The Master of Arts in Social and Development Studies is a graduate degree program that utilizes approaches from various social science disciplines to analyze the problems and issues of development. Development is a complex process that brings about change not only in the economy, but also in the politics, culture, and ecology of a society. This has found strong affirmation from the varied experiences of peoples in different countries across regions of the world. The program of study follows the lead of scholars of development studies who harness social science theory together with empirical and policy analysis to provide a better understanding of the process of development.

The Master of Science in Conservation and Restoration Ecology (MS CaRE) Program has grown out of the research output and experience of the Department of Biology of the College of Science of UP Baguio over the years. Its roster of professors with varied yet harmonized fields of expertise enable the department to focus on biodiversity assessments and data- banking, conservation, and the ethno-botany of the ecosystems of Northern Luzon – from the mountain ridges to the reefs. This is consistent with UP Baguio's mandate to perform its unique and distinctive leadership in higher education and development, to lead in setting academic standards, and in initiating innovations in teaching, research, and community service in its identified niche in the Cordilleras and the rest of Northern Luzon.

The Doctor of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies is a graduate program that employsinterdisciplinary perspectives in engaging historical and contemporary issues confronting Indigenous People in the Philippines and elsewhere. The PhD program also seeks to valorize indigenous epistemologies (ways of knowing) that have been neglected and marginalized by hegemonic scientific epistemologies.