Quickest Masters in terms of class load

[FireMedic_Philosopher]

So, many folks talk about doing a WGU or South degree and being able to accelerate in order to finish in a year or less. I am going to propose a new topic of discussion.
Namely, the idea of a masters that is "quick" due to having the fewest number of required classes or credits. We all know many professional masters degrees with 50 or more credit hours. But the standard MA or MS is usually 30-36 hours. Roughly 10-12 classes with or without a thesis or comp exam. But let's look at the bleeding edge on the other end of the spectrum.

Marywood University http://www.marywood.edu is a private (RA) Catholic College out east which advertises an "Executive Masters in Non-Profit Leadership and Public Management". It is only 18 hours long (6 classes) and can be done in 2 semesters and claims to be NASPAA accredited. Formerly it had been listed an an 18 hour executive MPA in non-profit administration. The only specific  requirement for the "executive" track is to have 5 or more years of work experience, as opposed to their traditional 30 credit hour masters program...

Now I am not wanting this to be a thread on Marywood, but I want to know if there are other accredited (RA or NA) US based masters out there that are "quick" based on total course load.

 In other words do you know of other masters degree programs (not certificates) that are fast not because you can accelerate WGU style, but because they are significantly shorter than the expected 30-36 credit hours.

[newdegree]

If you have graduate transfer credits, Jacksonville State University has a Master in Integrated Studies, which accepts 18 transfer credits out of the 30 required. If a person gets accepted in the Spring, they can finish the course load in two semesters (Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall), which is 12 credits (6 per semester), or you can try to bang out all 12 credits if the college allows you to.

https://catalog.jsu.edu/graduate/graduat...tudies-ma/
https://www.jsu.edu/arts-humanities/inte...es-master/

[Vle045]

That program has been mentioned here before. I think it is a unicorn.

[newdegree]

That program has been mentioned here before.  I think it is a unicorn.

Marywood?

[Jonathan Whatley]

In some systems outside the US it wouldn't be exceptional for a master's to comprise 6 courses or so.

[Stonybeach]

If you have graduate transfer credits, Jacksonville State University has a Master in Integrated Studies, which accepts 18 transfer credits out of the 30 required. If a person gets accepted in the Spring, they can finish the course load in two semesters (Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall), which is 12 credits (6 per semester), or you can try to bang out all 12 credits if the college allows you to.

https://catalog.jsu.edu/graduate/graduat...tudies-ma/
https://www.jsu.edu/arts-humanities/inte...es-master/

Do you know if the school accepts graduate credits used for previous graduate degrees?

[newdegree]

If you have graduate transfer credits, Jacksonville State University has a Master in Integrated Studies, which accepts 18 transfer credits out of the 30 required. If a person gets accepted in the Spring, they can finish the course load in two semesters (Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall), which is 12 credits (6 per semester), or you can try to bang out all 12 credits if the college allows you to.

https://catalog.jsu.edu/graduate/graduat...tudies-ma/
https://www.jsu.edu/arts-humanities/inte...es-master/

Do you know if the school accepts graduate credits used for previous graduate degrees?

I believe they do the word integrated means they want you to combine , contact the school to find out ?

[sanantone]

Marywood says they're giving credit for five years of post-bachelor's work experience.

I haven't seen any other U.S. master's program that requires fewer than 30 credits. On the other hand, I've seen graduate certificates with as many as 28 credits. 

We actually had a thread on this. The LLM can have fewer than 30 credits, but that's a post-JD/LLB degree. A few LLM programs in the U.S. will admit students without a law degree. I know I have some threads at Degreeinfo on LLMs that admit non-attorneys. I also found online LLM programs in the UK that admit non-attorneys.

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...edit-hours

[Stonybeach]

Marywood says they're giving credit for five years of post-bachelor's work experience.

I haven't seen any other U.S. master's program that requires fewer than 30 credits. On the other hand, I've seen graduate certificates with as many as 28 credits. 

We actually had a thread on this. The LLM can have fewer than 30 credits, but that's a post-JD/LLB degree. A few LLM programs in the U.S. will admit students without a law degree. I know I have some threads at Degreeinfo on LLMs that admit non-attorneys. I also found online LLM programs in the UK that admit non-attorneys.

https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...edit-hours

One of my concerns would be applying to a doctoral program with an 18-credit master's degree. Many doctoral programs require a 30-plus credit masters. Perhaps an 18 cr. MS to an Ed.S, then Ed.D?

[Stonybeach]

If you have graduate transfer credits, Jacksonville State University has a Master in Integrated Studies, which accepts 18 transfer credits out of the 30 required. If a person gets accepted in the Spring, they can finish the course load in two semesters (Spring and Summer or Summer and Fall), which is 12 credits (6 per semester), or you can try to bang out all 12 credits if the college allows you to.

https://catalog.jsu.edu/graduate/graduat...tudies-ma/
https://www.jsu.edu/arts-humanities/inte...es-master/

Please be advised that the 18 transfer credits at the graduate level have to be newer than 6 years. I just wasted a bunch of money applying to this program! People, please do your research before applying to any college program.