There is no doctoral program in front of Shenyang Normal University, and there is no doctoral program. At present, there are 2 first-class master's authorized disciplines and 57 second-class master's authorized majors. It is a training unit for postgraduates with five professional degrees, namely, master of education, master of law, master of public administration, master of arts and master of physical education, and it is one of the universities that carry out the same academic ability for on-the-job personnel to apply for postgraduate students.

Some professors in Shenyang Normal University can be doctoral students themselves, but they are not in Shenyang Normal University, for example, they are part-time professors in Liaoning University, so they are qualified to take the doctoral examination in Liaoning University, but this teacher is actually compiled by Shenyang Normal University. In this case, teachers can also take the exam, but the diploma is not from Shenyang Normal University, but from Liaoning University.