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Health Sciences

Comprehensive Advanced and Specialized Degree Programs

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The University at Buffalo’s health sciences schools unite clinicians, educators and researchers for comprehensive training and learning.

Dental Medicine

The School of Dental Medicine offers graduate degrees and certification in dental sciences discliplines. These include a doctorate in Dental Surgery, with a separate track for internationally trained dentists and 13 graduate and certificate programs.

  • advanced education in general dentistry
  • biomaterials
  • endodontics
  • oral maxillofacial surgery and pathology
  • oral biology and sciences
  • orthodontics
  • pediatric dentistry
  • periodontic
  • prosthodontics
  • TMD & orofacial pain
  • general practice residency
Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences offers medical degrees, more than 25 graduate degrees and eight undergraduate degrees.

Graduate programs

  • MD
  • MS or PhD in biochemistry
  • MS or PhD in biomedical Engineering
  • MS or PhD in biomedical Informatics
  • biomedical sciences 
  • biotechnology
  • computational cell biology, anatomy, and pathology
  • genetic counseling
  • MS or PhD in genetics, genomics and bioinformatics
  • PhD in pathology and anatomical sciences
  • MS in medical physics
  • MS or PhD in microbiology and immunology
  • MS or PhD in neuroscience
  • PhD in oral biology
  • MS or PhD in pharmacology and toxicology
  • MS or PhD in physiology and biophysics 
  • MS or PhD in structural biology

Undergraduate programs

  • biochemistry
  • bioinformatics and computational biology/biomedical informatics
  • biomedical sciences
  • biotechnology
  • medical laboratory science
  • neuroscience
  • nuclear medicine technology
  • pharmacology and toxicology
Nursing

UB's School of Nursing programs rank among the best in the nation. These include multiple tracks to achieve one of three undergraduate and graduate degrees.

BS Program

  • traditional
  • accelerated
  • RN to BS

DNP Program

  • DNP
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Nurse Anesthetist        
  • post-MS DNP
    • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
    • Child Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Family Nurse Practitioner
    • Nurse Anesthetist
    • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
    • Women's Health Nurse Practitioner    

PhD Program

  • post-BS PhD
  • post-MS PhD
  • post-DNP PhD
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences is among the top 20 pharmacy schools in the nation, offering the doctorate of pharmacy, graduate degrees in therapeutics and undergraduate and graduate degrees in pharmaceutical sciences.

  • PharmD
  • BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • MS in Clinical and Translational Therapeutics
  • MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Residency training
  • Continuing pharmacy education
Public Health and Health Professions

The School of Public Health and Health Professions offers undergraduate degrees and more than 20 graduate degrees and certifications.

Undergraduate degrees

  • BS in exercise science
  • BS in nutrition science
  • BS in public health
  • BA in statistics

Graduate programs

  • MPH
  • athletic training
  • MS in clinical nutrition
  • MA or PhD in biostatistics
  • MS in bioinformatics and biostatistics
  • MS or PhD in community health and health behavior
  • MS in environmental health sciences
  • MS or PhD in epidemiology
  • MS or PhD in exercise science
  • MS in international development and global health
  • MS or PhD in nutrition science
  • PhD in physical therapy
  • MS or PhD in rehabilitation science

Professional program

  • BS/MS in occupational therapy
  • MPH/internal medicine-preventative medicine residency

Certification program

  • applied biostatistics
  • biostatistical informatics
  • public health
  • assistive and rehabilitative technology
Social Work

With curricula guided by trauma-informed and human rights perspectives, the School of Social Work offers a variety of graduate programs leading to Master of Social Work (MSW), Doctor of Social Work (DSW) and PhD in Social Welfare degrees. UB is ranked in the top 25 schools of social work by U.S. News & World Report and is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

  • MSW
    • Traditional and Advancing Standing tracks
    • Online and on-campus formats
  • DSW
  • PhD in social welfare
  • BA/MSW joint degree
  • Dual degrees with MSW
    • PhD
    • JD
    • MBA
    • MPH
  • Undergraduate minors
    • Minor in social work
    • Minor in community organizing and development    
Interprofessional Practice and Education

The Interprofessional Practice and Education program enables students to gain skills that go beyond the minimum accreditation requirements, targeting four core competencies (values & ethics, roles & responsibilities, communication, and teams & teamwork) and offering a microcredential.