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The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Forensic Accounting online program prepares you to detect and deter fraudulent behavior and financial misconduct to prevent and prosecute financial crime. In this AACSB-accredited program, you will learn to identify fraud and financial anomalies through specialized forensic expertise and advanced data analysis knowledge.

Enhance your financial detective skills by analyzing financial statements, business valuation approaches and legal remedies for fraud and business crimes. Plus, career-relevant coursework helps fill required education hours and helps prepare you for the CPA Exam.

Prepare for dynamic leadership roles in the nonprofit sector with the Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Leadership online program from Murray State University.

Empower less-advantaged communities with mission-driven businesses when you develop your management expertise in philanthropy, social entrepreneurship and community development Plus, gain a comprehensive background in accounting, managerial economics, corporate finance and more with our broad-based core business curriculum.

Become a catalyst for municipal development and build vital private-public partnerships that spur economic growth in your community with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Economic Development online program from Murray State University. You will learn skills to help stimulate job creation, create tax revenue and nurture economic prosperity.

In this program, you will learn about restructuring market incentives to leverage private investment, developing community-based businesses, affordable housing, and financial institutions in order to improve community life. Our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more. A choice of electives enables you to shape your degree to meet your career goals.

Deepen your multifaceted knowledge of the many roles of healthcare within the private and public sectors in the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Healthcare Administration online program from Murray State. You will study healthcare planning, financial aspects of health services organizations, and health administration and management within a broader overview of the healthcare delivery system.

This 100 percent online healthcare administration program from Murray State’s College of Humanities and Fine Arts includes a capstone experience in which you will integrate theories and methods by proposing and executing a project involving a substantive management or analytic issue in the public sector.

Hone and diversify your leadership skills to help advance your career as an administrator in all levels of government with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public Management online program from Murray State University. You will gain credentials to broaden your career in the public service sector.

In this program, you will study intergovernmental relations, local and regional administration, law and ethics, labor relations, public planning and more. By choosing electives, you can shape your degree to match your professional goals. Plus, our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more.

Become a leader in creating policies and procedures that can shape the future of healthcare in your community with the Master of Public Administration with a concentration in Public and Community Health online program from Murray State University. Learn to analyze and investigate public health issues and implement appropriate interventions.

As part of this program, you will develop essential skills in policy-making and public communication. You will also focus on health counseling, environmental health and health behavior. Plus, our relevant core coursework gives you a background in key areas of public administration, including policy analysis, budgeting and finance, organizational theory, human resource management and more.

The Master of Science in Information Systems with a concentration in Business Analytics online program from Murray State University is a pragmatic program centered on problem-solving; it combines modern information technology practices with business acumen.

In the master's in information systems online program, you will examine the critical issues and challenges related to IT decision-making as well as the technological and human aspects of solutions. While studying for your MS in Information Systems, you will focus on the impact of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, how ERP software integrates business functions and how to make current business functions compatible with an ERP system. Additionally, you will learn software cycle, software process maturity and Agile modules as well as various software methodologies, such as object oriented, rapid development, software design, and verification and testing.

Our faculty are experts in the field of management information systems and committed to your success. Our coursework incorporates state-of-the-art tools such as R, Python™, IBM SPSS Data Modeler, SAP® Predictive Analytics, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). You will benefit from hands-on practice with analytics software while learning to develop applications for analytics through data management and analysis skills.

Gain the skills to become an in-demand professional in a rapidly growing industry with the unique Master of Science in Cybersecurity Management online program from Murray State University. Designed with the needs of various industries in mind, this STEM-designated degree provides you with the technical foundation to manage and secure contemporary data networks as well as an overview of security challenges and mitigation controls such as network intrusion, prevention and detection, incident response, malicious software, public key encryption, and message authentication. You will graduate equipped with skills in cybersecurity governance, policy and planning, risk management, business continuity, and more. This degree can complement your existing career by adding collaborative information technology and security expertise to your professional strengths.

Our innovative program was built to accommodate the educational needs of working professionals and does not require an extensive background in IT or cybersecurity. Murray State faculty follow the technology industry closely to continuously assess and determine how to best develop your abilities, beginning with the basics.