Overview Ashford University was founded in 1918, and the school offers a wide variety of graduate programs, as well as undergraduate programs and online programs. The school offers Masters degrees in Business, Psychology, Education and more. Flexible class schedules accommodate working adults and non-traditional students. Some Master’s programs can be completed in as little as six weeks, and the programs can be completed in a few as sixteen months.
Student Appeal
At the Clinton, Iowa campus, students can complete their Masters program in as little as sixteen months – individual programs last only six weeks. In this program, students can take classes only one night per week. Class sizes are small, and Ashford University ensures that its students get the personal help and attention they need to succeed. Students can fit their graduate program into their busy work and personal lives.
Financial
Financial Aid is available for those students who qualify in the form of Federal Stafford and PLUS loans as well as Pell Grants. Students also have the option of paying for courses as they are taken. Ashford University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Programs Offered*:
Master's Degrees *NOTE: Master Degree programs require a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.
MA/Organizational ManagementMA/Organizational Management The MA in Organizational Management teaches students to tackle complicated problems in today’s organizations. The faculty members all have advanced degrees and they also have first-hand experience in the field.
MA/Organizational Management-Public AdministrationMA/Organizational Management-Public Administration This Public Administration concentration within the Organizational Management MA allows students to improve upon the skills they need to successfully interact with public, government, or non-governmental organizations. Students take courses in promoting civil society and social justice, budgeting, human resources, quantitative methods, and public policy.
MA/Organizational Management-Supply Chain ManagementMA/Organizational Management-Supply Chain Management The Supply Chain Management concentration within the Organizational Management helps students develop their logistics management skills such as materials management and evaluation and measurement. Students take courses in subjects including operations, production and delivery methods, quantitative methods and logistics.
MBA-EntrepreneurshipMBA-Entrepreneurship The Entrepreneurship Concentration equips you to launch and foster new business enterprises or assume entrepreneurial leadership positions in existing organizations. You will increase interpersonal and management skills while developing a wide range of expertise in finance, accounting, economics, quality improvement, risk management, new capital generation, law, strategic planning, statistical reasoning, and organizational management.
MBA-FinanceMBA-Finance With your Finance Concentration added to your MBA degree from Ashford University, you will delve into multiple aspects of investment, economics, and accounting at the corporate level.
The Finance Concentration strengthens your credentials to manage the financial health of a growing business while providing you with the knowledge and skills you need to survive in today's competitive economy.
MBA-Global ManagementMBA-Global Management With your Global Management Concentration added to your MBA degree from Ashford University, you will develop a broad understanding of business and management across national and cultural boundaries.
The Global Management Concentration exposes you to leadership strategies from a socio-political context, while providing you with the insight you need to comprehend and compare a variety of management styles from around the world.
MBA-Human Resources ManagementMBA-Human Resources Management The Human Resources Management Concentration trains students in training and development, compensation and benefits, and strategies in human resources management. Students learn in-depth knowledge about how Human Resource Departments work within organizations as well as learn hiring and recruiting strategies.
MBA-Information SystemsMBA-Information Systems The Information Systems MBA concentration trains students to become experts in information technology. Students take courses in industry while you explore such topics as database management, essential business software, information processing, and systems development.
MBA-MarketingMBA-Marketing The Marketing concentration for the MBA exposes students to some of the ideas of today’s most successful marketing experts. The Marketing Concentration puts a twist on your business competency while expanding your experience with branding, research, and consumer behavior.
MBA-Project ManagementMBA-Project Management The Project Management concentration of the MBA trains students in all aspects of project management. Students take courses in a wide variety of subjects including project planning, risk management finance, and operations.
MBA-Public AdministrationMBA-Public Administration The Public Administration concentration provides students with the management skills they need in order to succeed in a public, government, or non-governmental organization. Students take courses in civil society and social justice as well as in budgeting, human resources, quantitative methods, and public policy.
MBA-Supply Chain ManagementMBA-Supply Chain Management The Supply Chain Management concentration helps students to develop and improve upon their logistics management skills in areas which include materials management, evaluation and measurement and distribution and inventory systems.
Ashford University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
