Majors, Minors and Certificates

The MAcc program prepares students to meet challenges they face in launching a career in public accounting. The structured educational experience of a graduate program broadens and deepens the student's knowledge and skills. Students may choose an Area of Emphasis (AOE) in Tax, Data Analytics, or Forensics.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Assurance and Forensic and Fraud Examination
• Tax

This program addresses a critical gap by bridging marketing education with the growing demand for AI expertise in the workforce. You will be equipped will the skills to use AI applications in core marketing functions such as social media, professional selling, communications, and promotions.

The DBA is carefully constructed to provide students with a foundation in research, an in-depth exposure to the accounting literature, and a supportive environment through faculty guidance and mentorship. The online curriculum is augmented by optional on-campus residences and allows students to maintain momentum in their career while pursuing their doctoral degree.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Accounting

Maintain momentum in your career while pursuing your MBA degree, online, as an executive.

The Business Cybersecurity Management program is a 12-month, flexible, online hybrid program.

WVU's Business Data Analytics program is a 12-month online program. Our online flexibility encourages students to simultaneously learn valuable business analysis skills, apply concepts in a real-world setting and experience improved results in an accelerated learning cycle.

The MA and PhD degrees in Economics enable students to broaden and refine their knowledge of the concepts and methods of economic analysis. These programs are designed to prepare students for careers in higher education, government, and business. Student programs are planned with the assistance of a faculty advisor and approval of the director of graduate programs.

The John Chambers College of Business and Economics offers a PhD that is built around an applied curriculum with a strong theoretical and quantitative foundation.

Tailor this major to your interests by taking courses in one of these areas:

• Health Economics
• International Economics
• Monetary Economics
• Public Economics
• Regional and Urban Economics
• Resource Economics

The Ph.D. in Business Administration with a major in Finance is a full-time, in-residence program lasting 4-5 years. It is a relatively small, high-quality program. The primary goal of the program is to prepare students for careers in research and teaching at comprehensive universities. The program of study requires the satisfactory completion of coursework, a first year summer research paper, a comprehensive examination, and dissertation research.

Our program leads the way in developing the national curriculum for fraud and forensic accounting programs on behalf of the National Institute of Justice.

The HMBA program includes 30-credit hours of graduate-level course work in all the functional areas of business, delivered with a healthcare lens, where students will take deep dives in cases, assignments and real world applications of the business of healthcare.

The WVU Master of Science in Industrial Relations and Human Resources (MSIRHR) is one of the oldest and most celebrated HR/IR programs in the country. Our students participate in a wide variety of co-curricular learning opportunities, including off-site company visits, networking events, industry conferences, internships opportunities, and the Eaton Practicum Series.

This full-time, residential program seeks to prepare students to contribute to the marketing discipline through the discovery, development, and dissemination of knowledge.

Looking to hone your business skills and level up your career? Look no further than West Virginia University’s on-campus MBA program.