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Baker Online

Built for working adults. The best value and highest salaries in Kansas. Advance your career from anywhere, any time.

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Flexible, Fast, and Designed to Fit Your Life

We’ll help you get further in health care, business, or education with workforce-ready programs that fit into your daily routine. Complete your coursework from your home office, an airport terminal, a break room—anywhere with an internet connection.

And our accelerated degree and certificate programs help you finish sooner and see results faster. That means a quicker return on your investment.

The Baker Online Difference

Our online programs do more than just turn on-campus courses remote. We designed our courses from the ground up around the needs of online students. That’s why you’ll make an immediate impact in Kansas and beyond. Here’s what you can expect from an online Baker education.

Highest Average Salary

Our grads earn more on average than grads from any other Kansas university.

Industry-Informed Programs

We’ve done the research to create the most career- ready programs possible.

Accelerated Degrees

Several accelerated pathways get you a quality Baker degree faster.

Award-Winning Faculty

Top-notch professors are top of the field and offer real-world experience.

Unmatched Flexibility

Many of our course offerings let you dig in at any time, anywhere.

Vast Professional Network

Professors, alumni, and career resources that help you get your foot in the door.

Explore Our Programs

Are you a nurse looking to make the leap to a BSN or an MSN? An educator looking to earn more and do more? A business professional with an eye on leadership?

Wherever you want to go, our online programs will help you take your next step.

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Recertification Courses for Educators

Stay certified, stay current, and keep positively impacting your students with our recertification courses. You’ll develop your teaching toolbox and earn graduate-level credits that can be applied towards a master’s degree.

Continuing Education for Educators

Online Bachelor’s Programs

For career starters or full-time professionals looking for the next step.

  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Associate of Arts (AA)

    • BBA, Human Resources major: Learn the ins and outs of staffing, employee compensation and benefits, recruitment, training, and development.
    • BBA, Marketing major: Understand how to plan, develop, deliver, and manage effective marketing strategies.
    • BBA, Organizational Management major:  Develop the management skills you need to lead people, run your own department, or create effective company strategy.
    • BBA, Project Management major: Master the successful execution of projects through effective leadership, communication, and team building.
    • BBA, Sport Management major: Work in an industry you love that combines the thrill of teamwork and competition with a commitment to building successful and profitable sports enterprises.
    • AA in Business: Introduces you to business fundamentals and prepares you for our Bachelor of Business Administration or Bachelor of Science programs.

    Nursing (Bachelor of Science in Nursing)

    • ADN to BSN: Designed for working nurses, you’ll boost your earning potential and enhance your decision-making skills by turning your RN into a BSN.

    Accelerated BSN: Complete this BSN program in just 14.5 months. Courses are offered 100 percent online, with in-person clinical experiences at a Magnet designated hospital for nursing excellence.

    Criminal Justice (Bachelor of Science or BS)

    • BS, Criminal Justice major: Prepare for a career in the criminal justice system, law school, a master’s in social work, or another graduate program.

    Psychology (Bachelor of Science or BS)

    • BS, Psychology major: Builds a well-rounded understanding of human behavior that can apply to any field.

    Customized (Bachelor of Science)

    • BS, Interdisciplinary Studies major: This online degree lets you custom design your program and prepare for employment in nearly any field or start your own business.

Online Master’s Degree Programs

Our master’s programs help transform you into a workplace leader.

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)

    • MBA, Concentration in Data Analytics: Learn how to uncover data insights through business intelligence, data visualization, and other statistical tools, then use those insights to solve real-world business problems.
    • MBA, Concentration in Finance: Develop skills in corporate finance strategy, financial planning, and investments and portfolio management to help direct how money moves within an organization.
    • MBA, Concentration in Health Care Administration: Gain the technical, analytical, and decision-making skills to navigate challenges in hospitals and health care organizations.
    • MBA, Concentration in Human Resource Management: Drive employee recruitment, development, and effectiveness while managing employee issues, relationship building, and organizational talent.
    • MBA, Concentration in Strategic Management: Build expertise to help organizations plan, assess, and align their strategies, policies, and processes with their strategic goals.
    • MBA, Concentration in Supply Chain Management & Logistics: Master supply chain planning, forecasting, sourcing, and management to enhance customer service and reduce operating costs.
    • MBA, Concentration in Transformational Studies: Build your own MBA. Take courses from multiple disciplines, then connect the dots between them to improve business results and eliminate functional silos.

    Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

    • MSN: Shape the next generation of health care professionals by studying nursing education or nursing administration.
    • ADN to MSN: This streamlined bridge option helps working RNs move to master's level faster and more affordably.

    Master of Science (MS) and Master of Arts (MA) Education

    • MS in Instructional Design & Performance Technology: Learn to create effective training programs and education experiences in classrooms, businesses, nonprofits, or any other industry.
    • MA in Education: This online master’s degree program helps you sharpen your skills to become an exemplary and respected educational leader who makes a difference.
    • MS in School Leadership: Learn how to handle the issues and challenges today’s schools face as you prepare to secure a PK-12 building administration license in Kansas or certificate in Missouri.
    • MS in Special Education: Become highly marketable and highly valuable by understanding how to work with K-12 students who have high-incidence learning disabilities.
    • MS in Higher Education Leadership: Study higher education trends and prepare for roles in advising, enrollment management, admissions, retention, financial aid, or student affairs.

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    We also offer the following education licenses:

    • Para-to-Teacher Program: For paraeducators already working in a special education classroom. This program prepares you to be a licensed special education teacher. And you can continue your work while finishing your program. Earning a limited apprentice license offers a flexible route to an MS in Special Education for paraeducators who hold a bachelor’s degree.
    • Building-Level Licensure Endorsement: Kansas teachers with a master’s degree can complete coursework at a lower credit-hour cost while gaining hands-on experience that can lead to a role as a school administrator.
    Organizational Leadership and Sports Management
    • MA in Organizational Leadership: Develop collaborative, flexible leadership skills in social justice, global citizenship, and entrepreneurial spirit.
    • MS in Sport Management: Develop skills in facility planning, event management, sports marketing, and sports law.

Online Doctoral Degree Programs

A doctoral degree solidifies you as an authoritative voice and helps you make a positive impact on entire cohorts.

  • Doctor of Education

    • Doctor of Education in Instructional Design & Performance Technology: The only online doctoral program of its kind in the region that prepares you to direct training and performance in any industry or workplace.
    • Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership: Become an effective leader at the district level and gain a better understanding of executive decision-making.
    • Doctor of Education in Leadership in Higher Education: Prepare for leadership positions at public and private institutions, community colleges, and technical colleges.