Overview
CMU Online offers a variety of Master of Science in Administration degree programs to help you advance in your career and become a successful leader. Our programs provide the necessary tools and skills for administrative and leadership roles, allowing you to understand how organizations function effectively. Whether you want to develop strong leadership abilities, work in human resources administration, or improve decision making and organizational behavior, our programs have you covered.
With online learning options, you can pursue your degree while working full-time and applying what you learn in real time. CMU also values your prior learning-offering credit for experiences such as professional development, on-the-job training, workshops, seminars, and even volunteer activities that reflect college-level learning. Through our Certification-to-Credit Program, you may also receive academic credit for industry certifications you’ve already earned, once you’ve completed 6 credits (2 courses) in your program at CMU with a 3.0 GPA or higher.
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program. Take the next step in your career with CMU Online and unlock your potential as a leader in the field of administration.
Explore Programs
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Develop the skills needed to more effectively manage people in a virtual environment and the digital transition process of an organization.
About the Program:
The Digital Management Concentration helps you develop the necessary skills to effectively manage the many digital aspects of organizations.
Administrators in this space need to lead and communicate with virtual teams, make technologically informed and ethical decisions, incorporate design thinking, and understand how to be effective managers within the digital infrastructure of the enterprise. You’ll lead your organization through technological change by utilizing digital resources and technology to improve business performance. Your Digital Management concentration allows you to further align your learning to your career path with courses covering topics like:
- Virtual Team Communication
- Ethics in Digital Transformation
- Digital Culture & Social Media Strategies
- Digital Leadership
- Software Systems Engineering
- Computer Information Systems
- Software Project Management
- Public Sector Information Technology Management
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to help businesses and organizations navigate the digital world.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 18 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Step into a leadership role in industrial, high-tech, or renewable energy organizations with the administrative and strategic planning skills to meet your company’s technical needs.
About the Program:
Make the most of your experience through a Master of Science in Administration with a concentration in engineering management that develops areas of leadership and management for industrial, high-tech, and renewable energy organizations. Prepare to take on challenges across administration in areas such as strategic planning, financial analysis and project management. Drive real world problem-solving in your learning through field-centered theory that connects the classroom to your career by taking courses on the following topics:
- Production Concepts
- Application of Industrial Management Principles
- Technology and Environment
- Lean Manufacturing & Six Sigma Quality
- Sustainability and Green Technology
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to help businesses and organizations meet the demands of the high-tech, sustainable, industrial technologies landscape.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 18 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Accelerate your path to leadership by building the skills and confidence needed to succeed in management, supervisory, and executive roles.
About the Program:
Designed for professionals ready to lead organizational success, this executive management graduate certificate helps you cultivate the leadership competencies employers value most. You’ll strengthen your ability to drive innovation, navigate complex challenges, and lead teams through immersive courses that include:
- Organizational Behavior and Leadership
- Financial Fluency for Leaders
- Leading through Strategic Planning and Implementation
- Inclusive and Intercultural Leaders
Program Outcomes:
With a Graduate Certificate in Executive Management, you’ll gain practical management and leadership skills that can be applied immediately in your current role. You’ll be better prepared to take on increased responsibility, support organizational success, and position yourself for advancement into executive-level opportunities.
CMU offers engaging synchronous and asynchronous online learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Become the leader you aspire to be with this customizable concentration that is designed to align directly with your career goals.
About the Program:
Take the lead in your career with a Master of Science in Administration offering a focus in general administration. You know what areas you need to develop to become a better leader. The General Administration concentration allows you to select up to six courses that are personalized to your desired areas of development. You can choose from over 50 different courses to customize the program that is perfect for you.
Advance your experience in areas such as strategic planning, project management and problem-solving to prepare for roles across organizational administration. Round out your approach to administrative leadership through supportive coursework in digital ethics, administration in diverse populations, labor relations issues and much more! This program is designed to be highly customizable, allowing you to align your education to your career goals with your choice of courses in:
- Communication in Conflict Management
- Administration Within Diverse Populations
- Intercultural Communication
- Grants and Fund Procurement
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Labor Relations Issues
- Market and Sales Forecasting
- Foundations of Wellness Administration
- And much more!
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to help businesses and organizations meet the demands of an ever-evolving professional landscape.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Advance your career as an effective health care manager, administrator, and leader.
About the Program:
Our Master of Science in Administration program draws from many fields to give you a broad understanding of how successful organizations work. With a concentration in Health Service Administration, you’ll discover how to manage and lead within the rapidly growing health care sector. You’ll gain expertise in:
- Health care policy
- Legal issues in health care
- Finance
- Resource management
- Regulatory compliance
- And more
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and graduate ready for management and leadership roles in diverse health care settings.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Increase your personal brand value through enhanced skills and knowledge necessary for HR leadership.
About the Program:
Advance your career in HR—earn your MS in Administration offering a focus in human resources.
You will learn to think beyond functional boundaries with strategic planning so you can deliver business results within human resources. You’ll hone your leadership skills by taking courses focused on four main areas: Human Resources Administration, Labor Relations, Training and Organization Development, and Staffing. You will have the opportunity to tailor your program by choosing between courses that include:
- Human Resources Management
- Public Personnel Management
- Communication and Negotiation in Employee Relations
- Collective Bargaining and Labor Law
- Gender and Generational Supervision
- Workplace Violence: Awareness and Prevention
- Employee Selection and Evaluation
- Personnel Psychology
- And much more!
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to help businesses and companies meet the demands of an ever-evolving professional landscape.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Become the leader you aspire to be in your chosen field with the skills and knowledge employers covet.
About the Program:
Take your expertise in your field even further—earn your Master of Science in Administration with a focus in leadership.
Build the leadership toolset you need to drive organizational success in areas such as strategic planning and fiscal management. Develop your approach to high-impact aspects or organizational leadership such as conflict management, cultural diversity, negotiation and much more! You will have the opportunity to tailor your program by choosing between courses that include:
- Strategic Leadership
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Succession Planning
- The Emotionally Intelligent Organization
- People and Project Administration
- Evaluation, Coaching and Mentoring
- Digital Leadership
- And much more!
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to lead businesses and organizations to efficiently meet their goals.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Gain the administrative knowledge you need to manage nonprofit organizations to effectively achieve their management and philanthropic goals.
About the Program:
If you work at a nonprofit organization, you know you need a strategy to find people who care about what you do and want to lend their support. You can gain the knowledge and skills you need to guide this strategy when you earn your Master of Science in Administration with a focus in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations.
This program gives you the administrative knowledge you need to manage the organization and the specific skills necessary to secure grants, build and manage fundraising campaigns, and work with board leadership. You will have the opportunity to tailor your program by choosing between courses that include:
- Grants Fiscal Administration
- Administration of Annual, Capital Campaigns and Major Gifts
- Nonprofit Management
- Fund Development & Grant Writing for Public & Non-profit Organizations
- Board Governance and Executive Leadership
- And much more!
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration and gain the skills you’ll need to help nonprofits and other philanthropic organizations meet the needs of the causes they serve.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 18 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Earn an executive degree and hone the project management skills employers want to move their organizations into the future.
About the Program:
Hone your ability to manage projects and lead teams in our complex global economy with our MSA-Project Management program. Designed for working adults, this program offers your choice of two formats: fully online or a hybrid of online and face-to-face courses at select CMU satellite centers. Along with advanced project management methodologies, you’ll build expertise in:
- Essential Project Management competencies
- Leadership skills needed for managing large and small projects
- Organizational dynamics
- Disruption, innovation, and change
- Financial and strategic planning
- Administration in our global economy
- Team-building and communication skills
- And more
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science in Administration with a concentration in Project Management and meet the educational requirements to prepare for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam. Our graduates achieve roles such as:
- Management analyst
- Operations analyst
- Program manager
- Industrial production manager
- Digital portfolio manager
- Construction manager
- Cost estimator
- Financial project analyst
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Earn an executive degree and advance your career in public or nonprofit leadership.
About the Program:
Build the 21st-century leadership skills employers look for—and use them to change the world. Designed for working adults, this program offers your choice of two formats: fully online or a hybrid of online and face-to-face courses at select CMU satellite centers. You’ll refine your focus in the Public Administration concentration while building executive-level expertise in:
- Organizational dynamics
- Financial and strategic planning
- Administration in our global economy
- Team-building skills
- And more
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Master of Science with a concentration in Public Administration and qualify to pursue roles such as:
- Elected officials in city, state, and federal government
- City director
- Urban planning and development director
- Nonprofit director
- Director of public relations
- Policy manager
- Foreign service officer
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 15 credit hours.
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Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Become the administrator you aspire to be with an understanding of advanced talent development methods for learning success in the workplace.
About the Program:
Learn the methods and theory necessary to lead your organization’s training efforts by earning a Master of Science in Administration with a focus on Talent Development.
With an emphasis on innovative training techniques and personnel development methods, this program focuses on enhancing your marketable skills as an administrator. This course of study includes topics such as instructional technology and will enable you to meet the needs of your organization. Tailor your program to your specific career goals by choosing between courses that include:
- Methods and Techniques of Training and Development
- Gender and Generational Supervision
- Professional Development in Organizations
- Workforce Improvement Strategies in Corporate/Non-profit Organizations
- Managing Change with Emotional Intelligence
- The Adult Learner
- And much more!
This program is also offered at the Graduate Certificate level with a requirement of 18 credit hours.
Do you have industry certifications? You may have already earned 3-9 credits toward your MSA degree through our Certification-to-Credit Program.
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