Stevens Institute of Technology Online Enterprise AI Graduate Certificate

This is a low-cost, business-side AI certificate from Stevens, and it's priced well below Rensselaer's. It's 9 graduate credits, fully online and asynchronous, for $5,250 total, with no GRE or GMAT. All 9 credits are stackable toward Stevens master's degrees. It's built around managing and applying AI in organizations, not building models.

Stevens Institute of Technology is a private nonprofit university in Hoboken, New Jersey. Its online arm offers the Enterprise AI Graduate Certificate, labeled stackable to a master's and 100% online.

The certificate is 9 graduate credits. Stevens lists a total cost of $5,250, or about $583 per credit, at Fall B 2026 rates, and the next start date it shows is October 27.

The useful comparison is inside Stevens: the certificate's credits apply to the school's MBA, M.Eng. and M.S. degrees if you're admitted.

The full rubric is on the methodology page.

Stevens lists a total certificate cost of $5,250, which is about $583 per credit at Fall B 2026 rates. That's for 9 credits.

That's a modest total for a 9-credit graduate certificate. Other 9-credit AI certificates on this site cost several times as much, so the difference is large.

Rates change by term, and the figure is tied to Fall B 2026. Ask Stevens whether the price is locked once you enroll or could shift if you start in a later term.

9 credits at $583 a credit comes to $5,247 in tuition, before fees.

Who It Fits

• You're a manager, analyst or consultant who needs to lead AI projects and doesn't need to build the models yourself.
• You want a graduate credential at a modest price. $5,250 total is a modest price for a graduate certificate.
• You may pursue a Stevens graduate degree later. Stevens says all 9 credits apply toward its MBA, M.Eng. and M.S. degrees upon admission.
• You'd rather skip entrance exams. Stevens says no GRE or GMAT is required.

Who Should Skip It

• You want hands-on machine learning engineering. The courses lean toward business strategy and management of AI, so a technical certificate fits better.
• You want a detailed admissions picture first. Stevens says no GRE or GMAT is required, so ask about GPA and prerequisite expectations before you apply.

Stevens lists three courses. BIA 562 Augmented Intelligence & GenAI, BIA 568 Management of AI Technologies and SPE 800 Applied AI for Business.

Together they make up the 9 credits. The titles point toward leadership and deployment decisions rather than coding.

The page lists titles, so ask Stevens for syllabi if you want to know how much of the work is projects, cases or exams.

Courses the School Names

• BIA 562 Augmented Intelligence & GenAI
• BIA 568 Management of AI Technologies
• SPE 800 Applied AI for Business

Stevens markets the certificate as 100% online, and our research records the class format as asynchronous. That means you can work on your own schedule within the course deadlines.

The next listed start is Fall B 2026 on October 27, which suggests the school runs shorter, staggered terms. Ask about the term length and the number of starts per year.

Because the certificate is only 9 credits, you can get through it quickly if you take courses back to back. Ask how many courses you can take at once and what a realistic weekly time commitment looks like.

You earn a graduate certificate from Stevens Institute of Technology. If program-level accreditation matters for your employer, ask Stevens about it.

The key credential feature is stacking. Stevens says all 9 graduate credits are stackable, and they apply toward its MBA, M.Eng. and M.S. degrees upon admission. That's worth confirming in writing, including which specific degrees and whether admission to the degree is separate from the certificate.

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

• The curriculum is management-oriented, so it won't give you deep technical skills.
• The price is tied to Fall B 2026 rates and may change.
• Stackable credits apply upon admission to a degree program, so admission isn't guaranteed by finishing the certificate.
• Only three courses means limited breadth.

• What are the admission requirements for the certificate, such as GPA or work experience?
• Is admission to the MBA, M.Eng. or M.S. separate, and do certificate students get any preference?
• How long are the terms, and how many times a year can I start?
• Is the $5,250 price fixed once I enroll, or does it follow each term's rate?
• How much of each course is cases and projects versus exams?
• Which master's degrees accept all 9 credits, and are there time limits on using them?

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