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Make your mark in the business world as you take on leadership positions in any number of industries with this accredited online business administration degree.  The Doctor of Business Administration, a Bachelor to DBA degree, provides the experience, confidence, and expertise needed for successful business careers as a leader in your own company, executive within an organization, or an independent consultant.

The curriculum examines such topics as business practices, theories, and methodologies; applied research; collaborative research; and more while focusing on technology and quantitative analysis.  Students can choose a concentration in:

• Information and Data Science
• Marketing
• Management

Regardless of the direction you choose to take in the business world, you will benefit from a flexible online business administration program that will enhance your skills, expand your knowledge, and ensure you are viewed as a leader and expert in the field.  Designed with the working adult in mind, this degree allows you to fit your schooling into your schedule rather than trying to fit your schedule into your studies.  Even the competency practicum can be completed at your current company, benefiting both you and your organization while providing valuable work experience.

The PhD in Organizational Leadership, offered by the California School of Management and Leadership (CSML) and the California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), prepares you to lead in today’s AI-driven world. In as little as three years, you’ll gain advanced skills in AI-based decision-making, predictive analytics, and organizational development—positioning you for impactful leadership roles.

Offered online and on-campus in San Diego, the program includes hands-on fieldwork each term and access to a strong alumni network. You'll also benefit from unique career-building platforms like ConsultEX (real-world consulting experience), Career Architect (personalized leadership development), and ConsultEX.EDU (a pathway into higher education). This program equips you to thrive as a transformative leader in business, tech, or academia.

With an online Master of Science in Data Analytics, you’ll gain the skills to transform complex data into valuable business insights that drive smarter decisions and innovation. This STEM-designated program prepares you for roles in the fast-growing tech sector by building your expertise in data science, statistical modeling, quantitative analysis, and critical thinking. Through hands-on learning—whether online or at the San Diego campus—you’ll master big data, forecasting, data visualization, and business analytics, equipping you to become a strategic asset in any data-driven organization.

Concentrations:

• Healthcare Analytics
• Informatics

The Master of Science in Information Systems Technology is a STEM program that equips you with both technical and management skills to thrive in the evolving tech industry. Designed for those with a bachelor's degree, it deepens your expertise in areas like data analytics, cybersecurity, business intelligence, and systems analysis—preparing you for roles such as software developer, product manager, or IT specialist. You'll study machine learning and enterprise systems, while hands-on experiences like the annual Hack Day allow you to build your portfolio and showcase your ability to innovate and perform under pressure. Whether you're aiming to advance in your current organization or explore new opportunities, this program helps position you as a subject matter expert in today’s digital world.

The Master of Science in Forensic Science, Investigation, & Technology aims to prepare professionals who support justice through expert forensic work. Using a combination of lectures, case studies, simulations, and lab experiences, you’ll gain hands-on training in modern forensic science methods and ethical practices. This program equips you with the skills needed for roles in legal and administrative settings, paving the way for careers as forensic investigators, crime analysts, or forensic lab specialists.

Concentrations:

• Criminalistics & Technology
• Crime Scene & Incident Investigation
• Criminal Investigative Intelligence & Analysis

The Doctorate of Educational Leadership and Management program creates leaders in the athletic training profession. The online masters in education administration teaches both vital theories as well as practical skills such as directing budgets, allocating resources, and managing staff. 

The program offers both maximum flexibility and personalized instruction. Small class sizes offer you lots of face time with your instructors and your peers. If you are passionate about educating others and creating positive change in the culture of higher education institutions, this program might be right for you.

An online educational psychology degree prepares educators to make the classroom experience better. Work with either one student at a time or help to design and implement changes in classrooms and institutions.  

The curriculum focuses on social justice, equity, and leadership, expanding your knowledge of:

• Human development
• School Counseling
• Program evaluation
• Research design

Learn about multicultural counseling, psychopathology, psychopharmacology, global education, and more. Graduates are prepared to support students and families but are also ready to teach and the college and university levels.  

If you have a license or certification in school psychology, you can complete the School Psychology Track.

Enroll in online school counseling programs and enhance professional opportunities.  Learn to make a positive change in the lives of individual students in K-12 settings.  This includes helping students with personal and academic challenges and helping students plan for their futures after high school.  

Emphasizing school-based mental health, this program includes courses in:

• Adolescent behavior
• Methodology
• Evaluation
• Professional counseling

Graduates are prepared to provide education-related mental health services and evaluation in school settings and for the PPS credential, which allows you to practice in California schools.  

An education specialist in school counseling degree is more advanced than a master’s degree but requires less coursework than a Ph.D. or EdD.

Through this online educational psychology degree, you will learn how to improve students’ lives even if you don’t have a background in psychology. The curriculum prepares you to work closely with both students and families, developing individualized programs that help them manage such troubling issues as mental disorders and elevated emotional issues.  

This program is data-driven. Learn to use data and science to assess complicated scenarios and drive behavioral changes, helping your students thrive at home and in school.  

Customize your degree by choosing one of these areas of emphasis:

• School-based mental health
• Applied behavioral analysis

Enroll in online school counseling programs and enhance professional opportunities.  With this program, you will prepare to make a difference in the lives of children in K-1 2.  Learn to provide counseling and mental health support, helping students overcome personal and academic challenges or plan their futures.  

The curriculum consists of such courses as:

• Adolescent behavior
• Methodology
• Evaluation
• Professional counseling

Coursework, taught by instructors who understand the challenges you face, is designed to allow you to apply what you are learning to real-world experience in a school setting.  

If you already have a master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or education, the PPS credential in school counseling is offered as a stand-alone option.

Enroll in an online educational psychology degree and enhance professional opportunities.  With this program, you will prepare to fill an important role in both schools and students’ lives.  Guide students during their formative years, working as a school psychologist or educator.  Gain the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to succeed.  

Coursework can be completed 100% online.  However, all students are required to complete an internship in a K-12 public or charter graduate school.  This is an opportunity to receive hands-on experience while still learning.

If you have a BSN and aspire to lead in healthcare, the online MSN Nurse Executive program at Alliant International University’s School of Nursing and Health Sciences can help you get there. This program is designed to prepare you for high-level leadership roles by building on your clinical experience and developing your decision-making, business, and management skills. Through mentorship from experienced nurse educators, you’ll gain the practical and strategic expertise needed to become an effective nurse leader or executive.

• Complete a clinical experience near your location
• Finish your degree in as little as two years
• Equip yourself with the latest healthcare issues

In the PhD in Organizational Psychology program, you’ll develop expertise in diagnosing organizational challenges and designing effective interventions through hands-on projects, research, and coursework. With a focus on diversity, equity, and strategic impact, you'll sharpen your skills in data analysis and research to support evidence-based decision-making, while your dissertation will let you explore a topic that inspires you and contribute to the field.

Highlights:

• Hands-on experiential learning
• Hybrid and online options
• Networking opportunities
• Independent research

Prepare for a wide range of positions in:

• Organizational development
• People analytics
• Human resources
• Public and nonprofit agencies

If you're looking to take your expertise beyond a master’s degree, the PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy—available online or on-campus—can help you deepen your clinical skills and expand your impact in professional psychology. This program emphasizes a holistic, human-centered approach and blends academic scholarship with real-world practice to prepare you for advanced work with individuals, couples, families, and broader social systems. As a student, you’ll explore family dynamics, mental health counseling, and key topics like advanced couples therapy, diversity, sex therapy, and psychopharmacology—equipping you for a fulfilling career in family counseling, social work, or related fields.

The PhD in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law is an interdisciplinary online program designed for professionals seeking to make public and private systems safer, more equitable, and just. Blending psychological and legal research, the program trains you to address violence and conflict through evidence-based practices in law enforcement, forensics, and public policy. You'll join a network of experienced peers—many with backgrounds in health, safety, or law—and gain expertise in areas like violence prevention, social justice, and forensic linguistics. Graduates are prepared to lead and consult in high-impact roles across legal, policy, and security sectors.

Concentrations:

• Forensic Linguistics
• Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
• Disaster Planning and Management
• Criminal Behavior
• Pragmatic Situational Awareness

The online master’s in Clinical Counseling degree gives students an in-depth understanding of mental illness and the skills required to help improve individuals’ health and wellbeing. Graduates will be well equipped to work with people struggling with anxiety, depression, grief, loss, anger management, infidelity, and many more issues.

Courses explain how to properly diagnose, treat, and guide individuals and groups. Students will apply this knowledge in supervised internship practice opportunities. This online master’s in counseling prepares graduates to receive California Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) credentials.

Career paths available to clinical mental health counselors include:

• Couple and family services
• Community mental health clinics
• Substance abuse centers
• Hospitals and health care agencies
• Government agencies and programs
• Public and private educational facilities
• Private and group practices

A master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy is available through Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology. The MFT online program combines academic coursework with hands-on professional practice. 

Students will learn how to help individuals and families across a broad spectrum of household types, structures, and circumstances. MFT students can earn an optional specialization in Chemical Dependency to work with families struggling with addiction issues. 

A few of the course topics available to students in this major include:

• Diversity and the family
• Parent-child therapy techniques
• Trauma and crisis intervention
• MFT assessment
• Psychopharmacology

Help your business or organization and its employees grow and become more successful with the skills learned in this online master’s in Organizational Psychology. Graduates of this program from Alliant International University will be prepared for roles as managers, project leaders, and human resources professionals. 

Courses cover topics such as work motivation, productivity, group processes, and team interventions. Students have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through supervised field placements within well-established organizations. Knowledge of real-world scenarios and case studies is applied during a senior capstone course. 

A sample of courses available to students includes:

• Data analysis
• Consultation and facilitation
• Cultural diversity in organizations
• Human resource management
• Talent staffing and selection
• Ethical, legal, and professional issues in organizational psychology

Forensic Behavioral Scientists are dedicated to understanding why violence happens and what can be done to stop it. The master’s degree in Forensic Behavioral Science from Alliant International University aims to help students make a positive difference in their community by using criminology and psychology.

Students will learn how to prevent, investigate, and mitigate conflict and violence. A required professional e-portfolio of work will help students advance their careers after graduation. Graduates with a master’s degree in forensic psychology can pursue careers in fields such as sociology, anthropology, social work, law enforcement, security, emergency management, human resources, and more. 

Concentrations are offered in several areas including:

• Advanced Situational Awareness
• Forensic Victimology
• Criminal Behavior
• Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies
• Trial Consulting

If you're driven to make a meaningful impact through helping individuals, groups, and communities, the online Master of Social Work (MSW) program at Alliant International University’s California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP) is designed for you. In this CSWE-accredited program, you'll build essential skills in emotional intelligence, communication, organization, and problem-solving—key to advanced clinical practice. You’ll also explore how social policy shapes the profession and learn to lead inclusive, empowering outreach programs that create real social change. Whether your undergraduate degree is in social sciences or another field, you can pursue this MSW and prepare for licensure as a clinical social worker, all while receiving a respected and rigorous education that meets the highest professional standards.

A master’s degree in Clinical Psychopharmacology prepares licensed psychologists to prescribe medications safely and effectively in locations where they have legal prescriptive authority. The program combines studies of medication, management, and biopsychosocial treatment.

Professional psychologists and doctors can use this degree to specialize and enhance their career or transfer into a more research-oriented role. Students gain a unique perspective on health care by studying the intersection of medical and psychological knowledge. 

Courses cover topics such as:

• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology
• Special populations
• Physical assessment
• Pharmacotherapeutics