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Hybrid Degree Program

Executive MBA

Take one year to transform your career with this hybrid program designed to help seasoned professionals become more resilient, entrepreneurial, forward-thinking leaders.

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Hybrid Course

SUST 300 Humans, Health and the Environment: A One Health Approach

Lean into your passion for health, nature, and the environment and explore the complex relationships between humans, animals, and environmental health through a blend of online coursework and a seven-day field experience.

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Online Degree Program

BS in Computer Science

Learn to build the things today that will change tomorrow forever as you prepare for top technology jobs in data science, AI, networks, and more.

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Excelsior courses are designed with your career in mind

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Online Programs

Your goals are closer than you think when you choose one of Excelsior University’s flexible online degree and certificate programs spanning six areas of study. Courses begin every eight weeks so you don’t have to wait to start.

Our connected community is #ExcelsiorProud

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Alumni

Excelsior’s reach is growing every day. And with our diverse, inclusive, worldwide alumni network behind you, you’re ready to make big moves and make a difference!

Excellent education should always be affordable

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Excelsior Scholarships

We’ll help you navigate the financial aid process and find sustainable ways to fund your degree, including more than 50 Excelsior University scholarship opportunities our students may be eligible for.

We’re cheerleaders, advocates, and solution-finders

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Whether our students are finishing their degree, earning their first degree, or starting their next degree, our academic advisors, faculty, and staff are proud every time.

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You Belong at Excelsior

You Belong atExcelsior

At Excelsior University, belonging is more than a feeling—it’s our celebration and support of everything that makes our students unique. Since 1971, Excelsior has been delivering on our mission to provide educational opportunity to students of every background, at every age, and with every type of experience. Accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and proudly not for profit, our commitment to diversity, support, and academic excellence has grown Excelsior into the largest online higher education institution based in New York state.

We’re the university for students just starting their degrees and for students returning to college to finish their degrees. For full-time professionals and full-time parents. For people who want to change their careers and for people who want to change their lives. Bring us your ambitions, and we’ll bring you closer to your goals than ever before with a personalized plan designed to fit your life. Your journey isn’t traditional, and we’re excited to help you continue your story with nontraditional education that meets you where you are, whoever you happen to be.

Next Term Starts September 1

Online courses offered every 8 weeks

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