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Artificial Intelligence Concentration

Impact Your Business with Leading Edge AI Technology  

AACSB Accredited | Online Coursework 

This AI certificate program explores the role of new technology in management, marketing, and finance to deliver a comprehensive understanding of how AI impacts the business world. Through three career-focused courses, you’ll learn to build and utilize AI solutions for complex challenges in business and prepare for the ongoing advancements in this technology.  

What Makes Us Unique?

  • Industry-leading career support that includes individual career coaching, personal branding expert and lifelong career support.
  • 51ÂÒÂ×'s business degrees are built for working professionals.
  • OHIO is the largest conferrer of MBAs in the state.
  • We have 90-plus years of experience delivering business education. 

Gain Hands-On Experience with AI for Business 

Our hybrid and online MBA Artificial Intelligence in business degree concentration prepares you to apply today’s latest tech tools in your business career. As AI technology advances, countless new opportunities will be created for business professionals. OHIO’s AI Certificate program will prepare you for diverse careers today and in the future.  

You may also qualify for a 15% OHIO Online Incentive Scholarship – contact our enrollment team for more information. 

Courses

3 Concentration Courses | 9 Concentration Credits
With the MBA AI in Business concentration you’ll be ready for this evolving technology and how it could impact the business world as we know it.

  • MBA 6760 AI in Business

    This course introduces students to fundamental AI concepts and their applications in diverse business sectors. Through modules covering AI paradigms, domains, business applications, and ethical considerations, students gain insights into AI's transformative potential, equipping them to navigate its role in modern business effectively. 

  • MBA 6590 Business Analytics with AI

    This course delves into the practical aspects of using AI for business analytics. It covers the foundational techniques of AI and machine learning, focusing on how these techniques can be applied to analyze business data and derive actionable insights. 

  • MBA 6595 Implementation of AI in Business

    This course provides an integrated perspective on building, deploying, and managing AI systems to power business solutions. Students work with examples that demonstrate the end-to-end lifecycle - from model integration to deployment, governance, and monitoring. The goal is to equip learners with the skills needed to fully leverage AI within an organization. 

Analytics for Anyone

Modern business demands an understanding of data and how to leverage it in nearly all positions and roles. That's why at OHIO's College of Business, we integrate analytics into the fabric of our graduate programs so that every graduate is equipped for today’s increasing digital world.

  • Practice-Based Curriculum: From day one in our analytics courses, you will start practicing new analytic techniques (not just being lectured about them) and learning to use tools that are available in most business settings.
  • Career Opportunities: Analytics skills are already in-demand in most career areas, and the number of analytics-focused jobs is increasing in all industries.
  • Approachable, Customizable Offerings: The base-analytics training that is a core component of our programs is designed to be approachable and useful for all business professionals, however we also offer more in-depth programs. From full master's to concentrations, certificates and elective courses, we provide a range of offerings so students can develop advanced data skills to stand out in their field.

Career Outlook

Establish Yourself as an AI Expert

  • Computer and Information Systems Manager

    $169,510

    per year1

  • AI Specialist

    $136,869

    per year2

  • Data Scientist

    $108,020

    per year3

Customize Your MBA with These Concentration Options

Answers to Common Questions

Find answers to common questions about the online program. For information not covered here, our expert admissions team is available to provide additional details and guidance.

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Are the MBA programs accredited?

Yes. The College of Business at OHIO is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Does the MBA program offer concentrations?

The PMBA and the Online MBA feature nine concentrations, including Accounting, Business Analytics, Business Venturing & Entrepreneurship, Executive Management, Finance, Health Care, Operations & Supply Chain Management, Project Management, and Strategic Selling & Sales Leadership.

Does the online MBA program have a residency component?

Yes. Through OHIO's unique Leadership Development Conference, you'll engage with your peers in person. During this weekend (Friday and Saturday) in Athens, Ohio, you will learn from world-class speakers, connect with classmates in online business programs at OHIO and meet the faculty you've learned from. All Online and Professional MBA students are required to attend this event at least once.

Does 51ÂÒÂ× offer virtual open houses?

You can learn more about OHIO’s Professional MBA from the comfort of your home. Our Virtual Information Sessions are hosted online via Microsoft Teams. You can register here for any and all upcoming PMBA Information Sessions that interest you.

Can't attend an information session? Call us at 740-593-2053 any time, or .

Sources

  1. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Computer and Information Systems Managers. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from .
  2. Payscale.com. Average Artificial Intelligence (AI) Specialist Salary. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from .
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data Scientists. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from . 

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