美国留学研究生教育体制：美国研究生学位主要分为硕士和博士：
硕：学术性硕士学位(Academic Master’s)
职业性硕士学位(Professional Master's)
博士
一、美国研究生学位-硕士
硕士学位又分为学术型硕士学位和职业型硕士学位。
1、学术型硕士学位(Academic Master's)：MA, MSc，30-60个学分，1-2年完成。可攻读博士。Usually awarded in the traditional arts, sciences, and humanities disciplines. The M.S. is also awarded in technical fields such as engineering and agriculture. 学术型硕士学位又可以分为2类：
1 论文(thesis option)：论文答辩+综合考试
2 非论文(non-thesis option)：修课+书面综合考试
2、职业性硕士学位(Professional Master's)：职业导向，如商科、新闻、国际关系、建筑、城市规划等，36-48个学分。MBA, MSW(Social Work)， M. Ed， MFA, MPA, MPP等。不要求thesis，也不要求有相关本科专业背景。属于Terminal Degree，do not lead to doctoral programs。职业性学位如果以后要攻读博士，一般修的硕士学分不会转到博士课程。
二、美国研究生学位-博士
博士：5-8年
Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) 最普遍。
Ed.D. or doctor of education
D.B.A. or doctor of business administration
M.D。
注：学术型硕士学位和PhD型学位一般需要和学校教授联系
专业分类
一、从大的方向上，专业可以分为两大类：
1、 Liberal Arts and Science Programs 文理型专业：
Science自然科学
Social Science 社会科学
Humanities人文科学
2、 Professional Programs 职业型专业： Business, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Education, etc。
二、从具体专业类别上，可以分为以下十一大类别：
Business
Law
Medicine
Engineering
Education
The Sciences
Library & Information Studies
Social Sciences & Humanities
Health
Public Affairs
Fine Arts
三、专业方向
Business:
Accounting
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Information Systems
International
Management
Marketing
Nonprofit
Production / Operations
Supply Chain / Logistics
Human resource
Education：
Curriculum and instruction
Education administration & supervision
Education policy
Educational psychology
Elementary teacher education
Higher education administration
Secondary teacher education
Special education
Student counseling & personnel services
Technical / Vocational
Engineering:
Aerospace / Aeronautical / Astronautical
Biological / Agricultural
Biomedical / Bioengineering
Chemical
Civil
Computer Engineering
Electrical / Electronic / Communications
Environmental / Environmental Health
Industrial / Manufacturing
Materials
Mechanical
Nuclear
