Enhance Your EXPERTISE

Serious interest in the influence of big data is fueling a new career direction for Michelle Rhen. With a graduate certificate in business analytics from Oakland University, Michelle is building a powerful platform to advance to the next level.

Boost your business acumen, refresh your skills and enhance your professional experience with a graduate business certificate. These 15-credit hour programs are ideal for working professionals who want to gain a fresh perspective or new skills. Learn concepts you can apply immediately while building a foundation for a strong future.

Business Analytics

Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
No longer the exclusive domain of IT professionals, employers are seeking professionals across disciplines who can harness data to solve business problems. From automotive and financial services to marketing, human resources and education, career opportunities abound for those who understand how to leverage the power of data to improve business processes.

Business Essentials (online or on campus)

Business Essentials Graduate Certificate
Boost your business acumen, update your education and enhance your professional experience with a Business Essentials Graduate Certificate. Learn business concepts that you can apply immediately while building a foundation that will help you and your organization get ahead. This program can be completed 100% online or on campus, depending on student preference.

Financial Technology (FinTech)

FinTech Graduate Certificate
From banking and mobile payment to cryptocurrency and crowdfunding, financial technology (fintech) is disrupting the mainstream banking and finance sectors. With a Graduate Certificate in FinTech from Oakland University, you will gain the ability to expertly navigate the evolving financial services landscape.

Finance

Finance Graduate Certificate
Enhance your expertise with expanded knowledge of essential financial concepts. Ideal for the working professional seeking career advancement or a management role. The specialized knowledge gained in this certificate can be applied across a wide range of industries.

Information Security Management

Information Security Management Graduate Certificate
Securing digital assets in cyberspace is imperative for organizations large and small. The demand for skilled professionals in this dynamic and evolving field continues to grow. This program offers career growth opportunities for working professionals interested in understanding the role of and gaining practical skills in securely managing their organization's digital assets.

Leadership in Business

Leadership in Business Graduate Certificate
Unlock your leadership potential and reach new levels of success as you learn graduate-level concepts that strengthen your management abilities and enhance your executive potential in Oakland University’s Leadership in Business Graduate Certificate program. Through action-based and experiential learning, you will emerge with the mindset, confidence and ability to lead high-performing teams with integrity, drive and purpose.

Marketing

Marketing Graduate Certificate
Gain essential expertise in designing marketing strategies to successfully position your products and brands in the marketplace with a Graduate Certificate in Marketing from Oakland University. With this graduate-level marketing knowledge, you will be equipped to develop innovative marketing plans that address complex business challenges and improve performance.

About Oakland University

Explore an academic and social environment unlike any other. Where opportunity soars and over-achievers thrive. Where dreamers become leaders, and the dedicated become empowered. Welcome to Oakland University, where the aspiring can rise.

A doctoral, research intensive university, OU offers more than 130 bachelor's degrees and 125 graduate and certificate programs. More than 19,000 students just like you shine with opportunities to conduct research, study abroad, compete in Division I athletics, lead student orgs, perform on the stage, land internships, and learn without limits.

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