Welcome to Graduate Studies at Buffalo State! Buffalo State has a proud tradition of providing graduate degrees since 1945 and currently offers a wide array of over 60 outstanding academic programs. Our distinctive graduate degrees and certificates provide practical training and skills for advancement in today’s competitive job market. Buffalo State's small class sizes promote productive faculty-student interactions and opportunities for professional and personal mentoring. Graduate Programs Academic Calendar Consumer Information Graduate Catalog For Faculty Ready to Roar? Take Your Next Steps! Request Information Apply Now! Welcome to our vibrant graduate community! Kevin J. Miller, Ed.D. Director, Graduate Studies Historically known for our excellent teacher education programs, Buffalo State has become an institution with an ever-growing range of applied graduate programs. From English and history to business management, creativity and change leadership, conflict analysis and resolution, museum studies, and art conservation, to public relations, disaster and emergency management, public administration, higher education and student affairs administration, criminal justice, and speech-language pathology, to data science and analytics, applied economics, applied math, great lakes environmental science, forensic science, industrial technology, and mechanical and manufacturing technology. Upon matriculation graduate students become members of the Graduate Student Association (GSA). The GSA offers networking opportunities, and financial support for research, scholarly projects, and travel to professional conferences. It also sponsors a Graduate Student Research Fair every May. The Graduate Studies Office is located in Cleveland Hall 204 and serves as the hub for information about graduate programs. Our welcoming staff is always ready and willing to assist with questions about graduate programs, the application process, admissions, graduate assistantships, or fellowships. We look forward to serving you as a Buffalo State Graduate Student. 1945 Began offering graduate degrees 981 Graduate students 595 Part-time graduate students 386 Full-time graduate students Graduate Student Association Get Involved! Graduate Advisory Council View All Fall 2022-Spring 2023 Kevin Miller Director Ex-Officio Cleveland Hall 204 Ext. 3837 millerkj@buffalostate.edu Fiona Beckett Garman Art Conservation Rockwell Hall 230 Ext. 5025 becketft@buffalostate.edu Atta Ceesay Public Administration Classroom Building B212 Ext. 5019 ceesayaa@buffalostate.edu Jamie Kim Chemistry Science and Math Complex 221 Ext.5114 kimj@lbuffalostate.edu Saquib Ahmed Engineering Technology Technology Building 115 Ext. 6002 ahmedsm@buffalostate.edu John Earshen (Chair) Engineering Technology Technology Building 106 Ext. 4305 earsheji@buffalostate.edu Hermen Diaz Higher Education Administration Bacon Hall, 312F Ext. 6126 diazh@buffalostate.edu Keli Caras-York Elementary Education, Literacy, Educational Leadership (EELEL) Bacon Hall 316F Ext. 5615 garasyka@buffalostate.edu David Henry Elementary Education, Literacy, Educational Leadership (EELEL) Bacon Hall 316D Ext. 5619 henryd@buffalostate.edu Gehan Senthinathan Social and Psychological Foundations of Education & Adult Education Bacon Hall, 312D Ext. 6771 senthig@buffalostate.edu Gliset Colón Exceptional Education Ketchum Hall 206 Ext. 4639 colong@buffalostate.edu Kimberly Jackson Ex-Officio Graduate Studies Cleveland Hall 204 Ext. 5602jacksokj@buffalostate.edu Name TBD Student Representative Graduate Studies Office Linkedin YouTube Graduate Studies Office Buffalo State University 1300 Elmwood Avenue Cleveland Hall 204 Buffalo, NY 14222 Phone: (716) 878-5602 Fax: (716) 878-5630 Office hours Monday-Friday, 8:15 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Email: gradoffc@buffalostate.edu Staff Directory For Faculty