Overview

As an Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) student at Columbia University , you will train under world-class faculty, including former and current executives from Amazon, Deloitte, Google DeepMind and NASA. And you will join a powerful, global alum network in coveted positions, including at Alphabet, Goldman Sachs, Nike, Pfizer, and The World Bank.

Our curriculum is flexible, designed to be completed by working professionals and career pivoters, and includes many elective courses which you can choose yourself from other graduate programs across Columbia University. The electives allow you to tailor your Ivy-League experience to fit your own intellectual curiosity and career objectives. Join us to study full-time or part-time at a pace of your choosing, online or in-person right here in New York City.

Columbia's IKNS Master of Science degree is STEM-designated.

Careers

Typical jobs and roles are:

Chief Knowledge Officer, Chief Information Officer, or Chief Operations Officer (e.g., a recent alum was hired to design, implement, and lead the KM approach at Harvard Business Publishing)
Technology and business analytics professionals with strategic responsibility (e.g., an alum of IKNS was head of business development for Google’s cloud AI services before becoming CTO of a major design firm )
Intrapreneurs responsible for special projects that cut across traditional silos of their organization (e.g., a current student is responsible for the design, launch, and roll-out of a new patient record system across several US East Coast hospitals)
Consultants and entrepreneurs, including product designers/managers, especially in the digital/gig economy

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Knowledge-Driven Organizations

AI for the Knowledge-Driven Organization

Digital Workplace and Digital Transformation

Business Analytics

Leading Collaboration

IKNS Capstone

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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100

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended

Semi-structured, Fully structured
Continuous support with feedback on request
Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions), Online group works/assignments

Campus Location

Manhattan, United States

Disciplines

Management Studies Business Intelligence Data Analytics View 409 other Masters in Business Intelligence in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

U.S. bachelor’s degree or international equivalent.
Students must be comfortable with rapid and idiomatic spoken English.
Demonstrated ability for critical thinking and analysis.
Substantial work and leadership experience in an area relevant to IKNS
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Most successful applicants have a cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better.

Your statement of academic purpose (500 words max) should clearly and concisely address the following:

Identify and discuss 1–2 problems in your workplace or career that you believe the M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) will help you solve.
Identify and discuss examples of specific knowledge, skills, and experience that you (i) seek to gain from the IKNS degree; and (ii) will contribute to your fellow students.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

70080 USD / year

≈ 70080 USD / year
Out-of-State

70080 USD / year

≈ 70080 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

70080 USD / year

≈ 70080 USD / year

Living costs

Manhattan

United States

2638 - 5751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Careers

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Programme Structure

Check out the full curriculum

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

Explore more key information

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Manhattan

Financing

Funding

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