCTORAL PROGRAMs
Nursing Practice from MSN (DNP)
Minnesota State University, Mankato offers a graduate program for students interested in becoming a doctorally prepared family nurse practitioner and also offers a post-graduate program for advanced practice registered nurses interested in obtaining a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
Nursing Practice (DNP)
Minnesota State University, Mankato offers a graduate program for students interested in becoming a doctorally prepared family nurse practitioner and also offers a post-graduate program for advanced practice registered nurses interested in obtaining a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree.
Graduate Certificate Programs
Aging Studies
The goal of the Aging Studies graduate certificate is to develop leaders that can become a force for positive social change related to aging within their communities and organizations.
Family Consumer Science
The Family Consumer Science certificate program provides the professional who already has a teaching degree or who is working on a graduate teaching degree with the necessary courses to meet the MN standards for teacher licensure in Family Consumer Science Education for grades 5-12.
Long-Term Care Administration
Graduate students and others who have earned a four-year degree who want to become a licensed Nursing Home Administrator can pursue the Long-Term Care Administration Certificate.
