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Business Administration and Management, General

Accounting

Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

Speech Communication and Rhetoric

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer Science

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

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Education, General

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Special Education and Teaching, General

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician

Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians

Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician

Energy Systems Technology/Technician

Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician

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English Language and Literature, General

Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing

Environmental Biology

Neurobiology and Behavior

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Biomedical Sciences, General

Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology

Biotechnology

Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General

International Business/Trade/Commerce

Management Science

Marketing/Marketing Management, General

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

Chemistry, General

Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics

Psychology, General

Human Services, General

International Economics

Geography

International Relations and Affairs

Political Science and Government, General

American Government and Politics (United States)

Sociology

Economics, General

Graphic Design

Game and Interactive Media Design

Drama and Dramatics/Theater Arts, General

Technical Theater/Theater Design and Technology

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Photography

History, General

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Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

Applied Mathematics

Mathematics, General

Fitchburg State University is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dedicated to integrating high-quality professional programs with strong liberal arts and sciences studies. Founded in 1894, Fitchburg State now has more than 40 undergraduate programs and 22 master's degree programs, and 7,000 full and part-time students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs with an emphasis on career-orientated learning that is firmly grounded in the liberal arts, as well as selected majors in the traditional arts and sciences. There is also an innovative honors curriculum and groundbreaking undergraduate research opportunities. Fitchburg State features small class sizes, hands-on professional education, and an accessible faculty dedicated to teaching. A compact campus provides the added bonus of a secure community where social and cultural activities abound and students assume a wide-range of leadership roles in the community, student government and social and artistic affairs. An emphasis on faculty mentoring and internships has resulted in an extremely high success rate in placing students in careers or graduate school. The university supports both traditional and nontraditional students. Full-time and part-time enrollment opportunities exist during the day and the evening, and at the graduate and undergraduate level. The undergraduate day population is composed of both commuter and residential students representing the entire state of Massachusetts and all of New England. The graduate and continuing education population includes the whole spectrum of learners - from people desiring to expand their career opportunities by pursuing graduate or undergraduate certificates and degrees, to a typical university student home for the summer taking a course or two to get ahead. The School of Graduate, Online and Continuing Education offers diverse perspectives for part-time and full-time advanced study with hybrid and online options in a variety of professional and academic fields.

Fitchburg State University

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