Lead the AI transformation in your organization
A hybrid master's built for working professionals who need to turn AI into measurable business outcomes - fast
- Build AI-enabled products, processes and decisions
- Lead adoption, governance, and change - not just models
- Graduate with portfolio-ready applied work
Why choose the Smeal Master of Applied AI for Business Transformation?
Faculty + Industry
Smeal professors rank among the best in the world.
Hybrid Format
Designed for working professionals to earn a degree without interrupting a busy career.
Capstone Project
Graduate with a portfolio-ready applied AI transformation project.
Networking & Career Support
Join Penn State's 800,000+ person alumni network and advance your career goals with Smeal's leading career support services.
Is this program right for me?
Ideal for:
- Strategy & innovation leaders driving AI initiatives
- Product & operations leaders automating & redesigning workflows
- Analytics & tech managers moving into business leadership
If you're looking for a deep computer science or machine learning degree, this isn't it. If you're not prepared to apply concepts at work, this will feel heavy.
Curriculum Highlights
- Agentic AI and Intelligent Prompting
- AI-Driven Business Analytics
- AI-Enabled Business Transformation
- Demonstrate your skill with a portfolio-ready capstone project
Why partner with Penn State Smeal?
Weekly: virtual learning
- 100% outside business hours
- Live remote with set start and end times
- One three-hour class block most weeks
Twice a year: on-campus
- In-person networking
- 2.5 days at the start of each fall and spring semester (4
total)
- Connect with instructors, peers, and your success team
Structured for Balance
A part-time course load for a full-time professional so you can succeed in every area of your life.
Ready to lead
AI transformation?
Harness the power of artificial intelligence in business.
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