Online Master of Professional Studies
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Master’s Degree in Professional Studies Overview
Come back and move your career forward. Build your own custom master’s degree to further your goals, increase your marketability, and gain a competitive edge.
- Select courses from a broad spectrum of areas, including business, IT, government, nonprofit, legal studies, military, and more.
- Get the credit you deserve. Use your past graduate coursework toward your degree requirements.
- Earn a valuable graduate certificate in diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) as an optional concentration.
- Gain skills employers are looking for, such as professional global communication, research methods and data literacy, ethics, visionary leadership, understanding conflict and collaboration, competitive positioning, planning, and decision-making.
First Step: Create Your ILP
Work with a Purdue Global faculty Advisor to custom design your Individualized Learning Plan (ILP):
- Create your personal career goal statement.
- Review your previously earned college credits.
- Identify what Purdue Global courses you’ll need to take.
Maximize Your Credits
Transfer credits for previous graduate coursework to graduate sooner and save on tuition.
Purdue Global Is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission
The HLC (HLCommission.org) is an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Calculate Your Time and Cost
Estimate how much your prior learning credits can reduce your tuition and time to graduation.
What Courses Will I Take?
You’ll complete the core and major requirements and choose electives that support the goals developed in your ILP. You can select electives from a variety of areas or focus on a concentration in diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Each course is taught by an experienced professional with extensive real-world knowledge.
Sample Courses
- Graduate Capstone in Professional Studies
- Professional Global Communication
- Professional Research Methods and Data Literacy
- Professional and Organizational Ethics
- Visionary Leadership, Conflict, and Collaboration
Program Requirements
1 semester credit hour = 1.5 quarter credit hours
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Concentration
Gain the tools and specialized skills needed to become an agent of organizational change. This concentration will help you cultivate a diverse and inclusive workplace in a wide variety of career fields. Students who successfully complete the concentration will also earn a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity (DEI) Graduate Certificate.
Upcoming Start Dates
We offer multiple start dates to give you flexibility in your education, life, and work schedules.
Program Outcomes
- Communication: Communicate effectively in a diverse global environment.
- Research and Data Literacy: Apply data-driven approaches to making decisions that improve professional practice and implement innovative solutions.
- Ethical Leadership: Evaluate the ethical implications of organizational decisions in the broader global community.
- Problem-Solving: Analyze information from multiple sources and provide solutions to problems in a professional context that demonstrate strategic thinking.
- Development: Develop an individualized program-specific outcome directly corresponding to the student's area of study and matching their professional area of interest.
Ways to Save on Time and Tuition
Purdue Global works with students to find ways to reduce costs and make education more accessible. Contact us to learn about opportunities to save on your educational costs.
Transfer Credits
Earn credit for prior coursework completed at eligible institutions.
Financial Aid
Learn about federal financial aid programs available for many of our degree programs.
Grants and Loans
Learn about federal and state grants and loan programs that may be available.
Corporate Partner Benefits
Employees of Purdue Global partner organizations may be eligible for special tuition reductions.
Military Tuition Reduction
Graduate tuition savings for military include a 17–30% reduction per credit for current servicemembers and 14% per credit for veterans for graduate programs.
Prior Military Experience
Earn credit for your military training. We offer credit for ACE-evaluated training and CLEP and DANTES examinations.
View the total cost of attendance for your program.
Possible Behavioral Interview Questions for This Field of Study
- How would you coach an underperforming team member?
- Give an example of when you worked well under pressure.
- Describe a situation in which you were able to use persuasion to successfully convince someone to see things your way or agree to use your idea.
- In your opinion, which is the better approach, working quickly to develop a good solution or taking more time to craft and excellent solution?
- Give an example of a time when you had to think creatively to resolve a personnel issue or complex workplace challenge. What was the outcome?
Sample Skills Developed and Used in This Field
- Operations Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Ethical Standards and Conduct
- Process Improvement
- Management
- Leadership
- Program Management
- Problem Solving
- Data Analysis
- Performance Management
- Planning
- Detail Oriented
- Business Ethics
- Research
- Digital Literacy
Take a Career Assessment
Discover your work interests, and use them to chart your ideal career path.
Program Brochure
Download our brochure to learn more about the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Graduate Certificate and the benefits of earning your degree at Purdue Global.
Get to Know Our Faculty
Purdue Global faculty members are real-world practitioners who bring knowledge gained through the powerful combination of higher learning and industry experience.
Faculty members who have advanced degrees
Faculty members who have terminal degrees
Faculty publications in 2024–2025
Professional development hours logged by faculty in 2024–2025
Statistics include all Purdue Global faculty members and are not school- or program-specific calculations. Source: Purdue Global Office of Reporting and Analysis, August 2025. 2024–2025 academic year.