{"id":273743,"date":"2026-06-15T14:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T14:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T18:50:31","slug":"bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/","title":{"rendered":"BSU adds another master\u2019s degree program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/\">BSU adds another master\u2019s degree program<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/\">https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-15 14:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.wvva.com\">www.wvva.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) &#8211; Bluefield State University is launching a new master\u2019s degree, the first in a STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) discipline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Approval for the 30-credit-hour Master of Science in Engineering Technology degree program has been approved by the state Higher Education Policy Commission and will be offered starting in fall 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The program was developed after employer feedback and labor market predictions show job growth in STEM occupations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">BSU President Darrin Martin said that as technology continues to transform every sector of the economy, Bluefield State is preparing professionals who can lead that transformation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cEmployers are seeking professionals who possess advanced technical expertise and the leadership skills to manage projects, teams and emerging technologies. The MSET program was designed to meet that demand while offering the flexibility today\u2019s students and working professionals require,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">BSU also offers a master\u2019s degree program in business administration. <\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WVVA. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BSU adds another master\u2019s degree program https:\/\/www.wvva.com\/2026\/06\/15\/bsu-adds-another-masters-degree-program\/ Publish Date: 2026-06-15 14:17:00 Source Domain: www.wvva.com BLUEFIELD,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":273744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/gray-wvva-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/HEAJHGFB5ZCXZNKK6IQFRQ54SA.jpeg?auth=3d786b065579ac029b61a09d0efb6dfa64fee95d238921cd89ce906b75a35ff8&width=1200&height=600&smart=true","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[66],"class_list":["post-273743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-emerging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273743"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=273743"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273743\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":273745,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/273743\/revisions\/273745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/273744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=273743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=273743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=273743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}