Overview

By developing your skills in one or more focus areas, you’ll increase your marketability, gain a competitive edge in the workforce, and have the opportunity to advance or work in your field of interest. At the Professional Studies program from Purdue University Global you can select courses from a wide range of fields, including business, IT, government, non-profit, legal studies, military, and more.

Our faculty advisers will help you build a flexible Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) to help you customize your degree plan to match your career goals and interests. The core curriculum will help enhance your professional skills so they align with what employers are looking for, such as: professional global communication, research methods and data literacy, ethics, visionary leadership, understanding conflict and collaboration, competitive positioning, planning, and decision-making.

Program Learning Outcomes

Communication: Communicate effectively in a diverse global environment.

Research and Data Literacy: Apply data-driven approaches to making decisions that improve professional practice and implement innovative solutions.

Ethical Leadership: Evaluate the ethical implications of organizational decisions in the broader global community.

Problem-Solving: Analyze information from multiple sources and provide solutions to problems in a professional context that demonstrate strategic thinking.

Development: Develop an individualized program-specific outcome directly corresponding to the student's area of study and matching their professional area of interest.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Capstone in Professional Studies

Professional Global Communication

Professional Research Methods and Data Literacy

Professional and Organizational Ethics

Visionary Leadership, Conflict, and Collaboration

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-04 00:00:00
Starting 2026-12-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-20 00:00:00

More details

We offer multiple start dates to give you flexibility in your education, life, and work schedules.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

33 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Indianapolis, United States

Disciplines

Corporate Communication Communications Engineering Leadership View 597 other Masters in Leadership in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To enroll in the Master of Science in Accounting, you must possess a bachelor’s degree in the field of business from an accredited college or university or 45 credit hours of undergraduate coursework across the ACBSP's Common Professional Components (CPC).

Be at least 18 years old.

Proof of sufficient funds

Submit applicable fees

Visa requirements

Proof of secondary completion

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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

13860 USD / year

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Out-of-State

13860 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

16005 USD / year

≈ 16005 USD / year

Funding

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Overview

Program Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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