Master’s Degrees

Expand your academic knowledge and develop professional competence in managing and influencing organizational effectiveness with your Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Ashford University. Complete a standard program of study or personalize your program with one of several specializations. Each specialization focuses on a unique element that will further enhance your skills and prepare you for a larger range of responsibility.

Our specializations include:

• No specialization
• Business Economics
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental Management
• Finance
• Global Management
• Healthcare Administration
• Human Resources Management
• Information Systems
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership
• Project Management
• Public Administration
• Supply Chain Management

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.

• Assessment & Measurement
  Elevate your education by earning your Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in Assessment and Measurement from Ashford University. Tailor your education degree for success with this specialization that will prepare you to design, develop, and implement of performance-based assessments. Make an impact on our nation’s schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
  
  
• Child Development
  Tailor your teaching to children at all levels by earning your Master of Arts in Education online with a specialization in Child Development from Ashford University. Focus your education degree with the Child Development specialization that will build awareness and understanding of the natural milestones in child development.
  
  This specialization allows you to examine developmentally appropriate methods for teaching young children. You will learn to establish partnerships with families and communities, customize instruction for specific learners, and identify developmental levels in education. If you are committed to an education career, then the Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University is for you. Make an impact on our nation's schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
  
  
• Culturally Responsive Education
  Support learning for all students when you earn your Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in Culturally Responsive Education from Ashford University. This specialization allows you to respond to students’ and families’ fundamental cultural differences as you provide equitable learning. Learn to establish partnerships with families and communities, plan instruction for diverse learners, and identify cultural impacts on education.
  
  
• Curriculum & Instruction
  Be an agent for change when you choose Curriculum and Instruction as your specialization for the Master of Arts in Education degree program from Ashford University. This specialization covers such diverse topics as systems thinking, metacognition, and differentiated instruction. You will learn to introduce change in education by designing instructional models for increased achievement.
  
  
• Distance Learning
  Place yourself at the cutting edge of the 21st century classroom when you choose Distance Learning as your specialization for the Master of Arts in Education degree program from Ashford University. You will learn needs assessment, content sequencing, and how to write requests for proposals for technology training—all so that you can inform, motivate, and prepare learners.
  
  
• Early Childhood Education
  Launch your career as an expert in child development by earning your Master of Arts in Education with a specialization in Early Childhood Education. The Early Childhood Education specialization covers language acquisition, classroom management, and the impact of families and communities on schools. You will learn to design primary-school curricula, deliver differentiated instruction to children, and collaborate with parents and communities.
  
  
• Education and Public Policy
  Take action on behalf of our schools. Choose the Education and Public Policy specialization to develop the knowledge you need to participate and lead policy initiatives. The Education and Public Policy specialization prepares you for challenging positions in government, non-profits, and schools. You will learn the politics of policy development and implementation so as to make a difference in education.
  
  
• Educational Technology Leadership
  Be a leader in teaching with technology when you pursue the Educational Technology Leadership specialization as part of your Master of Arts in Education degree program. The Educational Technology Leadership specialization focuses on supporting teachers in embracing technology to support student learning. Your coursework includes educational technology, instructional design and delivery, systems thinking, and leadership.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Special Education (non-licensure)
  Open up education to all students by earning your Master of Arts in Education online with a specialization in Special Education (nonlicensure) from Ashford University. Focus your education degree with the Special Education specialization that will support the needs of exceptional students in school programs.
  
  The Special Education specialization allows you to respond to students' diverse abilities and styles as you provide equitable learning. You will learn classroom management, as well as how to identify disabilities and special abilities. If you are committed to an education career, then the Master of Arts in Education from Ashford University is for you. Make an impact on our nation's schools with the expertise that derives from an advanced degree.
  
  
• 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.
  
  

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.

Develop professional competence in a world of rapid change with a Master of Arts in Organizational Management degree from Ashford University. Learn to build an organizational culture that embraces quality and diversity. Explore your choices when you choose the standard MAOM advanced program emphasizing the human side of leadership or add one of several dynamic specializations to enhance your degree.

Our specializations include:

• No Specialization
• Global Management
• Healthcare Administration
• Human Resources Management
• Organizational Leadership
• Project Management
• Public Administration
• Supply Chain Management

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.

Earn your Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree from Ashford University to discover how the latest technology tools can impact the learning experience, from K-12 students up through corporate trainees. Gain confidence and skills to utilize today's technology in the classroom. As a K-12 teacher, corporate trainer, or consultant, when you earn a Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning with Technology degree, you will prepare yourself for career advancement by being on the cutting edge of the 21st century classroom.