Ashford University (Graduate)

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*:
NOTE: Ashford University does not currently accept students in Kansas.

Master's Degrees
*NOTE: Master Degree programs require a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree.

• MA/Education - No SpecializationMA/Education - No Specialization
  Elevate your education to the next level. Reach a milestone with your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Master the skills to be an education leader. In addition to core courses in teaching and learning, you choose a specialization to focus your degree. Make an impact on schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Assessment & Measurement MA/Education - Assessment & Measurement
  Choose the Assessment and Measurement specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Child DevelopmentMA/Education - Child Development
  Choose the Child Development specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Culturally Responsive Education MA/Education - Culturally Responsive Education
  Choose the Culturally Responsive Education specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Curriculum & Instruction MA/Education - Curriculum & Instruction
  Choose the Curriculum and Instruction specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Distance Learning MA/Education - Distance Learning
  Choose the Distance Learning specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Early Childhood Education MA/Education - Early Childhood Education
  Choose the Early Childhood Education specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Education and Public PolicyMA/Education - Education and Public Policy
  Choose the Education and Public Policy specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Educational Technology Leadership MA/Education - Educational Technology Leadership
  Choose the Educational Technology Leadership specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - English Language Learner MA/Education - English Language Learner
  Teach the whole world by earning your Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in English Language Learner. Gain an understanding of the implications of diverse languages for student learning and achievement, as well as techniques for teaching English. You will study integrative strategies and methods, in addition to English syntax, grammar, and pronunciation.
• MA/Education - Higher Education MA/Education - Higher Education
  If you aspire to teach in a college or university, choose the Higher Education specialization as part of your Master of Arts in Education degree program. In this specialization, you will understand the relationships between planning and adult learning at the course, program, and institutional levels. Explore factors that affect adult learning, and the organizational cultures that promote or inhibit learning.
• MA/Education - Special Education (non-licensure)MA/Education - Special Education (non-licensure)
  Choose the Special Education (non-licensure) specialization for your Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University. Make an impact on our nation's schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
• MA/Education - Teacher LeaderMA/Education - Teacher Leader
  Be a leader in education when you earn your Master of Arts in Education with a Teacher Leader specialization. The Teacher Leader specialization looks at educational institutions in their socio-political contexts, from a systems-thinking perspective. You will learn to monitor and evaluate curriculum and instruction, and to lead the change process for improve achievement.
• MA/Health Care AdministrationMA/Health Care Administration
  Foster your career by earning your Master of Arts in Health Care Administration from Ashford University. Deepen the value of your services with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree. With your Master of Arts in Health Care Administration, you demonstrate your expertise in directing health care organizations, leading health professionals, and delivering invaluable services to people in need.
• MA/Organizational Management - No SpecializationMA/Organizational Management - No Specialization
  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 - Global ManagementMA/Organizational Management - Global Management
  The Organizational Leadership MA with the Global Management specialization prepares students for international and multicultural management.
• MA/Organizational Management - Healthcare AdministrationMA/Organizational Management - Healthcare Administration
  The Healthcare Administration specialization provides students with a better understanding health policy, economics, and program implementation. Students work to develop expertise in accounting, quality assurance, risk management and strategic planning.
• MA/Organizational Management - Human Resources ManagementMA/Organizational Management - Human Resources Management
  The Human Resources Management specialization trains students in development, compensation and benefits, and strategies in human resources management. Students have the chance to learn about hiring strategies, recruiting talent and legal requirements.
• MA/Organizational Management - Organizational LeadershipMA/Organizational Management - Organizational Leadership
  The Organizational Leadership specialization, added to the Organizational Management MA helps students to expand their business expertise and management skills. Student takes classes in leadership, organizational change, and others.
• MA/Organizational Management - Project ManagementMA/Organizational Management - Project Management
  The Project Management specialization added to the MA in Organizational Management helps students develop competency in project planning as well as in risk management. Students take a wide variety of courses in subjects including procurement, finance, and operations.
• MA/Organizational Management - Public AdministrationMA/Organizational Management - Public Administration
  This Public Administration specialization 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 specialization 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.
• MA/Teaching and Learning with TechnologyMA/Teaching and Learning with Technology
  Earn your Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree from Ashford University to stay on the cutting edge of the 21st century classroom or training room.
• Master of Public AdministrationMaster of Public Administration
  Fulfill your passion for public service. Access greater opportunities by pursuing your Master of Public Administration degree online from Ashford University. Perfect your interpersonal and management skills, while gaining expertise in urban planning, decision making, policy implementation, and managing personnel in ways that embrace quality and diversity.Broaden your horizons with the knowledge you acquire through Ashford's Master of Public Administration program.
• MBA - No SpecializationMBA - No Specialization
  This program prepares graduate students with business management training to successfully lead an organization.
• MBA - Business EconomicsMBA - Business Economics
  Students learn business management skills with specialized emphasis in business economics. Courses include training in business strategies and the natural relationship between economics and finance.
• MBA - EntrepreneurshipMBA - Entrepreneurship
  The Entrepreneurship specialization 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 - Environmental ManagementMBA - Environmental Management
  Students learn business management skills with specialized emphasis in environmental management. Graduates are equipped to manage a small business through experiences in finance, accounting, economics, quality improvement, risk management, law, and strategic planning.
• MBA - FinanceMBA - Finance
  With your Finance specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization for the MBA exposes students to some of the ideas of today's most successful marketing experts. The Marketing specialization puts a twist on your business competency while expanding your experience with branding, research, and consumer behavior.
• MBA - Organizational LeadershipMBA - Organizational Leadership
  The Organizational Leadership specialization trains students in business and management. Students study organizational change and leadership styles.
• MBA - Project ManagementMBA - Project Management
  The Project Management specialization 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 specialization 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 specialization 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