Degree Programs for Working Adults
Invest in Yourself! Continue working as you earn your undergraduate degree from one of the most respected universities in New Jersey. Rider's Adult Degrees are designed to meet the needs of working adults.
Rider University’s innovative academic programs – renowned for their curricular excellence and expert faculty – have placed Rider in the top tier of northern universities (by U.S. News & World Report) and among “Best 366 Colleges” (by Princeton Review).
For more information, please contact the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies Admission at 1-800-257-9026 or 609-896-5036 or via email at gradadm@rider.edu.
Associate’s Degree Programs:
Bachelor’s Degree Programs:
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with eight majors -- accounting, advertising, business administration, computer information systems, finance, human resource management, management and leadership, and marketing
- Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies with concentrations in humanities, social science, applied social science, global studies, law and justice, and natural science
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology NEW
- Bachelor of Arts in Journalism (Public Relations) NEW
Certificate Programs:
- Post Baccalaureate Premedical, Predental, and Preveterninary Studies
- Public Relations Certificate
- Graduate Level Teacher Certification
Graduate Degree Programs:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Accountancy (MAcc)
- Executive MBA
- Counseling Services (Ed.S.)
- School Psychology (Ed.S.)
- Counseling Services (M.A.)
- Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision (M.A.)
- Educational Administration (M.A.)
- Organizational Leadership (M.A.)
- Teaching (M.A.)
- Reading/Language Arts (M.A.)
- Special Education (M.A.)
In addition to the degrees mentioned above, the graduate department of Education provides opportunities for study leading to teacher certification and other types of education and human services certifications:
- Director of School Counseling Services/School Counselor
- School Psychologist
- Curriculum Supervisor
- School Business Administrator
- Principal
- Reading Specialist
- Business Teacher
- Elementary Teacher
- English Teacher
- Foreign Language Teacher (Spanish, French, and German)
- Mathematics Teacher
- Science Teacher
- Social Studies Teacher
- Reading Teacher
- Teacher-Coordinator of Cooperative Vocational/Technical Education
- Teacher of Students with Disabilities
For more information, please contact the Office of Graduate and Continuing Studies Admission at 1-800-257-9026 or 609-896-5036 or via email at gradadm@rider.edu.
