School Details
Marshall University is a four-year public school located in Huntington, West Virginia. Marshall was founded in 1837 as Marshall Academy, named for John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Extended campus sites are located in South Charleston, Point Pleasant, Beckley, Logan, and Gilbert.
Marshall offers:
- Affordibility
- Flexibility
- An accredited and respected university
Marshall University offers associate’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, post baccalaureate certificates, master’s degrees, post-master’s certificate, and doctoral degrees (research and professional practice). Many online classes are available every semester through Marshall University Online, and many bachelor’s and master’s degrees can be earned completely online. Online learning at Marshall University offers more than 300 e-courses each semester.
Accreditation & Licensing
Marshall University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
All Programs
Art & Liberal Arts
The online Master of Arts in Journalism with a concentration in New Media Studies allows veterans in mass communications to add to their existing skill set and prepares those just launching their careers to use new systems. The program stresses the design, development, and dissemination of information using emerging technology. Courses cover topics in:
- Law & Ethics
- Depth Reporting
- Design Thinking
- Photojournalism
- Web Design for Mass Media
- Organizational Storytelling
Business
The Bachelor of Arts in General Business, an online business degree, focuses on degree completion. It is designed for nontraditional students, including those who started a business degree but never finished it. While flexible and convenient, this program is also developed with great quality and care. Asynchronous classes allow students to study on their own schedule, working around career and family commitments.
Students do not need to choose a major. Instead, complete any combination of upper level classes, creating your own major while also gaining broad business knowledge.
The Doctor of Business Administration online degree is a three-year, hybrid program for professionals with a master’s degree. The curriculum bridges the gap between theory and practice and requires an applied research proposal and dissertation. Courses cover seminal and contemporary business literature; reviewing, designing, and performing research studies; analyzing data; and drawing relevant conclusions that affect economic development and business innovation. Choose a concentration that focuses on an area of interest from these options:
- Accountancy
- Health care management
- Management and entrepreneurship
This online business administration degree is designed for those with significant professional experience, offering asynchronous instruction that allows students to successfully balance their educations with other obligations.
Boost your HR management, grant writing and community planning skills through an online leadership master’s degree at Marshall. This program offers courses tailored specifically for leadership positions in nonprofit and public organizations. Topics of study include human relations in the public sector, planning and management, fundraising management and more.
Online features of this program include:
- Faculty certified in Quality Matters
- Tailored to working adult
- Multiple campus resources and support services
Marshall’s MBA online degree program retains the same standards as its on-campus counterpart, with a focus on teaching real-world applications necessary for today’s global marketplace. Develop effective communications and management strategies as you increase your decision making skills. Learn from faculty with educational knowledge and field experience in business. Along with core business administration courses, you can select electives that target specific areas, of which include:
- Accounting and finance
- Health care administration
- Supply chain management
- And more!
Online foundation courses are also available for applicants who do not have an undergraduate degree in business and may need additional prerequisites.
Take your career to the next level with this Master of Public Administration. Students in this online public administration degree program prepares students for advancement into leadership and management roles in government and non-profit agencies. Choose from two concentrations:
- Urban Administration
- Nonprofit Management
Regardless of the concentration, all students complete core courses in budgetary development and management, data collection and analysis, personnel training, and policy development and implementation. Emphasis is placed on ethical leadership, policy expertise, and professionalization.
The Master of Science in Accountancy, an online accounting degree, is designed for working professionals, allowing them to keep their careers while studying. This program satisfies the educational requirements to become a Certified Public Accountant. The program features professional accounting research methods using databases and computer auditing techniques. Coursework stresses ethics and professional services. Topics covered include:
- Audit Theory and Practice
- Advanced Controllership
- Accounting Research
- Auditing Accounting Information Systems
- Advanced Income Tax Procedure
Criminal Justice, Safety & Law
You can prepare for teaching, research, or management careers dealing with crime with the Master of Science in Criminal Justice from Marshall University. The online criminal justice degree offers such electives as:
- Computer crime
- Rural criminology
- Crime and pop culture
- Business and industry security
Through the online criminal justice master’s degree program, you participate in a minimum of four synchronous class sessions per course. These live interactions provide engagement with the faculty and other students, enriching your educational experience.
You can gain expertise in defending digital information with the Master of Science in Cybersecurity from Marshall University. The online cybersecurity degree focuses on securing the following:
- Servers
- Networks
- Mobile devices
- Electronic systems
Through the online cybersecurity master’s degree program, you learn to monitor suspicious activities and enact plans to safeguard data. Graduates have in-depth knowledge of information, application, and network security to reduce the risk of digital attacks.
Education
Climb the career ladder with this online degree curriculum and instruction. Study the factors that influence curriculum and improve instructional experiences. This program emphasizes collaboration, depth of understanding, reflection, scholarship, communication, ethical research, and professional practice.
Students in this online degree curriculum and instruction select an area of emphasis, developing their specializations that match previous graduate work, build new skills and knowledge, and/or relate to research interests. Graduates take these specializations and pursue careers in:
- P-12 education
- Teacher education
- Higher education
- Training and professional development
Become a leader with this online doctorate in education leadership. Prepare for an administrative position in a variety of professional communities. Not only does this include PreK through adult schools, but it also includes non-profits, government organizations, the military, social service agencies, and more.
Learn to motivate and lead others and to deal with other issues in leadership, including:
- Financial
- Legal
- Political
- Moral
- Ethical
In addition to fundamental leadership principles, students also learn to evaluate, apply, design, and execute research.
Move up the career ladder with this online degree curriculum and instruction. Designed for those who have completed their master’s degrees and are employed, this program is not career-based. Instead of seeking employment, students are seeking to deepen their skills and advance in current positions or organizations. This degree can also serve as a gateway to the doctoral program in Curriculum and Instruction.
Learn new methods and practices to become a more effective and impactful educator. Courses in this highly collaborative and engaging program will likely include:
- Curriculum Development
- Curriculum Theory
- Theories, Models and Research of Teaching
- Social & Political Determinants of Curriculum
Prepare for a career working with some of the youngest students with this online early childhood education degree. This program is designed for those who already have a license in teaching. Advance your degree or receive additional teacher licensure in PK-K.
The mission of this online early childhood education degree is to “empower you with advanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable you to explore your interest in early childhood learners and learning.” The curriculum seeks to combine theory, research, and practical applications in child development education.
Move up in your career with this online STEM teaching degree. Improve your knowledge of mathematics and the mathematical teaching methods of elementary teachers. Prepare for a career working in mathematics in grades K-6.
This STEM teaching program emphasizes deep learning of mathematical content and mathematics educational leadership. Study progressive mathematics pedagogy appropriate for teaching elementary students. The curriculum covers such topics as:
- Numbers and Operations
- Rational Numbers
- Technical Mathematics
- Algebra
- Geometry
Enroll in ESL degrees online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for those who already have a license in teaching. Advance your degree and/or earn the ESL Endorsement.
This online ESL certification ensures you are able to prepare students whose first language is not English to enter schools. The program will likely include such courses as:
- Second Language Acquisition
- Linguistics for ESL
- Intercultural Communication in the ESL Classroom
- Methods & Materials for ESL: Development
- Methods & Materials for ESL: Literacy Acquisition
Enroll in this instructional design degree online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for those who already have a teaching license and are seeking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and license.
Learn about using technology in the traditional K-12 classroom or within higher education. Also, prepare to work as an instructional designer. Enhance your use of technology in the classroom. Courses will likely include:
- Applications Software in the Classroom Curriculum Area
- Instructional Design & Technology
- Online Course Development & Delivery
- Authoring Systems & Multimedia
- Using the Internet in the Classroom
Enroll in online literacy programs and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for educators who hold initial teaching licenses. Become a highly qualified teacher of reading while earning a Reading Endorsement that attaches to your teaching license in PreK-5 or 6-12.
The curriculum is designed to meet the unique needs of literacy professionals. It will likely include such courses as:
- Developmental Reading
- Literacy Acquisition
- Content Literacy
- Writing in the Literacy Curriculum
- The Use of Technology for Literacy Instruction
Coursework includes practicum experiences embedded within many of the courses. These can be completed in your school community.
Advance your knowledge and career with this online STEM teaching degree. This is a great program for licensed teachers who want to expand their licensure to include mathematics. Prepare for a career teaching middle school mathematics with this online STEM teaching degree that adds Mathematics through Algebra I endorsement.
The curriculum emphasizes mathematical content, mathematics pedagogy, and technology for middle school classrooms. Courses cover such topics as:
- Technical Mathematics
- Finite Mathematics
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Pre-Calculus
Advance your career and education with this online library science degree. This program is designed for students who already hold initial teaching certification. Advance your knowledge and skills with a curriculum that prepares school librarians to manage school library media centers. Learn to collaborate with other faculty, supporting the school curriculum and facilitating information literacy among students.
This curriculum is guided by the standards for school library media specialists as determined by the American Association of School Librarians. These standards are:
- Teaching for Learning
- Literacy and Reading
- Information and Knowledge
- Advocacy and Leadership
- Program Management and Administration
Prepare for a career teaching some of the youngest children with this online early childhood education degree. This program is designed for those who already have a license in teaching. Advance your degree or receive additional teacher licensure in PK-K.
The mission of this online early childhood education degree is to “empower you with advanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions that will enable you to explore your interest in early childhood learners and learning.” The curriculum seeks to combine theory, research, and practical applications in child development education.
Advance your career with this online STEM teaching degree. Improve your knowledge of mathematics and the mathematical teaching methods of elementary teachers. Prepare for a career working in mathematics in grades K-6.
This online master’s in elementary education emphasizes deep learning of mathematical content and mathematics educational leadership. Study progressive mathematics pedagogy appropriate for teaching elementary students. The curriculum covers such topics as:
- Numbers and Operations
- Rational Numbers
- Technical Mathematics
- Algebra
- Geometry
Enroll in ESL degrees online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for those who already have a license in teaching. Advance your degree and/or earn the ESL Endorsement.
This masters in ESL online degree ensures you are able to prepare students to enter schools whose first language is not English. The program will likely include such courses as:
- Second Language Acquisition
- Linguistics for ESL
- Intercultural Communication in the ESL Classroom
- Methods & Materials for ESL: Development
- Methods & Materials for ESL: Literacy Acquisition
Climb the career ladder with this online masters in curriculum and instruction. This program is designed for teachers with bachelor’s degrees in the educational field. If you want to earn a master’s degree but are not looking for certification in a particular area, this degree may meet your needs.
The curriculum enriches general knowledge of education, curriculum, and instruction at the graduate level. Gain advanced knowledge, skills, and dispositions while studying Instructional Processes and Strategies. Graduates will be able to both improve as professionals and advance in their professions.
Enroll in this instructional design degree online and advance professional opportunities. This program is designed for those who already have a teaching license and are seeking to enhance their knowledge, skills, and license.
Learn about using technology in the traditional K-12 classroom or within higher education. Also, prepare to work as an instructional designer. Enhance your use of technology in the classroom.
Courses will likely include:
- Applications Software in the Classroom Curriculum Area
- Instructional Design & Technology
- Online Course Development & Delivery
- Authoring Systems & Multimedia
- Using the Internet in the Classroom
Advance your knowledge and career with this online STEM teaching degree. This is a great program for licensed teachers who want to expand their licensure to include mathematics. Prepare for a career teaching middle school mathematics with this online STEM teaching degree that adds Mathematics through Algebra I endorsement.
The curriculum emphasizes mathematical content, mathematics pedagogy, and technology for middle school classrooms. Courses cover such topics as:
- Technical Mathematics
- Finite Mathematics
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Pre-Calculus
Become a leader with this online library science degree. This program is designed for students who already hold initial teaching certification. Advance your knowledge and skills with a curriculum that prepares school librarians to manage school library media centers. Learn to collaborate with other faculty, supporting the school curriculum and facilitating information literacy among students.
This curriculum is guided by the standards for school library media specialists as determined by the American Association of School Librarians. These standards are:
- Teaching for Learning
- Literacy and Reading
- Information and Knowledge
- Advocacy and Leadership
- Program Management and Administration
All students deserve a quality education and with this online special education degree, you will prepare to fulfill this role. Pursue a career helping those students who need it the most.
Taught by experienced educators who are accessible to students, this online special education degree advances your credentials by offering endorsements in:
- Autism
- Preschool Special Education
- Mutlicategorical Disabilities
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Vision Impaired
Each endorsement includes courses that are specific to it, such as instructional characteristics of Autism, American Sign Language, and Braille. No matter which area you choose to focus on, you will complete a curriculum that provides comprehensive experiences in special education.
Prepare to advance your career with this online masters in adult education. This program is designed for those serving in an instructional, training, leadership, or professional role in human services areas of business, industry, government, community agencies, health care, or education. Learn to teach adults in courses that allow you to tailor your assignments to fit your unique goals. Choose from one of three areas of emphasis:
- Adult Education and Evaluation
- Career and Technical Center Teaching
- Training and Development
Regardless of the area you choose to pursue, you will benefit from a caring, experienced faculty.
Move into a leadership position with this online education administration degree. This program is designed for those who have master’s degrees and are experienced educators. This degree leads to principal administrative licensure.
As you pursue this online education administration degree, you will complete such courses as:
- The Principalship
- Leadership for School Improvement
- Educational Technology for Administrators
- School and the Community
- Legal and Policy Issues
Coursework will include field experiences.
Healthcare
This online Medical Laboratory Science bachelor’s completion program allows you to earn the last two years of your undergraduate program without sacrificing your career. As you progress through your degree, participate in clinical tasks in a medical lab near to you or where you work. Study topics in human anatomy, immunology, biochemistry, and more.
Successful completion will allow you to sit for the national American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Board Certification. This program also provides a background for future studies in medicine, physical therapy, and forensics.
Healthcare jobs remain high in demand. An online medical lab science program can open up career advancements in:
- Epidemiology
- Management
- Research
- Sales
- Quality control
- And more!
Marshall offers several related health sciences master’s degrees for students who wish to pursue graduate studies.
The online Master of Science in Health Care Administration provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the healthcare industry. This rapidly growing field requires skilled professionals in finance, strategy, law, and management. This online program is designed to be completed in two years (some students can complete in 18 months), beginning in the spring and fall semesters, and offers high-quality instruction from experienced faculty.
Courses include, but are not limited to:
- Long term care
- Health care economics
- Field research in health care management
There are many career opportunities for graduates, including home health administration, hospital administration, health information management, and practice administration. The medical and health service management industry continues to change and grow. Healthcare administration professionals work in rehabilitation clinics, health insurance companies, government organizations, educational facilities, and other institutions. The online master’s degree in health care administration successfully prepares graduates to be emerging leaders who make a difference in the lives of others.
Math & Science
Marshall University offers an online BA or BS in Geography. It’s offered in a 100% online degree completion format. The courses will include areas such GIS, human geography, environmental issues and meteorology.
Potential careers include:
- Geographic Education
- Environmental Protection
- Natural Resource Management
- Geospatial Information Analysis
If you want advanced studies in science without too much math, you might consider the Master of Arts in Geography from Marshall University. This online geography master’s degree program delves into the latest geospatial technologies—remote sensing and GIS.
Through the online geography graduate program, you study such topics as geographical research, human geography, and transportation geography. Graduates enjoy success working in the following fields:
- Meteorology
- Environmental science
- Planning and development
- Natural resource management
Nursing
Marshall University’s College of Health Professions offers an online RN to BSN degree designed for registered nurses who have a diploma or associate’s degree in nursing who want to earn a baccalaureate degree in nursing. The program is offered part time and in a 100% online format.
Marshall University’s 100% online MSN in Nursing Administration is designed to prepare students for advanced leadership roles in healthcare. While you may customize electives for this nurse administrator degree, you may also choose from areas of emphasis including organizational dynamics, financial strategy, and a culminating thesis emphasis. Online nursing administration degree core studies focus on subjects such as:
- Leadership
- Issues in healthcare
- Advanced research in nursing
The nurse administrator degree online hosts the same courses taught on-campus, delivered in a flexible, asynchronous format. Explore concepts and theories of management directly applicable to the dynamic healthcare industry on your own time. With enhanced skills in leadership, strategy, communication, and analysis, you may explore professional roles from chief nursing officer or director of nursing to legal consultant or nursing informatics specialist.
Earn an online MSN in Nursing Education through Marshall University. This flexible program is designed for the working adult student, hosting the same courses taught on-campus in an asynchronous format. The master of nursing education online program provides studies covering essential healthcare topics, including but not limited to:
- Curriculum design
- Issues in healthcare
- Instructional design
You will expand your knowledge in advanced research in nursing, strengthening your analytical and critical decision-making skills. Your flexibility in this online nurse educator program extends to elective components, such as financial strategies, software, and a culminating thesis project, each of which enhances your administrative abilities. Your knowledge and skills will be applicable to a variety of educational and administrative settings, and you are prepared for roles as an educator, leader, scholar, and collaborator in a competitive healthcare marketplace.