Maryville University of Saint Louis Online Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Artificial Intelligence

Maryville's Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Artificial Intelligence is 12 credits, fully online, at $875 per credit, for a total of $10,500. Maryville's separate Fundamentals of AI certificate is 15 credits for $13,125, so this one is the shorter and cheaper of the two.

Fees may add to the total. Maryville's institutional graduation rate is 66%. It carries the same $875 per-credit rate as the master's, so a small first step costs little if you decide to continue.

Maryville University of Saint Louis is a private nonprofit university in Missouri, and this certificate is delivered through Maryville Online. It's a post-baccalaureate credential, which means it's meant for people who already hold a bachelor's degree.

The program is 12 credits at $875 per credit. Maryville says it offers 100% online certificate programs at the bachelor's, post-bachelor's and post-master's levels, so check that you're reading the post-bachelor's table.

The certificate is also one of two that are built into Maryville's online Master of Science in AI. That makes it a natural first step, because the same credits connect to a larger program if you decide to keep going.

Maryville lists its certificate programs as 100% online. Ask admissions about start dates, class format and how long it takes.

For comparison, Maryville's master's states three start dates a year and a pace of two classes per term. Ask whether the certificate follows the same calendar, because 12 credits on a two-class pace would be a manageable plan for someone with a job.

Also ask whether you can take the certificate and the master's in sequence without a gap, in case you decide to continue.

Who It Fits

• You hold a bachelor's degree and want AI credentials without a full master's.
• You want an affordable tryout. Twelve credits cost far less than the full M.S. at the same per-credit rate.
• You prefer 100% online study. Maryville offers the certificate fully online at the post-bachelor's level.
• You want a path that connects to the master's. Maryville's M.S. includes the Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Artificial Intelligence certificates, so this program overlaps with it.

Who Should Skip It

• You need a degree. This is a certificate, and the M.S. in AI is the program to look at if a master's is the goal.
• You have no AI background. The Advanced certificate is the second tier, so the Fundamentals certificate may be the better place to begin.
• You want the strongest school-wide outcomes. Maryville's graduation rate is 66%.

Maryville's tuition table lists the Post-Bachelor's in Advanced Artificial Intelligence Certificate at 12 credits.

The name tells you something useful about where it sits. Maryville offers two AI certificates, Fundamentals and Advanced, and both are built into the master's degree. Advanced is the second one, so ask admissions whether they expect you to take Fundamentals first.

How this differs from its siblings: the Fundamentals certificate is 15 credits at $13,125, and the master's is 33 credits. This one is the shortest of the three paths, with no degree attached.

Standout Features

• Stackable: completing both certificates leaves just two additional classes (six credit hours) to finish the online M.S. in Artificial Intelligence
• Stand-alone for-credit certificate that is also built into the master's degree

Tuition is $875 per credit at the 2025-2026 rate, and the 12 credits come to $10,500. A Technology Fee of $775 per semester may apply and isn't in that figure.

The Fundamentals of AI certificate runs 15 credits at the same rate, for $13,125, if you want a broader starting point. The tuition table marks the 12 credits with an asterisk, so read that footnote on Maryville's page or ask admissions what it covers before you pay.

Maryville also offers certificates at the bachelor's and post-master's levels, so confirm you're looking at the post-bachelor's table.

12 credits at $875 a credit comes to $10,500 in tuition, before fees.

You earn a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Artificial Intelligence from Maryville University of Saint Louis.

The credential value is mostly in proof of AI coursework and in the path onward. Maryville's master's includes both AI certificates, so the certificate lines up with a bigger program if you want one later.

The tuition table marks the 12 credits with an asterisk. Read that footnote on Maryville's page, or ask admissions what it covers, before you decide how these credits will count.

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

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

• A Technology Fee of $775 per semester may apply on top of the $10,500 in tuition.
• Maryville's graduation rate is 66%, which is worth weighing.
• We couldn't read the footnote on the 12 credits, so the exact terms of the credit count need confirming.
• A certificate isn't a degree, so it won't satisfy a job posting that asks for a master's.

• Do these 12 credits count toward Maryville's M.S. in Artificial Intelligence if I enroll later?
• Does the Technology Fee apply to me, and for how many semesters?
• Should I take the Fundamentals certificate first if I have no AI background?
• What does the asterisk next to the 12 credits on the tuition table mean?
• What are the start dates, and how long does the certificate take part time?
• Which courses make up the certificate, and are any of them also in the master's?

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