Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and AI
Customer Experience Specialization
Join the Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and AI, with a specialization in Customer Experience. You’ll blend cutting-edge AI technology with top-tier marketing strategies and CX management. 🎓💡 This program equips you to enhance customer engagement, drive marketing innovation, and leverage AI to optimize business outcomes.
Offered in: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Nebraska, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, and Vermont.
Just the facts
10
Professional Development Certificates of Achievement awarded in the program
$300
Per month flat monthly tuition
1-3
Years estimated time to completion
31
Start-any-day courses
93
Required credits
75%
Of credits transfer in
Why get a business and AI degree specializing in CX?
Program Overview
Whether you aim to master customer-centric innovation, lead organizational engagement strategies, or leverage predictive AI to optimize market outcomes, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Business and AI with a specialization in Customer Experience (CX) is your blueprint for success. This revolutionary degree seamlessly integrates customer experience management and marketing strategies with advanced artificial intelligence technologies. This program prepares you for leadership in the AI economy by equipping you with the game-changing, AI-integrated skills necessary to crush strategic goals.
What you'll learn
- AI-enhanced customer journey design
- Predictive analytics for marketing strategy
- Data-driven CX optimization
- Marketing automation and AI integration
- Customer behavior analysis and insights
- Ethical AI in customer experience
- CRM and marketing technology
- Cross-channel campaign analytics
Earn Professional Development Certificates of Achievement (CoAs) along the way to build your career momentum for the AI economy
Earn Professional Development CoAs along your degree path, representing the smarter way to college by ensuring that all learning counts. Our flexible model allows adult learners seeking relevant skills to earn high-value credentials incrementally, minimizing waiting time and maximizing career progression. This structure means you don't have to wait years for a proof of your learning; you receive a Professional Development CoA upon completion of groups of related courses along the way.
The Professional Development Certificates of Achievement (CoAs) you'll gain along your degree path
AI in Business Specialist Professional Development CoA
Product Management Specialist Professional Development CoA
AI for Business Growth Practitioner Professional Development CoA
Business Foundations Specialist Professional Development CoA
Project Management Specialist Professional Development CoA
Business Applications Specialist Professional Development CoA
Business Operations Expert Professional Development CoA
CX and Marketing Specialist Professional Development CoA
Note that these incremental Professional Development Certificates of Achievement are not undergraduate or graduate certificate programs. Rather, they are incremental Professional Development Certificates of Achievement to demonstrate your accomplishments along your way to your degree.
The next generation of education
We built it the way you would build it
- Apply and get started the same day. No waiting. No red tape.
- One course at a time. No electives. You decide your pace.
- Network. Talk with faculty. Get ahead.
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Courses and Curriculum
Ai-focused degrees for tomorrow’s innovative business leaders
If you are looking to take on leadership roles in customer experience and AI-driven marketing, Newstate University's Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Business and AI with a specialization in Customer Experience will support you on that journey.
This online bachelor's program intentionally integrates foundational marketing principles with cutting-edge AI technologies, helping you gain the skills to transform customer experiences and drive data-driven marketing decisions. By applying AI-powered analytics and advanced CX strategies, you'll learn to solve real-world marketing challenges. The curriculum is designed to help you master both traditional marketing fundamentals and innovative AI applications, allowing you to bridge the gap between customer insights and actionable marketing strategies.
Your innovative curriculum
Your curriculum is intended to provide you with the deep, specialized knowledge needed to innovate in an AI-driven marketing landscape. Unlike traditional programs, there are no electives; instead, your degree is rounded out by four Professional Development Certificates of Achievement (CoAs) making up the required Newstate Core, which ensures achievement of essential institutional competencies across broad areas.
This degree is for beginners and advanced career professionals alike. Accelerate your degree if you have previous skills with our unique competency-based model.
You will take required classes in areas such as Foundations of Digital Business Communication, Digital Marketing, Customer Experience Fundamentals, and Customer Experience Design and Innovation, alongside integrated foundational topics such as Psychology in Practice and World History to cultivate broad and integrative knowledge and pursue career-relevant skills.
Understanding educational costs: A comparison
Radically affordable college is possible
At Newstate University, we've redesigned higher education pricing to make quality education accessible. We have the technology. We can rebuild it.
When evaluating higher education options, cost is a critical factor for working adults. Traditional and online universities structure their pricing in different ways, making it important to understand the various models. Newstate University combines competency-based education with a flat monthly tuition pricing model:
- $300 flat monthly tuition ($3,600 annually, start, pause, or stop anytime)
- No additional fees
- Start any day of the year
- Progress at your own pace, accelerate with credit for prior learning and credentials
- No additional costs for course materials and resources
- Built in career networking
We build Newstate University because it's time. Higher education should be relevant, valuable, and affordable. It should be human. It should be debt-free.
There are others in the space of adult education. Those other degrees are on average 4x the cost of a degree from Newstate University (compare to a yearly average tuition cost of $8,300 annually at Western Governors University1, and $10,260 at Southern New Hampshire University2).
Our university is different.
We have built our university on a modern tech stack, for today's students and today's needs. Expert faculty, high-quality learning in a hyper-convenient format. Where you earn Professional Development Certificates of Achievement on your way to a degree. Or come for a single certificate of achievement as a non-matriculating student, and consider applying to a Bachelor's degree later.
Come future-proof your career for the AI economy. This is the smarter way to college.
Generous transfer credit
Transfer up to 75% of your undergraduate credits, and 50% of your graduate credits.
Accelerate your credential
Accelerate at your own pace. You have the potential to finish significantly sooner.
Radically affordable
Less than 50% of the cost of competitors. We respect your time, your skills, and your wallet.
Flat monthly tuition
Radically affordable $300 flat monthly tuition. Zero debt.
CX, Marketing & AI—Your competitive edge!
🔥 Revolutionize the Way Businesses Connect
✅ Master AI-driven marketing to create personalized customer experiences
✅ Develop CX strategies that build lasting brand loyalty
✅ Use AI to boost efficiency & strategic decision-making
Get ready to transform industries, lead with innovation, and make a lasting impact in the evolving world of business!
Frequently asked questions
What is Newstate University?
Newstate University is the nation's first AI-founded, AI-focused university, designed to future-proof your career for the AI economy. Working with world-class faculty with relevant real-world experience, we offer radically affordable programs that integrate artificial intelligence across all disciplines, including Business, Customer Experience, Marketing, Product Management, and Project Management.
What makes Newstate University different?
We're built specifically for today's AI economy, not decades-old educational models. Every program integrates practical AI skills, offers immediate career relevance, and delivers flexible, competency-based learning at a fraction of traditional college costs.
What programs do you offer?
We offer certificates and degrees in high-demand fields including Business and AI, Customer Experience (CX), Marketing, Product Management, and Project Management. Each program is designed to build practical skills for today's AI-driven workplace.
Who designed your programs?
Our programs are created with faculty who have years of experience across higher education institutions, from research-intensive flagships to community colleges to corporate training. Our faculty also have real-world experience in their subject areas - working and consulting in their fields.
How does the learning experience work?
Our programs combine self-paced, competency-based learning with practical projects and real-world applications. You'll learn both about AI and with AI, building a portfolio of work while mastering essential skills. And yes, you'll have real human faculty! You'll also have on-demand support from an AI coach.
What career support do you provide?
We integrate career development throughout our programs, including professional networking opportunities, portfolio building, and practical skills that employers need right now. We help you build your network right on LinkedIn!
How do you integrate AI into the curriculum?
AI isn't just a subject we teach—it's woven into every program we offer. You'll learn to use AI tools effectively while developing the critical thinking and practical skills needed for the AI economy.
Who are your faculty?
Our programs are taught by industry practitioners and AI experts who bring real-world experience directly to your learning experience. They understand both traditional excellence and tomorrow's opportunities.
What makes your model "radically affordable"?
By building our university from scratch for today's digital world, we've eliminated expensive legacy systems, bloated administrative costs, and unnecessary overhead. This allows us to offer high-quality education at just $300 per month—making college actually affordable.
Ready to join the movement?
This is the smarter way to college. Radically affordable. College that works. Skills that deliver.