In 1999, Indiana University's Kelley School of Business pioneered the online MBA. The school still maintains its pioneering status and standards to this day – and expanding it to a wider range of 100% online graduate programmes and certificates. By learning and improving the student experience for over 20 years, it's pushing the boundaries of what the online approach can provide for students interested in broadening their business acumen and leadership skills.
"Our innovative curriculum is built on personal development, teamwork, and experiential learning with an emphasis on global and social responsibility," says Dean Ash Soni.
#1
Online MS Degrees, US News & World Report 2023
133,000+
Kelley alumni
1.25 to 2.5
years to complete typically
Recruiters know the value of a Kelley graduate. They’re seen as competent and confident – a top resource for leadership talent across a range of industries. From rising startups to Fortune 500 companies, organisations of all sizes want the talented students that emerge from Kelley.
Kelley students have been recruited by:
“We recruit at top business schools like Kelley, where we know we can find the best talent. And because our people are our biggest asset, having the right people, who are ready for client work on day one, is key to our success,” says Jay Preston, from Partner Assurance Services at EY.
The impact of a Kelley education
Our Programmes
If you envision yourself becoming a Chief Financial Officer for a certain company, then the Online MS in Finance is the perfect choice for you. According to the Crist|Kolder Volatility Report, 2023, the Kelley School is the #4 producer of sitting CFOs among public universities.
This fully online programme has 10 comprehensive courses distributed across 30 credit hours covering topics such as financial management, asset pricing, capital investments, and financial strategy. You can take them at your own pace as you balance your personal and professional life with your studies. All lessons are pre-recorded and designed by a faculty of industry experts, with assignments to be completed at the end of each week. There are optional bi-weekly live sessions to further your understanding of the course.
Online MS in Finance
15 to 36 months
DURATION
US$25,500
tuitIon cost
When an organisation needs to make business decisions that are based on analytic modelling, they turn to someone who has a degree like Kelley’s online MS in Business Analytics. The programme sharpens existing knowledge of data and quantitative and analytical skills – all useful for becoming an industry professional in fields like marketing, finance, human resources, and operations. Distributed across 30 credit hours, this comprehensive curriculum will cover topics such as predictive analytics, data intelligence, visualisation, simulation and optimisation, and game theory.
Besides decision-making, this degree will prepare you to think strategically in management situations, unlock valuable statistical information from any dataset, and develop analytical models to provide valuable insight across multiple business function areas. You will also gain practical training that can directly translate to your career. Graduates of this programme go on to become brand analytics managers, e-commerce project managers, web metrics analysts, or consultants.
Online MS in Business Analytics
15 to 36 months
DURATION
US$25,500
tuitIon cost
For a faster route to practical business intelligence, IT leadership, and business research, choose the online Business Management Certificate. You can tailor your curriculum to make it the most effective path towards realising your career goals. There are nine courses available, of which you can choose four. If you want to master IT costs, budgets, value, and chargeback systems, choose the Information Technology course. Need to market new products and services but don’t know much about pricing, distribution and promotion? The Strategic Marketing Management course is for you.
Other courses offered are Quantitative Analysis, Managing Accounting Information for Decision-Making, Economics for Managers, Financial Management, Law and Ethics in Business, Developing Strategic Capabilities, and Operations Management.
Online Business Management Certificate
6 to 12 months
DURATION
US$10,200
tuitIon cost
When you pursue the Online Certificate in Business Analytics, you’ll build the skills to collect and interpret data in various ways, allowing you to leverage them in making informed business decisions against your competitors. This certificate runs over the course of 12 credit hours and four online classes: quantitative analysis, predictive analysis and data mining, simulation and optimization, and value through business analytics applications.
The curriculum focuses on three components: informational, analytical, and decision capabilities. You’ll learn the processes that organisations use to extract data-driven insights, and how to apply it across every department there is. Alongside the skills to business analytics, you’ll engage with several tools that are integral to the industry, such as Microsoft Excel, Power Business Intelligence (BI), SAS, and more.
Online Certificate in Business Analytics
12 months
DURATION
US$10,200
tuitIon cost
A world-class education awaits at the Indiana University's Kelley School of Business