Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Business in Los Angeles MS-AIB in LA
In a field that’s expanding at unprecedented speed, location matters. Earn a master’s degree in artificial intelligence in business from the W. P. Carey School of Business — now offered at Arizona State University’s downtown Los Angeles location. This immersive program prepares you to harness AI strategically while responsibly enhancing organizational performance and value, driving purposeful change across industries.
This page pertains to the MS-AIB program offered in person in Los Angeles.
This degree is also available at ASU’s Tempe campus and 100% online.
Academics
The demand for AI expertise in business is accelerating. Organizations need leaders who understand how to bridge technology and strategy. The MS-AIB curriculum provides a business-aligned framework for understanding, designing, and implementing AI solutions across industries.
You’ll gain both the technical understanding of how and why AIs learn and actual execution of AI-powered solutions to real-world problems across diverse business contexts. Along the way, you’ll explore the ethical, governance, and innovation principles that ensure AI implementation is principled and sustainable.
MS-AIB fast facts
Downtown Los Angeles location
Earn your degree where innovators thrive
Two semesters
Full-time program length
STEM-designated
Expanded career opportunities for international students
The ASU master’s degree in AI for business is recognized by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency as a STEM-designated degree program. The STEM designation allows eligible graduates on student visas access to an Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension, up to 36 months, as compared to 12 months for non-STEM degrees.
MS-AIB in LA courses
The master’s degree in AI for business requires 30 total credit hours. In Los Angeles, you’ll study at ASU’s vibrant downtown location and can complete the program in just two semesters. Courses cover the full spectrum of AI in business.
Ensuring the foundational understanding of contextualized analytics within the business enterprise continuum by covering how data flows and is managed across the landscape of enterprise business processes.
Provides the foundations of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and business fundamentals in relation to AI, and explores AI's applications within companies and across industries to enhance decision-making, improve processes and achieve positive outcomes. Also explores impacts of AI at the societal, organizational and individual level.
Charting a roadmap for data-driven decision making and getting a practical understanding of how IT tools and techniques can allow managers to extract predictive analytics and patterns from primarily numeric data.
The design of insightful business data visualizations and dashboards to improve business decision making. Key focus on data visualization design principles incorporating graphical integrity. Applies advanced data visualization techniques to make sense of large data sets such as temporal, geospatial, topical and business data while also making it easier to digest, present and utilize for business needs and users.
Uses tools and techniques to analyze unstructured data that are applied to business problems to support informed decision making and the extraction of predictive analytics and patterns from primarily nonnumeric data.
Delves into the strategic, technical and ethical dimensions of leveraging AI and analytics to transform businesses. Focuses on formulating strategies that integrate AI capabilities to sustain a competitive advantage.
Deep learning applications have become an integral part of our lives over the last decade. Applications based on deep learning models cover a wide spectrum of industries including retail, automotive, manufacturing, health care, banking, insurance, agriculture, security and surveillance. Hands-on look at the latest models, trends, challenges and strategy of deep learning applications in business.
Students will benefit from understanding practical ramifications of Information and Information Technology governance decisions, how they support broader business objectives, and implications of geopolitical differences. Business students will gain insights into best practices of governing data analytics, artificial intelligence/advanced algorithms (AI), cloud platforms, information and cybersecurity, as well as understand their pivotal role in supporting global business strategy.
Provides a foundation in programming fundamentals, the skills to combine and manipulate structured and unstructured data, and the ability to summarize, visualize, and draw insights from the data.
Integrate and apply your technical expertise, business acumen, and ethical considerations to solve real-world business challenges. Working in teams, students will design an AI-driven transformation project that addresses a specific business problem while demonstrating mindfulness and ethical considerations. Through the semester-long project, students will navigate the complexities of managing and deploying AI solutions in business settings, with an emphasis on creating sustainable and impactful transformations.
Experience downtown Los Angeles
As an MS-AIB student at ASU’s downtown LA location, you’ll be immersed in an environment where industries are actively exploring how AI can transform their work.
Where innovators thrive
From entertainment and media to fintech, global trade, healthcare, and manufacturing, LA’s economy offers countless opportunities to see AI in action and connect with leaders shaping the future. Our students are surrounded by forward-thinking companies, startups, and creative enterprises, all within one of the most culturally dynamic cities in the world.
Whether you want to stay in Los Angeles, expand nationally, or work globally, the relationships you build and the experiences you gain here will help you shape the next chapter of your career.
Committed to your success
The MS-AIB program in Los Angeles is built to fit your life today and launch you into the AI-driven careers of tomorrow. Learn from the same renowned W. P. Carey faculty who teach in Arizona and online, and tap into dedicated career coaching and employer connections from the W. P. Carey Career Services Center. All in the heart of LA — a global hub of innovation and opportunity.
How to apply
Here you’ll find an overview of MS-AIB in LA application deadlines and the supplemental materials you’ll need to submit to the university. When you’re ready, the online application takes less than an hour to complete. Apply now
Fall 2026 application deadlines
Round I
Dec. 1, 2025
Round II (International priority)
Feb. 1, 2026
Round III (International final)
April 1, 2026
Round IV (Final)
July 1, 2026
All required application documents must be on file by the date of each deadline, or your application may be moved to the next round. Applications for Spring 2026 admission will be accepted on a rolling basis until December 15, 2025. Applications for Fall 2026 admission will be accepted on a rolling basis until July 15, 2026. Decision notifications will be made within three weeks of a completed application, and an enrollment deposit will be due following program admission.
To complete the ASU online application, you will need to provide the following information:
- Personal info: contact details, birth date, citizenship, Social Security number
- Resume: Current resume must include positions held and clearly indicate dates of employment in Month/Year format.
- Admission essay: The admission committee would like to learn more about you, your background, and your goals. Your responses to short essay questions help us evaluate your application beyond test scores and GPA requirements. Personal statements will not be accepted and will delay the review of the application. Essay prompts are available in the graduate application.
- Recommender(s) contact information: name, affiliation, and work email address of an individual who can answer questions about your personal qualities, professional success, career aspirations, and ability to perform in a graduate program
- Application fee: $70 domestic students; $115 international students
Note: Applications will not be processed until the fee is received and fees are non-refundable.
The following materials must be submitted to ASU Graduate Admissions after completing the online application.
Transcripts
If you attended ASU, you do not need to submit ASU transcripts. Otherwise, you must have one set of official transcripts from every college and university from which you earned a bachelor’s degree or higher sent to ASU Graduate College. ASU accepts official transcripts that are original academic credentials issued by the registrar of the institution attended, bearing the original raised or colored seal of the institution and the signature of your institution's registrar, academic official, or recognized international organization. We accept unofficial transcripts at the time of application. If admitted, official transcripts will be required.
You may either have the original institution send your transcripts, or you may wish to collect all of them and send them together. In either case, use the following mailing information:
U.S. Mail
Admission Services Applicant Processing
Arizona State University
PO Box 871004
Tempe, AZ 85287-1004
FedEx, DHL or UPS
Arizona State University
Admission Services Applicant Processing
1150 East University Drive Building C, Room 226
Tempe, AZ 85281
GMAT or GRE scores (optional)
Test scores are not required for admission. Depending on your academic or professional background, you may prefer to submit a test score to demonstrate your potential for success in our graduate programs.
If you choose to submit a score, these must be sent directly to the school by the assessment organizations that administer the tests. The GMAT institutional code for the W. P. Carey School is 0GZ-1R-80. The ASU Institution code for GRE is 4007 and, if needed, the department code is 000.
Note: ASU does not accept the GRE® General Test at-home exam.
The application process for international students is the same as for domestic students, with the exception of submitting proof of English proficiency (for students whose native language is not English). W. P. Carey graduate minimum score requirements may be higher than ASU requirements. Please note ASU does not accept TOEFL iBT® Home Edition, TOEFL iBT® Paper Edition, or TOEFL Essentials Exams as proof of this requirement. After admission, you will also be required to obtain a U.S. visa, which includes submitting a graduate financial guarantee.
All international transcripts must be submitted in their original language accompanied by an official English translation. Translations must be literal, complete versions of the originals and must be translated by a university, government official or official translation service. You may not complete your own translation. Photocopies and notarized transcripts are not acceptable. Individuals who have completed a three-year undergraduate degree with no additional coursework may qualify, please submit your application and transcripts or contact [email protected] for further questions.
As a token of our appreciation, W. P. Carey will waive the application fee for all U.S. Military, Teach for America, Peace Corps or AmeriCorps members. Please email [email protected] prior to submitting your application to request a waiver.
Cost and aid
Paying for your degree is one of the most critical steps in your decision to go to business school. Work with us to find the right solution for you, whether it’s scholarships, graduate assistantships, or loans.
Minimum estimated total program cost
Many factors play a part in determining what your final cost looks like such as your start date, your campus, how many credits you take, and your residency status. The ASU tuition estimator shows you the minimum amount you can expect to pay each semester.
>> A one-time refundable enrollment deposit of $500 is also required before you register for classes.
MS-AIB in LA
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Note: All amounts shown in the Tuition and Fees Schedules or in other university publications or webpages represent tuition and fees as currently approved. However, Arizona State University reserves the right to increase or modify tuition and fees without prior notice, upon approval by the Arizona Board of Regents or as otherwise consistent with board policy, and to make such modifications applicable to students enrolled at ASU at that time as well as to incoming students. In addition, all tuition amounts and fees are subject to change at any time for correction of errors. Finally, please note that fee amounts billed for any period may be adjusted at a future date.
To apply for federal financial aid, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The application is available December 1 for the following academic year. ASU's school code is 001081. Learn more about tuition and financial aid at ASU, including eligibility requirements and answers to frequently asked questions.
The FAFSA can be completed at any point in your current academic year, but we recommend these deadlines for completing your applications and receiving funds in a timely manner.
ASU's Veteran Benefits and Certifications does not determine eligibility but will assist you by administering veteran's educational benefits and certifying your enrollment.
W. P. Carey awards a limited number of scholarships based on academic performance, leadership activities, community involvement and future goals. These scholarships are extremely competitive. A short application is required for consideration and must be completed after admission has been awarded. Domestic and U.S. permanent residents must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
>> For ASU undergraduates with existing scholarships, it may be possible to apply remaining funds to your master’s program. Find more information about how to move from an ASU undergraduate program to a business master’s degree through W. P. Carey Forward.
Federal unsubsidized loans
- Lending limit: $20,500 per academic year
- Interest rate: 8.08%
- Origination fee: 1.057%
Private education loans
- Obtained from a private lender
- Interest rates, loan fees, repayment options and eligibility requirements will vary
- Review additional information regarding private student loans
- Private student loans may be an option for international students who do not qualify for federal student loans
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