As early as the seventeenth (17th) century, the University of Santo Tomas (UST) had already been granting master's and doctoral degrees.

[2] Regular classes, colloquia and oral defenses are held at the Thomas Aquinas Research Complex.

Laboratories and conference halls are maintained at the left wing of the Benavides Building.

[4] The following programs are ranked in the Far East Asian region, according to their respective categories: MA in Communication (10th place); MA in Economics (14th); MS in Human Relations Management (14th); Master of Public Administration (17th); MS in Management Engineering (39th); and MBA in Entrepreneurship program (99th).

More importantly, the Graduate School now enjoys Level III accreditation status for its Master’s programs granted by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA), maintains two Centers of Development (M.S./Ph.D.