Can you have a masters in more than one thing?

Question

I know you can have a double major (bachelors) but I was wondering if you can get a masters in both majors if you did have a double major for undergrad, without having to go to grad school for a longer period of time or pay any more money

esp if the majors were related

Answer 1

Yes this is possible, I dont know for all subjects what the possibilities are but Arizona State, Univ of Illinois and several other schools offer a dual degree program for your masters.
you can graduate with an M.Arch (masters in Architecture) and an MBA. The programs do not completely coincide with each other and you must be accepted to both programs but it does happen. I believe the MBA/M. Arch path takes an extra semester at most.

Answer 2

You generally cannot do a "double masters" in which you basically choose the two fields yourself, but there are some dual degree programs that are offered by specific universities.

For example:
an MDiv/MSW
an MA/MDiv
an MPA/MSW
an MPA/MA
an MBA/MS
an MA/MEd
an MS/MEd

You will have to seek out schools that offer the dual degree programs you desire.

If your two areas of study are closely related (like psychology and sociology, or history and anthropology) dual degrees are not offered. You would have to do one Masters degree, and then another, and it would double the time and the price. And you'd look like a dilettante for doing so. It would make much more sense to just take a couple of courses in your related field while you are doing your Masters in one. Many Masters programs will allow this, and some even require it.

Answer 3

You can certainly get multiple master's degrees -- sometimes even from the same school. Many schools even have joint programs. Sometimes these programs involve staying longer -- sometimes not. Many of my MBA classmates at Duke were in joint programs where they got an MBA and a MS in two years.

Some schools have restrictions about this. UC-Berkeley (where I got my PhD) will not grant multiple masters degrees of the same rank. This means that you can get an MBA and MS there, or an MS and an MA -- but you cannot get an MS in two different fields.

At Berkeley, you can get an MS in finance after passing the written PhD exams. I had a friend who had to turn down that MS, because he was also getting an MS in Statistics -- and Berkeley would only let him earn one MS there. So, he got the MS in Statistics and the PhD in FInance -- but no MS in Finance.

Answer 4

In general no, but some Masters programs are interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary. For instance an Masters degree in International Relations would include political science, history and other subjects.

Answer 5

No, you'd need to get separate Masters degrees. When you're in a Master's program all your classes are of the one subject, unlike studying for a Bachelor's degree.