Nexford programs are flexibly paced—not self-paced. Study when it works for you, and stay on track with weekly deadlines. Live sessions are optional. Expect to be challenged: and plan to invest at least 10 hours per week. That’s what it takes to build real skills that deliver real career value.
Skills you will learn - and add to your résumé
The MBA remains the world’s most recognized and sought-after graduate business degree, with over 70% of graduates reporting a significant salary increase within one year of graduation.
Lead High-Impact Teams
Build, align, and motivate diverse teams to deliver results and lead organizational change.
Analyze Business Finances
Design reports and tools to assess financial health, model scenarios, and inform strategic moves.
Drive Marketing Growth
Use consumer insights and analytics to shape strategy and improve marketing ROI.
Turn Data into Action
Use analytics and dashboards to solve problems and drive smart, data-based decisions.
Build AI Business Use Cases
Identify AI opportunities and translate them into practical, high-impact business applications.
Manage Cybersecurity Risks
Assess digital vulnerabilities and lead initiatives that safeguard systems and data.
Lead High-Impact Teams
Build, align, and motivate diverse teams to deliver results and lead organizational change.
Analyze Business Finances
Design reports and tools to assess financial health, model scenarios, and inform strategic moves.
Drive Marketing Growth
Use consumer insights and analytics to shape strategy and improve marketing ROI.
Turn Data into Action
Use analytics and dashboards to solve problems and drive smart, data-based decisions.
Build AI Business Use Cases
Identify AI opportunities and translate them into practical, high-impact business applications.
Manage Cybersecurity Risks
Assess digital vulnerabilities and lead initiatives that safeguard systems and data.
Courses in the MBA w/specialization in AI
You’ll complete 12 courses - made up of required core courses and a selection of specialization courses. Courses are designed to take two months, but you can finish in just one. You’ll begin with one course at a time and can increase your course load as you progress - at no extra cost.
Program Courses
Program Structure
You need 12 courses to complete your MBA w/specialization in AI
8 core courses
3 specialization courses
1 capstone project
Core Courses (8 required)
Global Business
Global Business provides learners with an expansive understanding of international markets and how to manage cross-border transactions in order to effectively operate and compete in global, local, and emerging markets. The course focuses on the complexities, strategies, risk, and rewards that arise due to liquid borders, technology, cross-cultural and political issues, international organizations (WTO, IMF, World Bank), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), trade agreements, foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging markets, currency risks, challenges and sustainability. Learners develop a market entry strategy analysis for a business operating in the global or local environment.
Leadership and Organizational Development
Leadership and Organizational Development examines individual and group interaction and helps learners gain a deeper understanding of how human behavior drives organizational behavior and development. Drawing from neuroscience and cognitive science perspectives, learners transition from manager to leader through the lens of managing self, others, teams, and relationships. Learners examine principles of motivation, communication, leadership, organizational development and change relevant to contemporary issues.
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Strategy focuses on the advanced marketing and leadership skills required in today’s fast-paced technology driven global economy. Learners prepare for roles within the field of marketing and gain a solid understanding of the role of marketing, both in traditional and digital platforms, in defining and maintaining a brand and in meeting business objectives. Learners examine how technology and transformational approaches are critical to developing future-forward marketing strategies. Topics include leadership, strategic partnerships, and negotiating skills that are key contributors to successful business growth and company culture.
Technology & Operations Management
Technology plays a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing modern business operations. This comprehensive course delves into the intricate relationship between technology and operations management within organizations. It equips learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess technology architecture, evaluate human capital implications, analyze integration technology, and develop strategic approaches for embedding technology solutions. Through a blend of theoretical concepts, case studies, and practical applications, you will gain a deep understanding of how technology drives efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage across various operating models.
Accounting and Financial Reporting
Accounting and Financial Reporting engages learners in applying the principles of corporate finance and accounting to business decision making. Course topics include financial statements and other reports, the basics of financial forecasting and budgeting, accounting analytics, and the communications and vocabulary related to financial statements. Learners reconcile financial transactions and accounting records and examine the implications of international differences in accounting frameworks and financial reporting requirements.
Organizational Strategy
Organizational Strategy examines how the success of any organization is based in part on how effectively strategy is incorporated into the overall mission and vision of the organization. In Organizational Strategy, learners develop an understanding of how adaptability and flexibility are two key aspects of a successful strategy. In many cases the organization creates, adapts, and remains flexible with its strategy based on the environment in which the organization operates. Learners examine applied principles and frameworks of a successful strategy along with the tools needed to understand how to formulate the appropriate strategy. Learners apply these principles and tools across various industries and markets with the goal of creating a strategy which sustains and/or increases the competitive position of the firm. Strategy places importance on scanning the environment and keeping the strategy flexible and adaptable. This course focuses on the domestic and international strategic approaches needed to solve business challenges, integrating all of the tools related to strategy formulation. Learners perform an external scanning and risk analysis as part of strategy formulation.
Introduction to Intrapreneurship and Innovation
Introduction to Intrapreneurship and Innovation provides a framework for how employees with an entrepreneurial mindset can navigate the complex and challenging environments within existing organizations to bring about a meaningful, practical, and effective change. This course focuses on the need for an innovative mindset and explores the concept of intrapreneurship and how it can take place from within an organization. Learners identify and navigate radical and incremental innovation. This course provides a roadmap for how individuals can plan, present, and execute innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Learners explore how supporting this kind of entrepreneurial culture within the workplace environment can help attract and retain employees who are entrepreneurial-minded but not yet ready or able to start or join a new venture, or who desire to drive innovation within existing firms or institutions.
Financial Decision Making
Financial Decision Making prepares learners to apply financial data to make financing, investment, and business decisions that create value for the firm and align with internal financial priorities. Learners evaluate the firm’s capital needs by applying their corporate finance and decision-making skills to financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, operational and investment options, and the use of fintech and emerging financial services. Learners build advanced financial models and apply them to corporate finance situations and financial risk management. This course prepares learners to apply key technologies to inform financial decision making.
Specialization Courses (3 required)
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) considers the business applications of machine learning (ML), and how AI supports the discovery of meaningful patterns in data and adds insights into predicting performance as well as increasing productivity. Learners explore advanced concepts in machine learning, including details of decision tree algorithms, the QUEST algorithm and how it handles nominal variables, ordinal and continuous variables, and missing data. They also explore the C5.0 algorithm and review some of its key features, such as global pruning and winnowing, and dive into advanced topics that apply to all decision trees, such as boosting and bagging. The course covers four major topics. First, machine learning and neural networks. Second, value creation across the value chain phases (project, produce, promote, and provide) and various industry verticals (retail, electric utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, and education). Third, elements of successful artificial intelligence transformation. Fourth, artificial intelligence use cases across retail, electric utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, and education.
Data Sciences for Decision Making
Data Sciences for Decision Making provides a foundation for learners to apply advanced analytics skills to complex data analysis and modes. Learners build an understanding of design, data analytics tools, and advanced analytics translators to communicate complex data-related requirements between data engineers, business, and IT stakeholders. Learners examine four major areas. First, there are momentum gains in the data and analytics revolution. Advances in data collection, machine learning, and computational power have fueled progress due to an exponential growth in the volume of data, continual advances in algorithms, and greater computational power and storage. Second, there are five elements of successful data analytics transformation: cases/sources of value, data ecosystems, modeling insights, workflow integration, and adoption. Third, the mapping value in data ecosystems includes data generation and collection, data aggregation, and data analysis. Fourth, models of distribution are fueled by big data analytics as business models are enabled by orthogonal data, hyper scale, real- time matching, radical personalization, massive data integration capabilities, data-driven discovery, and enhanced decision making.
Cybersecurity Leadership
Explore how our hyperconnected world, comprised of a myriad of networks – both machine and human – has brought us to the precipice of a fundamental revolution and redefinition of the human experience and our socio-political and military world order. Crime, news, and even warfare is digital today. Examine cybersecurity goals, cybersecurity tools, cybersecurity strategies, and how cybersecurity leadership underpins every aspect of cybersecurity strategy.
Capstone project (1 required)
Business Administration Capstone
The Business Administration Capstone concentrates on changing dimensions of businesses. The principles and concepts apply to businesses in all sectors. This course focuses on content and process questions and formulation and implementation issues related to conceptualizing, developing, and managing change, such as business pivots, mergers, growth, and downsizing. Learners will apply and synthesize concepts and techniques from functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in business change.
You need 12 courses to complete your MBA w/specialization in AI
8 core courses
3 specialization courses
1 capstone project
Global Business
Global Business provides learners with an expansive understanding of international markets and how to manage cross-border transactions in order to effectively operate and compete in global, local, and emerging markets. The course focuses on the complexities, strategies, risk, and rewards that arise due to liquid borders, technology, cross-cultural and political issues, international organizations (WTO, IMF, World Bank), nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), trade agreements, foreign direct investment (FDI) in emerging markets, currency risks, challenges and sustainability. Learners develop a market entry strategy analysis for a business operating in the global or local environment.
Leadership and Organizational Development
Leadership and Organizational Development examines individual and group interaction and helps learners gain a deeper understanding of how human behavior drives organizational behavior and development. Drawing from neuroscience and cognitive science perspectives, learners transition from manager to leader through the lens of managing self, others, teams, and relationships. Learners examine principles of motivation, communication, leadership, organizational development and change relevant to contemporary issues.
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Strategy focuses on the advanced marketing and leadership skills required in today’s fast-paced technology driven global economy. Learners prepare for roles within the field of marketing and gain a solid understanding of the role of marketing, both in traditional and digital platforms, in defining and maintaining a brand and in meeting business objectives. Learners examine how technology and transformational approaches are critical to developing future-forward marketing strategies. Topics include leadership, strategic partnerships, and negotiating skills that are key contributors to successful business growth and company culture.
Technology & Operations Management
Technology plays a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing modern business operations. This comprehensive course delves into the intricate relationship between technology and operations management within organizations. It equips learners with the knowledge and skills necessary to assess technology architecture, evaluate human capital implications, analyze integration technology, and develop strategic approaches for embedding technology solutions. Through a blend of theoretical concepts, case studies, and practical applications, you will gain a deep understanding of how technology drives efficiency, innovation, and competitive advantage across various operating models.
Accounting and Financial Reporting
Accounting and Financial Reporting engages learners in applying the principles of corporate finance and accounting to business decision making. Course topics include financial statements and other reports, the basics of financial forecasting and budgeting, accounting analytics, and the communications and vocabulary related to financial statements. Learners reconcile financial transactions and accounting records and examine the implications of international differences in accounting frameworks and financial reporting requirements.
Organizational Strategy
Organizational Strategy examines how the success of any organization is based in part on how effectively strategy is incorporated into the overall mission and vision of the organization. In Organizational Strategy, learners develop an understanding of how adaptability and flexibility are two key aspects of a successful strategy. In many cases the organization creates, adapts, and remains flexible with its strategy based on the environment in which the organization operates. Learners examine applied principles and frameworks of a successful strategy along with the tools needed to understand how to formulate the appropriate strategy. Learners apply these principles and tools across various industries and markets with the goal of creating a strategy which sustains and/or increases the competitive position of the firm. Strategy places importance on scanning the environment and keeping the strategy flexible and adaptable. This course focuses on the domestic and international strategic approaches needed to solve business challenges, integrating all of the tools related to strategy formulation. Learners perform an external scanning and risk analysis as part of strategy formulation.
Introduction to Intrapreneurship and Innovation
Introduction to Intrapreneurship and Innovation provides a framework for how employees with an entrepreneurial mindset can navigate the complex and challenging environments within existing organizations to bring about a meaningful, practical, and effective change. This course focuses on the need for an innovative mindset and explores the concept of intrapreneurship and how it can take place from within an organization. Learners identify and navigate radical and incremental innovation. This course provides a roadmap for how individuals can plan, present, and execute innovative and entrepreneurial approaches. Learners explore how supporting this kind of entrepreneurial culture within the workplace environment can help attract and retain employees who are entrepreneurial-minded but not yet ready or able to start or join a new venture, or who desire to drive innovation within existing firms or institutions.
Financial Decision Making
Financial Decision Making prepares learners to apply financial data to make financing, investment, and business decisions that create value for the firm and align with internal financial priorities. Learners evaluate the firm’s capital needs by applying their corporate finance and decision-making skills to financial statement analysis, capital budgeting, operational and investment options, and the use of fintech and emerging financial services. Learners build advanced financial models and apply them to corporate finance situations and financial risk management. This course prepares learners to apply key technologies to inform financial decision making.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) considers the business applications of machine learning (ML), and how AI supports the discovery of meaningful patterns in data and adds insights into predicting performance as well as increasing productivity. Learners explore advanced concepts in machine learning, including details of decision tree algorithms, the QUEST algorithm and how it handles nominal variables, ordinal and continuous variables, and missing data. They also explore the C5.0 algorithm and review some of its key features, such as global pruning and winnowing, and dive into advanced topics that apply to all decision trees, such as boosting and bagging. The course covers four major topics. First, machine learning and neural networks. Second, value creation across the value chain phases (project, produce, promote, and provide) and various industry verticals (retail, electric utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, and education). Third, elements of successful artificial intelligence transformation. Fourth, artificial intelligence use cases across retail, electric utilities, manufacturing, healthcare, and education.
Data Sciences for Decision Making
Data Sciences for Decision Making provides a foundation for learners to apply advanced analytics skills to complex data analysis and modes. Learners build an understanding of design, data analytics tools, and advanced analytics translators to communicate complex data-related requirements between data engineers, business, and IT stakeholders. Learners examine four major areas. First, there are momentum gains in the data and analytics revolution. Advances in data collection, machine learning, and computational power have fueled progress due to an exponential growth in the volume of data, continual advances in algorithms, and greater computational power and storage. Second, there are five elements of successful data analytics transformation: cases/sources of value, data ecosystems, modeling insights, workflow integration, and adoption. Third, the mapping value in data ecosystems includes data generation and collection, data aggregation, and data analysis. Fourth, models of distribution are fueled by big data analytics as business models are enabled by orthogonal data, hyper scale, real- time matching, radical personalization, massive data integration capabilities, data-driven discovery, and enhanced decision making.
Cybersecurity Leadership
Explore how our hyperconnected world, comprised of a myriad of networks – both machine and human – has brought us to the precipice of a fundamental revolution and redefinition of the human experience and our socio-political and military world order. Crime, news, and even warfare is digital today. Examine cybersecurity goals, cybersecurity tools, cybersecurity strategies, and how cybersecurity leadership underpins every aspect of cybersecurity strategy.
Business Administration Capstone
The Business Administration Capstone concentrates on changing dimensions of businesses. The principles and concepts apply to businesses in all sectors. This course focuses on content and process questions and formulation and implementation issues related to conceptualizing, developing, and managing change, such as business pivots, mergers, growth, and downsizing. Learners will apply and synthesize concepts and techniques from functional areas of strategic management, finance, accounting, managerial economics, marketing, operations management, and organizational behavior in business change.
What’s it like to learn at Nexford?
Real-world projects
Real-world projects
Build skills by doing. Every course includes hands-on projects that mirror real workplace challenges like building financial models plans, data dashboards, or marketing strategies. You won’t just learn about it - you’ll practice doing it. And projects are often curated from the world's largest organizations.
Flexible
Flexible
Collaborative learning
Collaborative learning
Work with peers from around the world on discussions that reflect global workplace dynamics. You won’t learn in a vacuum. Share ideas, get feedback, build a network - and be part of a global community that sharpens how you think.
Rewarding learning
Rewarding learning
Earn certificates and digital badges for the skills you build - long before you finish your degree. Every project moves you forward and every milestone counts. Progress isn’t hidden, its rewarded and you get to share that progress as you grow.
Personalized support
Personalized support
You’re online but never alone. Book 1:1 time with faculty or advisors, join group sessions, or reach out anytime by chat, email, or online calls. Whether it’s academics or career advice, real humans are here - or bots if you prefer.
Technology enabled
Technology enabled
Expect a modern, fully online experience that just works - including on mobile. All required tools are included, and you’ll never pay extra for textbooks or software. No clunky systems or boring PDFs. Just online learning, made simple.
MBA Admission requirements
You can upload your documents 100% online today
Proof of Identity
Proof of Identity
As part of the admissions process, applicants are asked to provide a photo or scan of a government-issued form of identification and a passport-style photo or selfie.
Undergraduate degree transcript
Undergraduate degree transcript
Graduate level applicants will need to have completed a bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution in business or a business-related field.
Proof of English Proficiency
Proof of English Proficiency
If your previous education was in English, your transcript will serve as proof of English proficiency. You can also provide scores from an approved qualification exam.
Where our learners work
Join us for a free virtual tour
Join us live to see how learning at Nexford works, hear from alumni, and get your questions answered by current learners, faculty, and staff.
Free online webinar
Get a live preview of Nexford courses and the tools our learners use. Hear from our team dedicated to your success.
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Get a live preview of Nexford courses and the tools our learners use. Hear from our team dedicated to your success.
Your dedicated career success platform
Your dedicated career success platform
Personalized Career Recommendations
Discover your strengths and uncover your personalized career paths with AI-powered personality and job-fit assessments.
Smart Resume & Interview Tools
Build standout resumes and get real-time interview feedback to ace your next interview.
1:1 Career Coaching
Book time with expert coaches for personalized guidance on job searches, networking, and long-term planning.
Access thousands of additional courses
Access thousands of additional optional courses & certifications to help you level-up at no additional cost.
Real projects you'll complete in your MBA
Anderson Cancer Institute: AI for Cost & Revenue
Quest + US Census Data
Accenture: Grant Process Optimization
Anderson Cancer Institute: AI for Cost & Revenue
Quest + US Census Data
Accenture: Grant Process Optimization
Your career outlook as an MBA graduate
Every industry values problem-solving leaders with critical and strategic thinking skills, now also powered by AI skills. These are real examples of roles held by our 4,000+ graduates.
Strategy & Operations
- Strategy Consultant
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Head of Operations
- Chief Operating Officer
Finance & Accounting
- FP&A Manager
- Financial Analyst
- Finance Business Partner
- Finance Manager
Management & Leadership
- General Manager
- People Operations Manager
- Projects Director
- Program Manager
Marketing & Sales
- Marketing Manager
- Sales Director
- Business Development Manager
- Head of Partnerships
45%
Growth rate in demand for AI and machine learning experts projected through 2028
1.2 million
Estimated unfilled AI-related positions globally by 2025 due to talent shortage
50%
Of digital transformation initiatives delayed or stalled due to lack of skilled talent
Sources: Earnest, GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council), LinkedIn Insights / Emerging Jobs Report, World Economic Forum, Deloitte Insights, PwC CEO Survey, Gartner, IDC (International Data Corporation), Statista, eMarketer, Kauffman Foundation, Crunchbase, OECD, World Bank, UNESCO Graduate Outcomes Survey, IBM Research, Harvard Business Review, National Association of Colleges and Employers, International Labour Organization, HubSpot & LinkedIn Marketing Report, Glassdoor Salary Insights
MBA specializations
Optionally choose from seven MBA specializations, designed to advance your professional trajectory and enable you to reach your specific work-related goals.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
Lead AI-powered business transformation with an MBA specialization that blends core management skills and AI strategy. Learn to harness automation, machine learning, and cybersecurity insights for smarter decisions and growth.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Lead at the crossroads of business and cybersecurity. This MBA specialization blends digital security expertise with strategic leadership – preparing you to protect assets and guide organizations confidently in today’s digital landscape.
Enabling E-Commerce
Enabling E-Commerce
Lead e-commerce transformation with an MBA specialization that blends digital strategy, platform expertise, and customer experience. Prepare to scale and manage sustainable growth across diverse global markets.
Fintech & Blockchain
Fintech & Blockchain
Lead innovation in financial technology with an MBA specialization focused on blockchain, machine learning, and fintech strategy. Learn to connect emerging tech with finance to solve problems and scale smarter.
International Business
International Business
The MBA with International Business specialization equips you to lead across global markets. Learn international strategy, risk management, and cross-cultural leadership to prepare for global business and strategy roles.
Sustainability
Sustainability
The MBA with Sustainability specialization equips you to integrate environmental and social responsibility into business strategy. Develop expertise in sustainable operations, corporate social responsibility, and ethical leadership to drive meaningful impact.
Healthcare Management
Healthcare Management
Healthcare is evolving rapidly. The Nexford MBA in Healthcare Management equips clinicians with strategic, financial, and digital health skills to lead at the executive level. Delivered 100% online, it prepares you for leadership roles such as Healthcare Administrator, Hospital Director, or Health Systems Manager.
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Accredited by IACBE
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