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Online Master of Arts in Entrepreneurship (MA)

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About This Online Entrepreneurship Program

The master's in entrepreneurship from American Military University (AMU) will help equip you with the skills you need to run and grow your own company. We can help you prepare for whatever comes next: pursuing your own venture, managing a start-up, serving as a team leader, and so much more.

Entirely online, the entrepreneurship program takes a comprehensive approach to the discipline. Coursework covers everything from idea generation to creating a business plan and securing financing/funding. Entrepreneurship students also discuss: 

  • Business data analysis
  • Small business law
  • Business ethics
  • Marketing 
  • Management 
  • Entrepreneurial funding strategies

You will learn how to pitch to investors and use technology to address complex business problems.

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). 
 

What You Will Do

  1. Adopt an innovative mindset that is proactive, customer-focused, and grounded in evidence-based decision making 
  2. Design strategies that incorporate business canvas tools supporting the mission and vision of an organization for growth and sustainability nationally and internationally 
  3. Analyze key business metrics, including financial reports, funding, legal compliance, and forecasting 
  4. Integrate business models and approaches for identifying and solving business problems and change management at the individual, group, and leadership levels 
  5. Develop a strategic business plan and an original pitch 

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Degree at a Glance

Accredited
ACBSP Accredited

ACBSP® is a registered trademark of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

Number of Credits
36
Transfer up to 15 credits1
Cost Per Credit
$455 | $250*
$386.75** | $409.50***
*with Preferred Military Rate
**with Veteran Grant
***with APUS Opportunity Grant
Courses Start Monthly
Online
and vary from 8 to 16 weeks

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Program Requirements Printable Catalog Version

Students must choose a concentration for this degree program:

This concentration is designed for students interested in pursuing a business venture or managing an entrepreneurial enterprise. Graduates will be exposed to practical application of business theory in marketing, management, finance, and the online experience involved with running a business. Developed to provide specialized knowledge for those interested in entrepreneurship, this program will expose students to key concepts and faculty members that will help to lend direction to their entrepreneurial plans.

Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

  • Design marketing strategies to effectively target the needs of current and future customers.
  • Develop mission statements, vision statements, and business strategies to obtain and sustain various marketing segments to increase growth potential.
  • Use analytical financial tools to conduct business analysis and to communicate reasoning for business decisions.
  • Evaluate current business needs and the need for changes in policies and procedures by using advanced analysis techniques to determine their interdisciplinary applicability.
  • Analyze the legal, regulatory, and compliance issues affecting the entrepreneurial environment Compare and contrast various managerial approaches, specifically their effect on the individual, group, and organization.
    • Integrate advanced business analysis and the use of various data tools into alternative evaluation in the discovery and implementation of possible solutions to business problems.
  • Prepare financial forecasts as part of a comprehensive business plan.
  • Design a comprehensive business plan and pitch.

Must take all courses for this section.

Course ID: 2755

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This course introduces the student to the concepts and terminology of modern e-commerce approaches. It includes topics on marketing, web technologies, security, legal issues, imaging, search engines. The emphasis will be to develop an understanding of the underlying principles of e-business.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4855

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This course focuses on international opportunity for new and emerging ventures; market analysis; exporting; joint ventures, regional, legal, and cultural issues; and financing foreign ventures. The course provides students with an understanding of the complexities faced by entrepreneurs doing business in a global environment and with knowledge to help them be successful within the global context.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4582

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This course examines the marketing process and components of a successful marketing strategy for starting and growing a successful entrepreneurial venture. Students learn about the evolving practice of marketing and the potential for entrepreneurial thinking. Focal points range from issues with conventional marketing paradigms to the development of marketing strategy in the digital age.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session

Course ID: 4314

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This course is a comprehensive review of the major applications of reverse logistics principles, problems and best practices in manufacturing, retail and the military. The student will study applications from apparel, aviation, automotive, electronics, food and beverage, retailers, and sporting goods. It includes an analysis of Green applications and Carbon Footprint credits for companies.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session

This concentration is designed for students who want to focus on small business ownership. Graduates examine the legal practices, operations, funding, and marketing specific to a small business. Developed to bring specialized knowledge, this program will expose students to key concepts and principles often required of a successful small business owner.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Determine the legal and ethical issues small businesses face.
  • Analyze methods used to critically evaluate specific operational functions.
  • Formulate funding options that support the strategy and goals of your small business.
  • Generate a marketing and advertising strategic plan to meets the goals of your venture.

Must take all courses for this section.

Course ID: 4579

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This course examines the legal and ethical issues small business owners face in the start-up and growth processes and equips them with the concepts needed to be successful. Students review decisions affecting business formation, including business entity selection and formation, employment law, intellectual property, taxation, government regulation, and contract law.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4580

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This course focuses on lean processes associated with owning a business and equips students with modeling skills to help them make better decisions in the operations process. Students evaluate different lean operations in areas such as lean six sigma, quality improvement, value creation, project management, the DMAIC process, pricing strategy, assumption testing, and inventory management. *This course uses spreadsheet software.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session

Course ID: 4581

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This course examines financial strategies needed to support a small business. Topics addressed include managing the cash cycle, seed and venture capital, cost of capital and capital structure, entry strategies such as franchising and acquisition, self-funding, debt financing, angel investors, and financing from venture capital firms.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session

Course ID: 4854

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In this course, students examine the unique marketing challenges faced by entrepreneurs launching new products and/or services. Topics include: designing new offerings, targeting customer segments, and marketing on a tight budget. The course is designed to be useful for small business owners.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session

This concentration provides the student with an array of study and course work in business analysis, decision-making, analytic tools, and applied analytics.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this concentration, the student will be able to:

  • Evaluate advanced analysis methods and techniques to solve modern business problems.
  • Recommend solutions to problems through the use of software analysis tools and techniques.
  • Analyze scenarios to create case summaries and data-supported solutions.

Must take all courses for this section.

Course ID: 2741

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This is a course in business analysis. This course investigates the advanced analysis methods and techniques used to solve modern business problems. The course emphasizes the most successful methods from business statistics, production and operations management, management science, and operations research fields of study. Students will be required to synthesize material from several major fields of study in order to apply it in this course. The capabilities of Microsoft Office® will be used extensively throughout the course to illustrate the application of these methods and techniques to the analysis and solution of modern business problems. The course will first investigate the types of problems faced by businesses in the both the production and service areas. Methods of analysis will be investigated to solve these type problems including probability concepts and their applications, statistical quality control, process design, forecasting, inventory control, waiting line models, transportation and assignment methods, decision analysis, and simulation modeling. Microsoft Office ® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4630

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This course delves deeper into the sophisticated techniques, algorithms, and tools central to modern analytics. Building upon their foundational knowledge of analytics, students will engage with complex data sets, machine learning methodologies, and advanced predictive modeling. Through real-world case studies and hands-on projects, course participants will learn how to derive actionable insights and address intricate business challenges. (Prerequisite: BUSN625)
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4631

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This course equips students with advanced Excel data analysis skills that can be used for problem-solving and decision-making in business. Building upon a foundational knowledge of analytics, students will engage with complex data sets, estimate regression models, and conduct visual analytics. Using case studies and hands-on projects, students will learn how to derive actionable insights and address business challenges.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session

Course ID: 4728

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This course in applied advanced analytics imparts a deep understanding of the strategies, methodologies, and leadership skills required to drive and manage technological change and innovation in today's evolving business environments. This course combines intricate analytical theories with tangible business scenarios, ensuring students can adeptly transfer classroom knowledge to real-world contexts. Students will utilize intricate data sets, employ cutting-edge algorithms, and learn to make strategic decisions grounded in advanced analytical findings. Through hands-on projects, students will be taught how to confront and solve genuine business challenges from supply chain optimizations to market forecasting. This course is ideal for those seeking to not only understand but also apply high-level analytics, and it serves as a bridge between theory and impactful business application. (Prerequisite: BUSN661)
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Must take all courses for this section.

Course ID: 5298

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This foundational course equips students with the essential knowledge and tools to interpret, analyze, and leverage data in the business landscape. Students will explore key analytical principles, learn about a diverse range of tools and techniques, and understand their application in real-world business scenarios. From data collection to insightful interpretation, students will gain a holistic perspective of the analytics domain.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4716

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There are two types of entrepreneurs - those that have a myriad of ideas and those that can't think of one idea. This course will help the student identify opportunities for a new business venture by either deciding on one idea they have or helping to create ideas. This course will span the realm of possibilities for a new business venture and the student will leave the course with a plan for taking the idea and turning it into reality.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

Course ID: 4856

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This course is intended to address the various legal, tax, and ethical issues that confront individuals and companies in starting up new ventures, either within an existing company or a new start-up company. Students are exposed to the process of buying and/or selling a company, intellectual property, tax implications, and ethical challenges entrepreneurs face.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session

Course ID: 4831

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This course covers major sources of funding for entrepreneurs - including family and friends, angels, venture capitalists, informal investors, banks, and crowdfunding. Each are reviewed and evaluated in this course. Some topics for this course include valuation, bootstrapping, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and private placements. Students create financial statements, develop a funding plan for a new venture, and create a pitch to present to an investor. *This course uses spreadsheet software.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session

Choose 3 credit hours from this section.

Course ID: 4823

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The Accelerator is a dynamic learning and business development experience, unlike any class you will have had before. You start with your own creative ideas and, through the rigorous lean startup protocol, strive to determine the exact business model by which to launch and go to scale. The Accelerator model is based on lean startup and customer development principles (i.e., innovative business models, scientific approach, hypothesis testing, rapid iteration, minimum viable product, problem-solution fit, and customer discovery).
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session

Course ID: 5387

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This course is designed to provide the student with the skills necessary for developing a comprehensive, effectively written business plan for a new business venture. Every business benefits from a business plan. This class helps students understand that a business plan is more than a strategic plan. The motives for a business plan are largely the same for every business: to have an intent, purpose, and direction for the business. This course deals with the critical decisions and action steps entrepreneurs must make in both planning and executing a new venture. The business plan is often a tool used for those who may be interested in the business venture for a variety of reasons. Therefore, the plan must reflect the concept's viability and business model, the environment in which the firm operates, and the expertise of the management team to execute the plan.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
09/30/24 - 02/28/25 03/03/25 - 04/27/25 Winter 2025 Session D 8 Week session
11/28/24 - 05/02/25 05/05/25 - 06/29/25 Spring 2025 Session I 8 Week session
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Must take all courses for this section.

Course ID: 4583

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As a culmination to the graduate-level Master’s program in Entrepreneurship, this capstone course focuses on tying together the functional aspects of an entrepreneurial initiative to position it for growth and longevity. Topics covered include elements that must be considered by the entrepreneur to better position the organization for future growth, such as market research, management acumen, funding, etc. Students evaluate the opportunity of their venture as a foundation for the strategic business plan that stresses growth and answers to market shifts. This course may not be taken until all other courses are COMPLETED and student has a 3.0 GPA.
Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
07/29/24 - 01/03/25 01/06/25 - 03/02/25 Winter 2025 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/24 - 01/31/25 02/03/25 - 03/30/25 Winter 2025 Session I 8 Week session
10/28/24 - 04/04/25 04/07/25 - 06/01/25 Spring 2025 Session B 8 Week session
12/30/24 - 05/30/25 06/02/25 - 07/27/25 Spring 2025 Session D 8 Week session

 

 

Learn How Creativity and Grit Can Unlock Business Opportunities

Discover how big ideas can fuel profits. AMU’s entrepreneurship master program is designed with budding entrepreneurs and existing business owners in mind. Coursework examines the strategies founders and executives use within entrepreneurial ecosystems. Learners gain the knowledge necessary to pursue new ventures and scale operations within existing organizations. 

The MA in entrepreneurship centers on innovation and resilience. Although anybody can start their own business, only those capable of strategic problem-solving will be successful. Entrepreneurs face the unique challenge of creating proprietary solutions while navigating the business world, often with limited resources.

Students in this online program develop essential skills in business management, critical thinking, and executive leadership. A combination of robust coursework and weekly class discussions helps prepare learners for various types of business endeavors:

  • Inventing new products to bring to market
  • Launching service-based businesses
  • Exploring virtual business opportunities
  • Fostering growth within established start-ups
  • Scaling an existing business to increase market share

As an entrepreneurship student, you will examine the connection between ingenuity and enterprise. Your courses will help you understand the tactics business owners employ every day to start, grow, and sell their companies. Furthermore, you will discuss how to create a proprietary offering and identify a business model suited to your goals.

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Where Will Your Entrepreneurial Spirit Take You?

Entrepreneurs are both dreamers and doers. They are the risk-takers whose contributions drive our society, and economy, forward. Entrepreneurs combine business knowledge with innovation to sell goods and services, create new jobs, and bolster the economy. 

Owning a business can give you the freedom of autonomy over your career. When you pursue your own ventures, you can align your greatest strengths and passions with business objectives. AMU’s Entrepreneurship Master of Arts program is designed to help you realize your potential as a business owner. Throughout the course of your graduate studies you will gain insight into the various opportunities a free market provides.

Entrepreneurship Offers a Fulfilling Career Path for Veterans and Servicemembers

Entrepreneurs share many of the same traits as the brave men and women who serve in the military. Running your own company requires discipline, courage, and incredible vigor. Also, entrepreneurs must be confident in their decision-making skills. Consequently, students with military experience may be especially well-suited to the demands of business ownership. 

In fact, veterans represent a significant portion of U.S. entrepreneurs. Our country is home to nearly 2 million veteran-owned businesses, according to United States Small Business Administration partner, SCORE. Collectively, these organizations amass nearly $1 trillion in annual sales.  

 

Discover Additional Ways to Leverage an Entrepreneurial Mindset

Being an entrepreneur requires creative problem-solving skills and a passion for generating measurable business growth. In fact, these traits describe virtually all successful business leaders, including intrapreneurs. 

The term “intrapreneur” is an informal name that refers to an innovative self-starter who is not a business owner. Intrapreneurs are influential team members and key players in corporate innovation. They may be instrumental in developing new products and services or updating business practices for their employers. Being an intrapreneur can provide a similar experience to that of an entrepreneur with significantly fewer risks.

Entrepreneurship Faculty Spotlight

Professor Abdel-Kader Ben-Mohamed is an accomplished business leader. His decades-long career includes roles with some of the largest institutions in America, including Citigroup and Wells Fargo. In addition, Dr. Ben-Mohamed is a successful business owner who has embarked on several entrepreneurial ventures. Currently, he owns and operates his own consultancy that specializes in project management and business strategy.

Yet, Dr. Ben-Mohamed credits an earlier career experience for inspiring him to teach in AMU’s entrepreneurship program. From 2004 to 2008, Ben-Mohamed worked as a civilian contractor for the Department of Defense (DoD). Working closely with servicemembers from every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces motivated a new career goal. Dr. Ben-Mohamed was determined to give back to these brave men and women through education.

“AMU has allowed me to support so many veterans and active-duty servicemembers in the classroom. It is a responsibility that I take very seriously and that I carry out every day to the best of my ability. I want to help others pursue their individual dreams which will, inevitably, translate into our collective American Dream.”

–Abdel-Kader Ben-Mohamed PhD, CAIA

Earning the Entrepreneurship Master of Arts Degree Online

Unlike attending classes in-person, studying at AMU enables you to advance your education while working around a busy schedule. Our online classes have no set login times. Instead, students may access course material 24/7 from any place with an internet connection. Learners also participate in weekly discussion forums with classmates and faculty members. Additionally, graduate courses incorporate weekly assignments, through which students practice their critical thinking and analytical skills. 

 

Receive Academic Credit for Your Military Service

$0 Transfer Credit Evaluation Fee

AMU encourages all degree-seekers to maximize transfer credit opportunities throughout the application process. As an institution with roots in the military, we proudly award academic credit to service members and veterans who have served our great nation. Learn more about how military service and education may count towards degree requirements.

Academic and Professional Experience Outside the Military Could Count Towards Program Requirements

AMU allows students to apply up to 15 transfer credits towards the 36-credit Entrepreneurship Master of Arts program. The University may award credit for qualifying professional and academic experience, including:

  • Previously completed graduate courses
  • Professional training and certification
  • Government training
  • Public safety training

Students may also receive academic credit for satisfactory scores on:

  • Advanced Placement® (AP®) exams
  • College Level Examination Program (CLEP®) exams
  • DSST® (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) exams

Learn more about how your past achievements could count towards this master’s degree program.

Advanced Placement® is a registered trademark of the College Board.
AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board.
CLEP® is a registered trademark of the College Board.
DSST® is a registered trademark of Prometric LLC.

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Connect with Other Entrepreneurship Students Outside the Classroom

Throughout the academic year, AMU faculty members oversee various clubs and organizations. These communities help enrich the online learning experience for students.

Collaborate on projects, network with instructors, and connect with other degree-seekers who share your interest in entrepreneurship and innovation. As an entrepreneurship student at AMU, you may be interested in the following student organizations:

Discover more opportunities to connect with the AMU community online and gain in-person experience as a campus leader.

Paying for This Entrepreneurship MA Degree

American Military University is committed to making education accessible to students. Our online degree programs allow students to save on costs associated with traditional, brick-and-mortar institutions. Learn more about our affordable tuition rates and University-sponsored grants.

 

Resources for Servicemembers and Their Families

Some entrepreneurship students may qualify for military tuition assistance. AMU's Preferred Military Rate is available to all U.S. active-duty service members, National Guard members, Reservists, and their families, including parents, spouses, legal partners, siblings, and dependents.

NOTE: The Preferred Military Rate supersedes all university grants and special promotions and cannot be combined with other special pricing.

 

GI Bill® Benefits and AMU’s Veteran Grant

Entrepreneurship and innovation are often of interest to those with military backgrounds. Veterans may have the option to apply GI Bill® benefits toward tuition expenses for this degree program.

American Military University is also a Yellow Ribbon School. Additional financial aid is available to entrepreneurship degree-seekers through the Chapter 33 - Post-9/11 GI Bill®*  Yellow Ribbon Program. 

NOTE: Tuition grants cannot be combined with other special University rates, promotions, or grants. Only one tuition grant can be applied per course registration.

*GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by the VA is available at the official website:  http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.

 

Additional Financial Aid Resources

There are numerous ways to pay for the entrepreneurship degree. For example, graduate students may qualify for federal loans and/or federal grants. These loans and grants can reduce the upfront expense of pursuing an education. Learners may also qualify for private loans, scholarships, and/or employer-provided educational benefits. Financial aid resources such as these may further help to reduce out-of-pocket expenses. Learn more about  paying for school.

Questions? Our school has military education managers nationwide who are dedicated to assisting you with your American Military University journey.  Connect with your local representative today.  

 

Frequently Asked Questions

Starting a company does not require a formal education in business. However, there are many reasons to consider pursuing a degree in entrepreneurship. Concentration tracks, for instance, allow students to tailor their studies to their unique interests. Additionally, required courses often cultivate essential skills for pursuing new business ventures and scaling operations.

Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are grounded in the principles of managerial and leadership skills. MBA students generally discuss strategies best suited to those who work in large, established companies. Entrepreneurship programs, however, focus on the needs of smaller companies and those wishing to launch their own startups. Entrepreneurship students also discuss the importance of innovation for launching profitable products and services. In addition, an entrepreneurship program may integrate coursework specific to issues new business owners commonly face. 

Master of Science (MS) degrees are usually more math focused and technical in nature than Master of Arts (MA) degrees. MA programs are based primarily in liberal arts and humanities-related subjects. 

A Master of Science in Entrepreneurship will likely focus heavily on data analytics and finance. Alternatively, a Master of Arts in Entrepreneurship may take a more holistic and conceptual approach to develop students’ critical-thinking skills. Both types of programs may incorporate experiential learning to examine the link between entrepreneurship and innovation. Additionally, students pursuing either type of degree can expect to complete research projects. 

American Military University offers a Master of Arts in entrepreneurship, however, students still discuss business analytics and finance throughout the program. 

A master’s in entrepreneurship is a type of graduate degree that may be suitable for someone interested in learning how to run a successful startup. There is an undeniable relationship between entrepreneurship and innovation. Students who pursue their Master of Science or Master of Arts degrees in Entrepreneurship analyze this relationship. 

Accordingly, master’s-level entrepreneurship programs also guide students through the process of generating new ideas for prospective business ventures. Students graduating from a quality entrepreneurship program should feel prepared to launch and scale their own companies.

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Admission Requirements

  • All AMU master's degree/graduate certificate programs require a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an institution whose accreditation is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA®).
  • Please read all graduate admission requirements before applying to this program and be prepared to submit the required documentation.
  • There is no fee to complete the AMU admission application for this program. View steps to apply.

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Materials Cost

Most courses in this program use Open Educational Resources (OER). These teaching, learning, and research materials are made available to you at no cost, meaning there are minimal book costs associated with earning this degree.

Technology fee: $85 per course

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2Alumni Graduated with No APUS-incurred Student Loan Debt As of December 31, 2021

Includes alumni who graduated with an associate, bachelor's, or master's degree from APUS. Student loan debt is defined as student loans and private education loans used for tuition, fees, living expenses, and book costs associated with courses taken at APUS. Many APUS students receive military tuition assistance and veterans education benefits, which are not student loan debt.

1The University reserves the right to accept or deny credits according to policies outlined on our University website. Please see the University's transfer credit policy webpage for complete information.

*Cost Per Credit Hour

The Preferred Military Rate is $250 per credit hour for undergraduate and  master's-level courses. This rate is available to all U.S. active-duty servicemembers, National Guard members, Reservists, and military families, including parents, spouses, legal partners, siblings, and dependents.

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