Ellis College - Graduate School offers career-oriented curriculum, flexible class schedules and rolling admissions to accommodate even the busiest professionals. Featuring dynamic multimedia classrooms and an extensive virtual campus, students interact directly with their instructors and peers, receiving the personalized instruction they need while building extensive personal networks that last long after graduation.

As a division of New York Institute of Technology, Ellis College has extensive institutional resources and dedicated advisors to help guide students to successful careers.

Financial Assistance is available for qualified students and includes Federal Aid, Employer Reimbursement, Military Discounts, Alternative Loans, and an exclusive Pay As You Go option.

Programs offered:*
*NOTE: You must have a Bachelor's Degree to qualify for Ellis College Graduate programs.

Graduate Certificate

• AccountingAccounting
  Prepare for a career as either a Managerial Accountant or Professional Accountant for an organization. Managerial Accountants learn skills and gain training to manage financial information, and handle budgeting concerns and performance evaluations as part of an executive team responsible for corporate and product strategy. Professional Accountants learn to perform financial duties for public, management, and government accounting along with increasing talents in budget analysis, financial planning, and information technology. Graduates receive CPA licensure from a State Board of Accountancy.
• Distance LearningDistance Learning
  Develop the necessary skills to design and implement telecommunications services to aid in education through an 18-credit post-master's certification study in Distance Learning. The program combines telecommunications principles and technology with curriculum and teaching methodologies.
• FinanceFinance
  Learn skills to enter a career as a Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agent, an Economist, Financial Analyst, or Brokerage Clerk. Financial Services Sales Agents explain market terms, advise clients on investing, and design client financial portfolios. Economists study societal impacts and distribution of resources in an attempt to predict economic activity. Financial Analysts act as individual advisors for large and small business clients and plan all aspects of financial activity. A Brokerage Clerk is typically an assistant knowledgeable about investment products and acts as a "plain language interpreter" to liaise with clients on behalf of the broker.
• International BusinessInternational Business
  Develop the knowledge and training to become a Top Executive in International Business. Executives typically direct operations of businesses and corporations, nonprofit institutions, governments, and organizations with a special sensitivity to diverse global economic trends.
• Management of Information SystemsManagement of Information Systems
  Earn a Graduate Certificate to aid in a career as a Computer and Information Systems Manager and coordinate, plan, and direct computer-related activities of businesses, government institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Systems Managers are ultimately responsible for computer strategies, long-term technological and information systems requirements, and maintenance of networks and systems.
• MarketingMarketing
  Apply skills in advertising and promotions, developing pricing strategies, monitoring trends, and supervising advertising and public relations staff as a Marketing, Promotions, or Public Relations Manager. Managers are generally responsible for a firm or organization's sales and marketing programs.
• MultimediaMultimedia
  Enhance existing skills in multimedia technology through course study in Internet applications, principles of multimedia design, and a practicum in multimedia production for public and private clients. The 18-credit Graduate Certificate program prepares for careers in multimedia design and implementation as Multimedia Managers for corporations, government organizations, and nonprofit institutions.

Master of Arts

• Communication Arts/Advertising and Public RelationsCommunication Arts/Advertising and Public Relations
  Designed for existing media professionals and recent graduates, the M.A. in Communication Arts program enhances existing knowledge of professional communications through research, aesthetic design, and cultural studies. Students are required to submit a portfolio that is completed through course study under the supervision and consultation of an instructor.

Master of Business Administration

• General Business StudiesGeneral Business Studies
  Develop management skills necessary to oversee all aspects of an organization through coursework in creating business strategies, diverse management, and economics for managers. The MBA program is a partnership educational endeavor in association with Columbia University Business School, Stanford University, and The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.
• Accounting and Information SystemsAccounting and Information Systems
  Utilize information systems and technology in pursuing careers in business management as either a Managerial Accountant or Professional Accountant. Typical duties include preparing financial reports, reviewing financial material, advising clients on investments, and information technology consulting. Students pursuing this career path should have an aptitude for math and critical analysis. For those professionals seeking further enhancement, a State Board of Accountancy license of CPA is highly recommended.
• E-CommerceE-Commerce
  Learn skills and techniques to use the Internet in economic management and create new business opportunities with a management career in Computer Information Systems or E-Commerce. Courses to develop technology/business synthesis, communication, and computer information technology provide skill enhancement.
• FinanceFinance
  Earn an MBA with specialization in Finance for management positions requiring knowledge of financial risk management, investment advising, and principles of global finance. Career positions include Financial Services Sales Manager, Economist, and Financial Analyst and Personal Financial Advisor.
• Global ManagementGlobal Management
  Study Export-Import operations and finance, international marketing, and principles of global finance in preparation for a professional career as an Executive or Global Manager (i.e. chief executive officer, chief operating officer, board chair, president, vice president, school superintendent, county administrator, or tax commissioner). Managers oversee all other departments and direct the business strategy of a corporation, government organization, or nonprofit institution.
• Health Care AdministrationHealth Care Administration
  Enhance existing administrative talents in planning, directing, coordinating, and supervising health care delivery as a Specialist or Generalist Manager--Specialists oversee a specific department or service, Generalists manage the entire system or facility. Managers are responsible for the efficiency of service while supervising assistant administrators responsible for directing activities in clinical areas.
• Human Resources ManagementHuman Resources Management
  Specialization in Human Resources Management provides training to help improve efficiency of operations and employee wellness through courses in HR Management, Managing the Workforce, Principles and Practices of Collective Bargaining, and Strategic Negotiation. HR Managers are often the key point of contact between Management and Employees.
• LeadershipLeadership
  Prepare for a professional business leadership career through skill training in ethics, predicting and managing organizational change, and meeting set goals. While the responsibilities and title may change with the size of an organization, typical leadership as a manager requires talents in organization, delegation, comprehensive understanding of computers, communication, and business principles as applied to a specific corporation, government organization, or nonprofit institution.
• Management of Information SystemsManagement of Information Systems
  MBA focus in Management of Information systems provides skill training on how to use information and technology as a resource in competitive business. As Computer and Information Systems Managers, graduates analyze computer and information technology needs, technology strategies, and the impact of IT designs on corporate, governmental, and nonprofit success.
• Management of TechnologyManagement of Technology
  Learn to improve/enhance/maintain business technology and tech organizations for optimum efficiency. Technology Managers typically oversee business planning, network security, and Internet operations while supervising the work of programmers, systems analysts, and support specialists to create a fluid technologically-current information structure.
• MarketingMarketing
  Study professional management strategies for developing marketing plans, managing product development, and communications to enhance or commence a management career in marketing as a Promotions, Marketing, or Public Relations Manager. Duties and responsibilities include directing advertising and promotion staff, managing sales campaigns, creating marketing strategies and identifying markets, and supervising PR specialists.
• Professional AccountingProfessional Accounting
  Learn skills in internal and external reporting for an organization along with assurance techniques associated with external auditing as either a Managerial or Professional Accountant. Accountants' responsibilities may include budget analysis, financial and investment planning, information technology consulting, and some legal services. CPA licensure is available through a State Board of Accountancy to add marketability to credentials.
• Project ManagementProject Management
  Combine technological knowledge with business communications skills to analyze user requirements during design and development of information systems and applications software for business. Additionally Software engineers are responsible for overseeing systems and applications through programming, problem solving, and corporate strategy. Heavy emphasis is placed on management, design, and supervision while overseeing a team of engineers and marketing, manufacturing, and design specialists.
• Risk ManagementRisk Management
  Learn professional skills to become a Risk Manager and address the financial, informational, personnel, and environmental risk factors related to a business, government organization, or nonprofit institution. Risk Management is a key role for Financial Managers and Brokerage Clerks.
• Strategy and EconomicsStrategy and Economics
  Develop skills to set and manage corporate strategy using economic fundamentals and applying them to business problems as an Economist or Brokerage Clerk with special focus on Strategy and Economics. Often, Economists and Brokerage Clerks seek advanced Doctorate Degree education.

Master of Science

• Computer ScienceComputer Science
  Gain a broad knowledge base of computer science comprehension while learning systems analysis, systems engineering, application software, software engineering, systems programming, data communications, and microprocessor and computer graphics. Course study includes specialization in software engineering, computer graphics, and artificial intelligence.
• Human Resources Management and Labor RelationsHuman Resources Management and Labor Relations
  Learn skills in employee selection, training, appraisal and motivation, compensation and employee benefits, employment law, OSHA, EEO, Workers' Comp, ERISA, employee relations, and dispute resolution for students looking to enter into HR Management careers or current professionals desiring career enhancement through Master's Degree education.
• Instructional Technology for EducatorsInstructional Technology for Educators
  Designed for classroom teachers looking to enhance existing competencies in technology integration or individuals looking to become a technology coordinator or curriculum developer, the M.S. in Instructional Technology for Educators program emphasizes the use of tools and skills necessary for assessment of classroom learning and technology access. Graduates are responsible for design and implementation as well as maintenance of multimedia, Internet, and other technology for effective teaching.
• Instructional Technology for Professional TrainersInstructional Technology for Professional Trainers
  Specialized curriculum prepares professional trainers, instructional designers, e-learning specialists, and internal consultants with skills for designing, implementing, and maintaining professional educational solutions that utilize technology such as multimedia and Internet to complement course material. Human Resources training is often incorporated in conjunction with communications and information technology study.