Find the Right Graduate Program for You
The Gordon Ford College of Business is proud to offer our students a variety of graduate-level programs tailored for your career goals, and designed to fit real-world industry needs.
We offer 100% online programming for some of our most popular degrees, like our MBA and MS in Cybersecurity Data Analytics programs, as well as a traditional, in-person education options for our Master of Accountancy and MA in Applied Economics. We also offer a range of graduate Certificate programs that you can use to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and advanced skill across key business disciplines.
Let us help you find the right program for your career today!
Online Graduate Degrees
100% online opportunities to advance your career. World-class instruction offered with the flexiblity to meet your demanding professional lifestyle. Our online programs help you re-skill or up-skill for the career growth you want to see.
Market-Aligned Skills for Modern Industry
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Western Kentucky University prepares graduates for successful business and organizational leadership careers. The combination of a rigorous business core and a targeted concentration equips students with broad managerial expertise while sharpening specialized knowledge to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving business landscape.
Support a More Data-Secure World
In this program, students learn to defend proactively and continuously improve enterprise security with an emphasis on using data analytics. Our students study the latest techniques in data management, data mining models, and data visualization, and examine cybersecurity policies and compliance issues from an information assurance and risk management perspective.
Traditional Graduate Degrees
Our in-person programs, housed within Amy & David Chandler Hall on WKU's main campus, provide graduate students with the opportunity to engage renowned experts in the classroom and build advanced knowledge and skillsets for the modern business landscape.
Advanced Study for Accounting Success
The Master of Accountancy & Data Analysis (MADA) is an advanced program of study designed to provide students with an expanded understanding of accounting, data analytics and business by building on the foundation gained in an undergraduate accounting program. The program provides a graduate-level curriculum to accommodate the growing body of knowledge in accounting and equips accounting students with additional skills and competencies.
Economic Analysis for Real-World Impact
Our students learn R, SQL, SAS, Python and a variety of econometric and forecasting techniques. We teach our students how to work with complex data and how to use data to analyze real-world problems using economic theory, allowing many of our students to find jobs as data scientists and data analysts in both businesses and government. The program also provides a good foundation for those students who are interested in advanced graduate studies.
Graduate Certificates
Our graduate certificates provide you with a credential that showcases the unique skills you develop here in the GFCB. You can earn a certificate while you earn a degree, often with little or no extra coursework required (two credentials for the price of one!), or you can choose to enroll in the certificate programs independently to help build specific skills that match your professional needs.
The 12-hour Cybersecurity Data Analytics graduate certificate is the study of cybersecurity defenses by using data analytics to support the principles of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. In this program, students will learn to defend proactively and continuously improve the security of the enterprise with an emphasis on using data analytics. Students will also learn about cybersecurity policies and compliance issues from an information assurance and risk management perspective.
The 12-hour Data Analytics Graduate Certificate will prepare students in understanding how data is being used to drive decision making. Students will be exposed to the latest innovations in data analytics, data management, data mining models, and data visualization.
The 12-hour Economic Data Analytics Graduate Certificate will help prepare professionals for jobs in both public and private sector. Students will demonstrate advanced knowledge in quantitative economics disciplines including applied economic statistics, econometrics and time series forecasting, as well as data management skills.
The 9-hour Executive Decision Making certificate empowers MBA students to lead with integrity, navigate complex challenges, and drive innovation in today’s evolving business landscape. Ideal for professionals seeking to influence organizational change and inspire high-performance teams, this track blends ethical leadership, strategic thinking, and real-world application.
The 9-hour Supply Chain Management certificate offers students the opportunity to develop much needed skills in organizations – in the areas of operations management, strategic procurement, sourcing and contract management, logistics, distribution, and warehousing.
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Gordon Ford College of Business
Western Kentucky University
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