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University of Phoenix
You work hard. A college degree does too.
With convenient class locations as well as online learning, University of Phoenix makes quality higher education highly accessible for working students. Whether you're seeking an associate's, bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree, we can help you reach your goal--and sooner than you may think.
About University of Phoenix
Higher Education. Highly Accessible
At the largest private university in North America, you can attend classes at one of our more than 190 convenient locations. Or learn online--on your schedule. Regardless of where or how you attend class, you'll receive a real-world education with real value.
- Earn your degree sooner than you think.
- Attend class at times and places that fit your schedule.
- Learn from instructors who have substantial experience in the fields they teach.
- Receive personal attention in small, interactive classes.
- Acquire the knowledge and skills that are in high demand.
How It Works
Earn your degree when, where and how you want.
University of Phoenix fits your lifestyle and learning style. Depending upon the degree program you select, you can attend class on campus or online. Some campuses offer a combined campus-based and online learning format. While widely available, not all learning formats are offered at all locations.
Learn MoreCampus-Based Learning Format
Providing the convenience of attending classes near your home or workplace.
- Attend class just once a week. Classes are offered in the evening or on weekends. Some campuses offer day classes.
- Complete homework assignments on your own, as well as with your learning team.
Online Learning Format
Providing the flexibility of a 100% online education.
- Complete coursework through electronic forums
- Download lectures and assignments from your student website and study them at your convenience.
- Login to class at least four days per week for University of Phoenix or three days per week for Axia College of University of Phoenix. You choose the days and times.
- Build teamwork skills by collaborating on learning team assignments.

Finance Options
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Your degree is within reach.
University of Phoenix strives to make higher education highly accessible. Finance options, including financial aid, are available for those who qualify. Options include:
Financial Aid
Several low-interest financial aid options are available. University of Phoenix participates in many federal student aid programs, including the Stafford Student Loan, PLUS Loan and the Pell Grant.
Financing Options
University of Phoenix offers numerous options for financing your education. Our cash-paying plans let you pay for one course at a time rather than an entire semester or year at once. Alternatively, pre-paying tuition will guarantee that your rate will not increase for the duration of your program.
Company Funding
University of Phoenix is eligible for most company reimbursement programs.
Programs
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Get a real-world education.
Whether you're seeking an associate's, bachelor's or advanced degree, University of Phoenix can help. Program availability varies by location and format.
Bachelor of Science in Business
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The Bachelor of Science in Business program is designed to prepare graduates with the requisite knowledge, skills and values to effectively apply various business principles and tools in an organizational setting. The Bachelor of Science in Business entry sequence exposes students to valuable theoretical knowledge and best practices in the areas of management, organizational behavior, research and evaluation, and critical thinking and problem solving. In all program course work, the curriculum addresses critical business issues in the areas of diversity, globalization, ethics, technology and e-business.
The Bachelor of Science in Business offers the following concentrations:
- Accounting
- Administration
- Communication
- E-Business
- Finance
- Global Business Management
- Hospitality Management
- Information Systems
- Integrated Supply Chain & Operations Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Public Administration
- Retail Management
Bachelor of Science in Communications
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Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management
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The Bachelor of Science in Human Services/Management (BSHS/M) program prepares graduates by giving them knowledge and basic skills to work in the human services industry. The BSHS/M is an integrated program combing academic instruction in the foundations of human services, such as counseling, social work and psychology, with the management skills of planning, organizing leading, assessing and evaluating. This program prepares students for careers in management in the growing field of human services. The program is also designed to be an applied degree that includes teaching students strategies and techniques of intervention and good management practices. Graduates will be prepared to make interventions at individual, family, group, organizational and community levels, and to use sound management practices in a variety of human services settings.
Bachelor of Science in Management
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The Bachelor of Science in Management (BSM) program is designed to develop professional knowledge and skills of general managers in their organization or professional industry for improving organizational effectiveness.
Master of Business Administration
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The Master of Business Administration program is designed to enhance the management skills students need to function effectively within an organization. Students will create and defend their solutions to problems of crisis management, profitable growth opportunities, and change leadership. Throughout the program, students gain experience in distilling a situation into a well-defined problem; applying tools and concepts to analyze a variety of alternative solutions; and selecting and defending their recommended course of action. The Master of Business Administration program at University of Phoenix utilizes problem-based learning where students refine their problem solving skills along with their communication, creativity, information utilization and critical thinking skills.
The Master of Business Administration program offers the following concentrations:
- Accounting
- Global Management
- Health Care Management
- Human Resource Management
- Marketing
- Public Administration
- Technology Management
Executive Master of Business Administration
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The Executive Master of Business Administration program is designed to develop high potential managers for positions in senior management. Candidates will create and defend their solutions to problems of crisis management, profitable growth opportunities and change leadership during ten courses that follow the principles of problem-based learning. Learners will gain experience in distilling a situation into a well-defined problem, apply tools and concepts to analyze a variety of alternative solutions and select and defend their recommended course of action. Supporting their learning, students employ simulations which allow the learner to explore alternatives, make decisions and receive feedback on the choices they make. To solve the problems, learners may use either information from their own organizations or locate, evaluate and use information from one of several virtual organizations.
Master of Management
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The Master of Management program is designed to enhance the management skills needed to function effectively within an organization. Students focus on leadership and management--the human side of an organization. This program emphasizes emerging management theory, techniques and practices, and incorporates feedback and key competencies from senior business executives, curriculum-design experts and university academic professionals.
The program develops management skills in defining business problems, assessing information, considering alternatives and choosing the best solutions. Graduates attain the skill sets necessary to evaluate and manage the challenges facing contemporary organizations.
The Master of Management program offers the following concentrations:
- Human Resources Management
- Public Administration
Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management
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The Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration in Health Care Management program is designed to provide nurses with a unique blend of advanced nursing and business management skills needed to manage today's innovative health care delivery systems. The program combines essentials from both degree programs to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to enhance and support patient services. The program emphasizes the identification, analysis and solution of complex management problems that require technical understanding and balanced decision making. Although a functional knowledge of accounting, finance and management underlies the program, equal attention is given to the development of report writing, oral reporting and group process skills.
Doctor of Business Administration
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The Doctor of Business Administration degree program provides learners with a professional master's degree a means of exploring their personal readiness to become leaders in management professions. Learners gain a mastery of business administration literature and demonstrate their competence by applying this knowledge to current business environments.
As the global information economy evolves, organizations are becoming increasingly complex, and innovative organizational models and practices have become crucial to successfully addressing this complexity. Consequently, leadership in this environment requires higher, more sophisticated levels of knowledge and skills. This program is designed to serve this need by providing doctoral-level education to professional practitioners in business and management.
Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership
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The Doctor of Management degree program in Organizational Leadership provides those with a professional master's degree a means of exploring their personal readiness to become leaders in their professions or their current organizations. Learners gain a mastery of leadership literature, and demonstrate their competence in applying what they learn. The doctoral program creates a perfect opportunity for mid-career professionals to refresh and recreate their commitment to the tasks required of organizational leaders. Learners will think deeply about the current state of organizations and their leadership; create imaginative new applications from what is learned and contribute new knowledge to the profession and society.
Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership - Information Systems & Technology
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The mission of the information systems and technology specialization of the Doctor of Management in Organizational Leadership degree is to enable professionals from any industry to understand and evaluate the scope and impact of information systems and technology (IST) from organizational, industry-wide and global perspectives. The curriculum lays a foundation of knowledge in critical thinking, leadership and the application of IST content areas. Learners integrate this knowledge with their professional experiences and doctoral-level research to create innovative, positive and practical contributions to the body of IST knowledge.
Certificate - Global Management
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The Global Management Certificate program has been developed to provide an internationally focused body of knowledge and skills to working adult professionals from around the world. The certificate program is structured to provide students with a broad-based understanding of the economics of international business operations and to help prepare them to manage human and material resources effectively and efficiently and within international cultural, legal and political contexts. The program emphasizes the appropriate international perspective needed to succeed in the global business environment. Topics include: managerial communication; global business organization and culture; internal and external environments of global business; and global strategic management
Certificate - Human Resource Management
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The Certificate in Human Resource Management addresses issues that the human resource employee faces daily, from legal matters to staff recruitment and development. This program series is designed for those who have functional responsibility to carry out the duties of an organization's human resource department; seasoned human resource staff members wishing to keep current; newcomers to the field requiring new knowledge and skills; or specialists wanting to broaden their knowledge. Major topic areas that are covered include the role of human resources; employment practices; employment law; compensation; benefits, safety and health; and employee development. Students acquire knowledge and skills that are essential in order to face the challenges of the human resource profession.
Certificate - Project Management
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Project management is becoming a leading career choice for professionals who manage and implement projects and systems changes within an organization. To accommodate this emerging career path, the University of Phoenix provides a comprehensive project management program that equips professionals with the skills necessary to manage projects of varying sizes and degrees of complexity through successful team and project leadership. The courses are designed to provide outcomes that translate into improved performance. Course instructors are also practitioners in the field who integrate real-world experiences. Their experiences, combined with theoretical knowledge and Microsoft® Project software instruction, provide thorough expertise in this complex field. The program curriculum will help prepare students for the nationally-recognized Project Manager Professional (PMP) certifying examination granted by the Project Management Institute.
SHRM - Professional Human Resource Management
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The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) is the leading voice of the human resource profession, representing the interests of more than 80,000 professionals and student members from around the world. The Society for Human Resource Management provides its membership with education and information services, conferences and seminars, government and media representation, and publications that equip human resource professionals to become leaders and decision-makers within their organization. The University of Phoenix, in conjunction with SHRM, offers a 10-week Human Resource Management workshop for human resource professionals utilizing the revised study materials of the SHRM Human Resource Learning System. The University of Phoenix is a SHRM-approved provider of this program in Arizona.
Online Programs
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University of Phoenix offers the following online business programs:
Certificate
- Global Management (Bachelor's degree Required)
- Visual Communication
Graduate Certificate
- Human Resources Management (Bachelor's degree Required)
- Marketing (Bachelor's degree Required)
Associate of Arts
- Accounting
- Business
Bachelor of Science
- Business/Accounting
- Business/Administration
- Business/Communications
- Business/e-Business
- Business/Finance
- Business/Global Business Management
- Business/Hospitality Management
- Business/Information Systems
- Business/Integrated Supply Chain and Operations Management
- Business/Management
- Business/Marketing
- Business/Organizational Innovation
- Business/Public Administration
- Business/Retail Management
- Communication
- Human Services/Management
- Management
- Organizational Security and Management
Master of Business Administration
- General
- Accounting
- Global Management
- Health Care Management
- Health Care Management/Master of Science in Nursing
- Marketing
- Technology Management
Master of Management
- Human Resources Management
- Public Administration
Master of Science
- Accountancy
Doctoral Degree
- Management in Organizational Leadership
- Management in Organizational Leadership/Information Systems and Technology
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