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100% Online Master's and Certificate Programs

Minnesota State Mankato ONLINE

You’ve got a bachelor’s degree. Now, take your experience to the next level. We offer affordable and career-enhancing graduate degrees with personalized support to keep you on track so that you can complete your degree. Let’s go!

Master's Programs

MAcc, Master of Accounting

This program provides people with the credit hours necessary to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and it prepares new graduates or anyone seeking a career change to accounting in this dynamic job market.

MAcc, Master of Accounting

MBA, Business Administration

This AACSB accredited program will equip you with the business knowledge you require to enhance your career, all while attending classes in 8-week, full online modules for added flexibility.

MBA, Master of Business Administration

MS, Elementary Teaching

This program allows you to obtain a master’s degree and a MN K-6 elementary teaching license, even if your bachelor’s degree is not focused in education. 100% online courses, with 20 participants in each cohort.

MS, Elementary Teaching

MPH, Master of Public Health

New Program! Prepare for an in-demand career in healthcare. By earning an MPH, you will help lead and promote the health and well-being of all indivduals. Contact Joseph Visker at joseph.visker@mnsu.edu for more information on how to get started in this exciting field!

MPH, Master of Public Health

MS-Nursing-Adv. Prof. Nurse

Prepare for a variety of advanced professional nursing roles and possess skills for inclusive and equitable advanced nursing practice in diverse settings.

MS-Nursing, Advanced Professional Nurse

MS-Spanish for the Professions

This program focuses on spoken and written communication to enhance your capabilities in any job while also opening doors to new opportunities.

MS, Spanish for the Professions

MS, School Library and Information Studies

Candidates entering the 24 – 36 month School Library and Information Studies program have two options: a certificate in School Library and Information Studies or a certificate with a master's degree in School Library and Information Studies (MS). 

MS, School Library and Information Studies

MS, Aviation Safety

This program prepares people to become engaged, knowledgeable, and ethical aviation leaders while preparing for a variety of aviation careers.

MS, Aviation Safety

MS, Sport Management

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program prepares students to obtain either a 5 – 12 or a K – 12 Minnesota teaching license in one of the specialized content area teaching programs offered through the College of Education. 

MS, Sport Management

MS, Education Technology

Educational Technology emphasizes innovative uses of technology to support teaching and learning and addresses the needs of diverse students across face-to-face, hybrid, and distance learning environments in synchronous and asynchronous modalities. 

MS, Education Technology

MS, Teaching and Learning

The degree emphasizes improvement of teaching, technology, and leadership skills in order to meet the needs of a diverse student population. The program is available to all teachers who wish to broaden their knowledge base, enhance their classroom performance and better serve the needs of all learners.

MS, Teaching and Learning

MAT, Education

The Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program prepares students to obtain either a 5 – 12 or a K – 12 Minnesota teaching license in one of the specialized content area teaching programs offered through the College of Education. 

MAT, Education

MS, Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice graduate program provides students with evidence-based practices and practical skills to advance their professional and academic careers while promoting social justice, restorative justice, advancing public policy, and being a change agent in the diverse communities they will serve.

MS, Criminal Justice

MS,Elementary Education

The MS in Elementary Education program prepares in-service, licensed K-12 teachers from around the world to be leaders in the field of elementary education. This program includes coursework that focuses on applying research and theory to classroom practice. 

MS,Elementary Education

MS, Special Education

This online MS program is for an individual seeking knowledge and skills in the area of Special Education.  Students will gain expertise in pedagogy and evidence-based practices.  In addition, students will develop skills related to designing and conducting applied research.  

MS, Special Education

Graduate Certificate Programs

GC, Taxation

The full online Graduate Certificate in Taxation program is designed for students and professionals who want a solid foundation in the tax field. This certificate can fulfill Master of Accounting program requirements as well.

GC, Taxation

GC, Business Leadership

This program focuses on skills to enhance effective performance as a leader in any organization. Communication, group dynamics, innovation and negotiation are topics in this certificate.

GC, Business Leadership

GC, Spanish for Professionals

This program prepares current K-12 teachers or private industry professionals with competency-based Spanish courses that develop writing and oral competencies in Spanish.

GC, Spanish for Professionals

GC, Nonprofit Leadership

The program provides knowledge and skills that help students become competent and competitive in the nonprofit sector. Students engage in service learning that connects coursework to real-world settings, and are required to complete a supervised internship with a nonprofit organization.

GC, Nonprofit Leadership

GG,Teacher as Leader

This graduate certificate provides educators with research-based skills and frameworks to meet the needs of diverse student populations by critically exploring practice and research as a Teacher Leader Scholar with the goal of creating equitable student-centered learning experiences.  

GG,Teacher as Leader

GC, Culturally Responsive Teaching

This graduate certificate provides educators with the opportunity to explore foundational theory and integrate students' cultural backgrounds to inform pedagogical practices while exploring personal, educational, and societal assumptions and biases.  

GC, Culturally Responsive Teaching

GC, Family Consumer Science Education

The program provides the professional who already has a teaching degree or who is working on a graduate teaching degree with the necessary courses to meet the MN standards for teacher licensure in Family Consumer Science Education for grades 5-12. 

GC, Family Consumer Science Education

GC, Assurance

The Graduate Certificate in Assurance is designed for students and professionals that want a solid foundation of knowledge in assurance services. It consists of classes that emphasize the fundamentals of auditing, fraud, risk, data analytics and information technology, as well as related skills necessary to succeed in providing assurance services. 

GC, Assurance

GC, Cultural Diversity

This program provides graduate students the opportunity to acquire cross-cultural competency skills and expertise in diversity training to work and lead in a multicultural environment. The program provides excellent opportunities for historical, theoretical, and social science research. 

GC, Cultural Diversity

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