Earn a Degree or Advanced Certificate
No matter where you are in life, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has programs to fit your needs. We understand that working adults need the flexibility to complete an advanced degree. Our graduate and professional programs are designed to fit within the working person’s life. Whether you are looking to complete your bachelor’s degree, earn a graduate certificate, or pursue a master’s degree or doctorate, learn more about what Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has to offer adult learners.
What Does Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Offer Adult Learners?
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has many programs designed for adult learners who are looking to advance their education to stand out from the crowd. Consider the following programs:
Bachelor’s Completion
For students who want to complete a bachelor’s degree, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has specialized programs that help you earn your degree online in as little as a year. Those degree options include:
- B.S. in Accounting:Excel in the language of business and take the next step to becoming a CPA.
- B.S. in Applied Psychology:Learn the fundamentals of psychology and human behavior.
- B.S. in Business Administration:Learn to navigate all aspects of business to help it thrive.
- B.S. in Healthcare Management:Focus on the business side of the healthcare industry.
- B.S. in Human Resource Management:Tackle the challenges of managing employees and developing leadership.
- B.S. in Information Technology:Manage technical challenges and develop innovative solutions to keep IT running smoothly.
- B.S. in Criminal Justice: Develop leadership skills to serve in various roles within the criminal justice system.
Our bachelor’s completion degrees help adult students meet life’s demands while achieving their goals. Remember, you aren’t starting over—you’re finishing stronger.
Graduate Certificates
For students who want to add to their education, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota offers graduate certificates, some of which can be completed in as little as 16 weeks. These certificates include:
- Accounting Leadership: Advance your accounting career in the business and finance industry.
- Addiction Studies: Understand addiction and its impact to help individuals, families, and communities heal.
- Artificial Intelligence: Develop AI skills to bring innovation to problem-solving in the business world.
- Business Analytics: Learn to make data-driven decisions in various business settings.
- Catholic School Leadership: Gain the unique skill set necessary to lead in a K-12 Catholic school.
- Community Health Worker: Help diverse communities navigate the complexities of the health system and related services.
- Charter School Leadership: Lead a charter school with confidence and address the challenges these schools face.
- Cybersecurity Technology: Help businesses across industries implement and manage cybersecurity technologies.
- Cybersecurity Management: Develop the skills to design and implement organization security policies, plus maintain security governance.
- Data Engineering: Learn to guide business decisions by using data accurately and ethically.
- Educational Administration: Director of Special Education: Help students realize their potential as a leader in special education.
- Educational Administration: K-12 Principal: Step into a leadership role as a principal in a K-12 school.
- Educational Administration: Superintendent: Become an ethical leader ready to lead an entire school district.
- Finance: Develop the financial skills necessary for all businesses to thrive.
- Geographic Information Science: Understand how Geographic Information Services (GIS) work, from principles to software to coding languages.
- Healthcare Administration: Facilitate a healthcare organization capable of delivering quality patient care.
- Healthcare Analytics: Leverage data analytics to guide business decisions in healthcare settings.
- Human Resources Management: Find and attract top talent who fit the corporate culture to join your organization’s team.
- Individual and Team Leadership: Develop the skills to explore new opportunities in various business areas.
- Mental Health in Education: Gain the proficiency necessary to help students navigate mental health challenges.
- Nonprofit Management: Understand the unique considerations for managing nonprofits.
- Organizational Change Leadership: Learn innovative strategies to help organizations experience meaningful change.
- Project Management: Help guide projects, from initial goal setting to risk management to measuring outcomes.
These graduate certificates can be taken individually to help build your resume. Or they can be taken as part of a degree program to help customize your education at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Graduate Studies
Did you know the average age of a graduate student at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is 35? Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has a School of Graduate and Professional Programs that offers master’s programs, doctoral degrees, and certificate programs. These programs are designed for busy professionals who want to advance their careers. The graduate studies program has three schools, each featuring specific programs:
School of Business and Technology
Master’s programs include:
- MBA: Explore programs that enable you to balance work and family obligations while gaining a business education that supports your career goals.
- Accounting: This program covers advanced accounting skills, plus the other business competencies you need for success.
- Business Intelligence and Data Analytics: Your understanding of data analytics and business intelligence will support more informed solutions to organizational challenges.
- Cybersecurity: This program combines technical knowledge and business leadership to help organizations maintain sound cybersecurity.
- Data Intelligence and GeoAnalytics: You’ll understand the relationship between data science and geoanalytics in this program.
- Human Resource Management: Boost your career in human resources with this program, which teaches students to guide leadership and talent activities at organizations.
- Organizational Leadership: Learn to exercise your expertise and creativity to help businesses solve organizational challenges.
- Philanthropy and Development: Help nonprofit organizations meet and exceed goals with the insights you gain in this program.
- Project Management: This industry-leading program teaches students how to handle all aspects of project management.
Doctoral programs include:
- Doctor of Business Administration (DBA): This doctoral program inspires students to enact lasting change in their industries through knowledge and skills relevant to today’s business challenges.
School of Education
Master’s programs include:
- M.A. in Education: Further your career in education with a master’s degree.
- Master’s in Educational Leadership: Make an impact as an educational leader.
- Special Education: Explore more opportunities in the field of special education. This program is designed to help you obtain licensure in your specialization.
- M.A. in Teaching: Embrace the passion for teaching with a master’s degree.
Doctoral and specialist programs include:
- Doctor of Education: Leadership: Forge your path to impactful leadership across academia, healthcare, government, and nonprofits with our innovative program where you will complete a qualitative and quantitative course, comprehensive exam, and dissertation that will shape the discourse in your field.
- Executive Doctor of Education in Leadership: Elevate your leadership journey with our specialized Executive Ed.D. program designed to streamline your path to a doctoral degree. Crafted specifically for experienced professionals like you, our comprehensive curriculum accelerates career growth and unlocks new leadership opportunities.
- Ed.S. in Educational Administration: Combine administrative licensure with specialized coursework, signifying advanced expertise in education between a master’s and a doctorate level, culminating in a thesis and emphasizing practical research, leadership theory, and moral leadership skills to become a skilled administrator and confident leader in educational settings.
School of Health and Human Services
Master’s programs include:
- Counseling and Psychological Services: Inspire change in others’ lives and help cultivate mental well-being.
- Healthcare Administration: Meet the growing need for knowledgeable and skilled leaders in the healthcare space.
- Marriage and Family Therapy: Help couples and families find healing and hope.
- Public Health: Understand issues of public health and how to develop effective solutions.
- Social Work: Gain the proficiency to help individuals, families, and communities navigate mental health challenges and personal and societal problems.
Doctoral programs include:
- Doctor of Nursing Practice and Nurse Anesthesiology: This program is for qualified registered nurses who wish to become doctorally prepared Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs).
- Doctor of Psychology in Counseling Psychology: Take the next step toward becoming a licensed psychologist with training from this leading program.
No matter what field you are looking to advance your education in, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota has a program that can suit your needs. Learn more about all the programs we provide.
The Benefits of Advancing Educational Opportunities for Adult Learners
According to the Lumina Foundation, fewer than 50% of Americans over 25 have an advanced degree or certification. Many adult learners are going back to complete a degree or advance their education to prove skills to employers, as well as to improve their own lives.
At Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, our adult learner programs allow you to earn your degree from anywhere. Adult learners receive the same academic support our on-campus students receive online.
Why Should Adult Learners Choose Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota?
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is steeped in the Lasallian Catholic tradition, dedicated to quality student-centered education. Founded in 1912, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is about providing adult learners with opportunities for growth in knowledge, professional preparation, and personal transformation.
If you are interested in learning more about educational opportunities at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota, check out a virtual session or visit our campus. You can also reach out to our admissions office or request more information.
