Indiana University-Bloomington Online Bachelor of Arts in Artificial Intelligence

This is a Bachelor of Arts through Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, it's 100% online, and it runs on a standard 120-credit-hour load. Ask IU for the total cost, including fees, before you commit.

Indiana University Bloomington is a large public research university in Bloomington, Indiana, and this degree comes out of its Luddy School. The program is 100% online and requires 120 credit hours.

A Bachelor of Arts in AI is a different animal from a Bachelor of Science in computer science. It's built for people who want to understand how AI systems work and where they're used, without necessarily training to write the systems themselves. If you already know you want to build models for a living, compare it against the B.S. options on our online AI bachelor's list before you apply.

Federal completions data shows 443 degrees awarded under the AI and related computing codes we track at Bloomington, and the university graduates 80% of its students.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

IU labels the program 100% online.

Ask how the classes meet, how long terms run and how many times a year you can start. Ask whether courses are live or work at your own pace, because a nine-to-five schedule makes that difference matter a lot. Also ask how many AI courses are offered each term, since a smaller online catalog can slow you down if a required class fills up.

Who It Fits

• You want an AI-focused bachelor's from a big public research university and need to finish it fully online.
• You're starting a four-year degree, or you have credits to bring in and want to see how they apply to a 120-credit plan.
• You like the idea of understanding AI's uses, limits and effects on people, not only the math behind it.
• You're an Indiana-area student who wants an in-state flagship name on the diploma.

Who Should Skip It

• You want the most engineering-heavy path. A Bachelor of Science in computer science with an AI track will usually give you more programming and math depth than a B.A.
• You need a firm price today.
• You'd rather earn a credential in one or two semesters. IU also offers a separate 12-credit graduate certificate in AI, but that requires a bachelor's degree first.

The degree is 120 credit hours, which is the standard length of a four-year bachelor's. It sits inside the Luddy School, the same school that runs IU's online graduate AI certificate, so the AI faculty already teaches online.

Ask the admissions team for the plan of study and look for how many courses are AI proper, how many are programming and statistics, and how many are general education.

Standout Features

• 39 credit hours of human-centered computing AI courses plus 12 credits of AI selectives
• Internship, thesis, or project option worth 6 credit hours
• Ranked among the best online programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report

IU doesn't print a tuition figure on the program page we read, so we can't list a cost for this degree.

Before you apply, ask for the online per-credit rate, any technology or program fees, and whether the price is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. Multiply the rate by 120 credit hours, then subtract whatever credits you can transfer in. Public universities often charge differently by residency, and online rates don't always match the on-campus ones.

This is an AI-titled Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University Bloomington, a public university. We haven't recorded a programmatic accreditation for it, and we don't claim one.

The degree doesn't lead to a license, and AI work doesn't need one. What employers see is the school, the degree name, and what you can show you've built. Ask the program what portfolio or project work the degree includes.

Where this degree can lead: Data Scientist Jobs, Jobs You Can Get With an AI Degree.

• No tuition figure is printed on the program page, so you can't compare cost with other programs until you ask.
• As a Bachelor of Arts, it may carry less programming and math than a B.S. in computer science, which matters if you want to build AI systems.

• What is the online per-credit rate for my residency, and what fees come on top of it?
• Can I see the full plan of study, with the AI courses separated from the general education courses?
• How many credits can I transfer in, and does IU accept credit from community colleges or military training?
• Do online students take classes live, or can I work through them on my own schedule?
• How often do you start new online students, and how long does the typical working adult take to finish?
• Does the B.A. leave me prepared to enter IU's online graduate AI certificate or a master's degree later?

Public research university in Bloomington, Indiana. The online AI certificate is offered by the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.

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