School Details
Loyola University Maryland is a private, not-for-profit institution firmly rooted in Catholic traditions. Through a commitment to the liberal arts, University of Maryland provides a rigorous curriculum devoted to student’s personal transformative development. Each enrolled student is prepared for a life of leadership and service in a challenging, ever changing world.
LUM online programs are available to the nontraditional student. Earn an online master’s degree or certificate in fields such as media, health, education, and more. Through flexible scheduling, students are able to focus on careers, family, and other obligations along with a fruitful academic experience. LUM online is supportive of the mental health of its distance students, offering access to counseling throughout the degree period.
Accreditation & Licensing
Loyola University Maryland is accredited by:
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
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Art & Liberal Arts
The online Emerging Media master’s degree blends digital media and innovation with effective communication strategies. Students will explore topics in digital media applications, laws and regulations. Learn more about social, political, economic and cultural issues that impact emerging media. As you progress through this degree program you will have the opportunity to increase knowledge in SEO optimization and analytics. Complete this program with capstone projects and a hands-on internship.
Advance careers in:
- Communications
- Journalism
- Public relations
- Marketing
- Advertising
Business
The Master of Accounting online degree is a flexible, customizable program that prepares students for the CPA exam. Designed for recent accounting graduates and early-career accounting professionals, this degree includes relevant, high-quality coursework that can be completed in as little as 10 months. Courses emphasize reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment in a program that develops competent, confident leaders. Tailor electives to meet your career goals by choosing from three track options:
- Financial Reporting
- Tax
- Data Analytics
Graduates are prepared for careers in public, corporate, managerial, and government accounting, corporate finance, consulting, non-profit management, and law enforcement.
The Master of Business Administration degree offers a concentration in Data Analytics & Digital Technologies for those interested in working with data in organizations in a program offering small class sizes and a personalized experience. This part-time, self-paced, online business analytics degree provides the skills and knowledge needed to understand, manage, and analyze data using a project-based approach to learning. You will learn to apply analytics to business problems and to influence strategic decisions in organizations. Loyola University Maryland ensures graduates are familiar with all of the latest trends and issues in the field by updating their special topics courses each academic year or term, meeting both the needs and requests of their students.
The Loyola MBA online business analytics degree features a customized curriculum for each student based on their preferred pace, personal interests, and professional goals. Offering a values-centered approach to business education that emphasizes reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment, students will graduate in 2-3 years as confident, competent leaders prepared to enter the workforce.
The Master of Business Administration features a concentration in Finance degree online for individuals pursuing leadership positions in finance in a program offering small class sizes and a personalized experience. This part-time, self-paced degree is open to students from various professional backgrounds. You will complete in-depth courses that advance your understanding of issues in finance, including investments, portfolio management, capital markets, derivative securities, and corporate and international finance. Coursework provides enhanced technical skills and subject proficiency through a program that ensures graduates are familiar with the latest trends and issues in finance. Each academic year or term Loyola University Maryland updates their special topics courses, meeting both the needs and requests of students.
The Loyola MBA online Finance degree features a customized curriculum for each student based on their preferred pace, personal interests, and professional goals. Offering a values-centered approach to business education emphasizing reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment, Loyola prepares confident, competent leaders who are ready to enter the workforce.
The Master of Business Administration from Loyola University Maryland offers a concentration in Interdisciplinary Business for individuals interested in careers in the business field. This online business administration degree is designed for those students who do not want to choose a specialization track. Instead, they can complete this general MBA in a highly customizable curriculum. You can study a wide variety of topics in the business field or develop your own focus to meet your professional goals. Regardless of the courses you decide to complete, they will be completed through small class sizes and with experienced professors. The customized curriculum is based on your preferred pace, keeping your personal interests and career goals in mind. In as little as 2-3 years, students can complete an online business administration degree from a school offering a values-centered approach to business education with an emphasis on reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment. No matter what direction you decide to go with this business degree, you will graduate with a strong foundation in the field and be a confident, competent leader who is prepared to enter the workforce.
The Master of Business Administration degree offers a concentration in Management for those interested in leadership positions in business from a program offering small class sizes and personalized experiences. This part-time, self-paced, online business management degree develops a focus in such areas as leadership and management, managing for quality, or managing human resources. You will learn how leadership and strategic decision-making are used to promote mastery of the management processes for all sizes of organizations. Loyola University Maryland ensures graduates are familiar with all the latest trend and issues in management by updating their special topic courses each academic year or term, meeting both the needs and requests of students.
The Loyola MBA online business management degree features a customized curriculum for each student based on their preferred pace, personal interests, and professional goals. Through a values-centered approach to business education that emphasizes reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment, students learn to be competent, confident leaders who are ready for the workforce.
The Master of Business Administration degree offers a concentration in Marketing for those interested in careers in marketing management through a program with small class sizes and a personalized experience. This part-time, self-paced, online marketing degree provides the skills and knowledge needed to understand, manage, and analyze data using a project-based approach to learning. You will study the master components of marketing management, including marketing principles, personal selling and sales management, consumer behavior, advertising, marketing strategy, and more. Loyola University Maryland ensures graduates are familiar with all of the latest trends and issues in the field by updating their special topics courses each academic year or term, meeting both the needs and requests of their students.
The Loyola MBA online marketing degree features a customized curriculum for each student base on preferred pace, personal interests, and professional goals. With a values-centered approach to business education that emphasizes reflection, discernment, and ethical commitment, Loyola prepares confident, competent leaders.
Education
The Master of Education in Educational Technology from Loyola University Maryland is an online instructional design program for teachers who want to expand their use of technology in their classroom or who want to become technology leaders. Loyola offers a comprehensive course of study, blending practical applications of technology integration with ethical, philosophical, and theoretical perspectives. Through hands-on experience and opportunities to pursue educational technology research and scholarship, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to become an educational technology leader. The curriculum emphasizes a conscientious approach to technology that goes beyond current trends while also covering strategies to improve pedagogy and instructional practice. Coursework covers ways to best serve schools and school systems as the students improve their leadership skills.
You can learn to enhance the lives of multilingual learners with the Master of Education in Literacy / Literacy Teacher for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations from LU. This online ESL master’s degree follows a synchronous format and leads to an ESOL Specialist for licensed teachers in Maryland.
The online ESL coursework covers such topics as:
- Language, literacy, and culture
- Digital literacy
- Linguistically diverse classrooms
- Methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages
Graduates expand their social justice playbook by understanding that literacy is a right for all people. The program aims to develop reflexive practitioners to serve as advocates, curricular experts, and literacy leaders for the community.
You can develop literacy and leadership skills with the Master Education in Literacy for Reading Specialists from LU. This online reading and literacy master’s degree offers experienced classroom teachers expertise in literacy and leadership.
Teachers certified in Maryland can earn a Reading Specialist K-12 certification. The online reading and literacy graduate program requires a capstone project as well as two clinical courses for hands-on experience. Topics covered in the coursework include:
- Literacy leadership
- Principles and practices of reading
- Language, literacy, and culture
- Digital literacy
With a focus on the social justice issue of literacy as a right for all people, this online program prepares you to be a leader and a champion by promoting reading and literacy for your school and the community.