Adelphi's new Manhattan Center opens this year with career-boosting professional and graduate programs in fields facing workforce shortages in New York City.
Adelphi’s Manhattan Center is coming to New York City with a mission: to prepare career-minded adults for leadership roles in fields the city needs and depends on.
Opening in early summer at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 44th Street, the Manhattan Center is offering graduate and professional programs in nursing, technology, business, education, social work, human resources and creative writing.
All courses at the conveniently located center are designed to fit the schedule of busy working adults. The 51,000-square-foot space includes smart classrooms, healthcare and science labs, library, computer and STEAM labs, private study spaces, and a student lounge.
Learning will extend beyond the center’s walls, as students can take advantage of Adelphi’s connections to nearby Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations and community partners for internships, clinical rotations and employment opportunities.
The Manhattan Center will open with these highly sought-after programs that address the city’s workforce needs:
- Accelerated BS in Nursing
- MS in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Flex MBA
- Advanced Certificate in Business Analytics
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- MA in STEAM Education–Math, Science, Computer Science
- MFA in Creative Writing
- MA in General Psychology–HR Management
The center will also offer doctoral programs in Learning Sciences and Global Higher Education Leadership during its launch year.
Learn more about these programs—and their value to students and to New York City—from their respective academic leaders:
Accelerated BS in Nursing
Deborah Hunt, PhD ’12
Betty L. Forest Dean, College of Nursing and Public Health
The decision to lead the new Manhattan Center with our Accelerated BS in Nursing program reflects our commitment to health and wellness of populations across the lifespan. The nursing shortage has continued to be cyclical due to myriad factors. Although the outlook in New York has improved, we are still experiencing a shortage that supports the need to prepare a high-caliber pipeline of professional, caring, dedicated RNs. Leveraging our strategic location, students can gain hands-on experience in our state-of-the-art simulation center and New York City’s diverse clinical settings, bridging the gap between theory and practice. Students will complete their coursework in just 15 months in the heart of New York, taught by expert and compassionate faculty—and the average starting salary for our graduates is over $100,000. The program’s history of exceptional NCLEX performance proves that while the pace is accelerated, the quality of our nursing education and our students remains second to none.
MS in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Kees Leune, PhD
Associate Professor, Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Adelphi University’s mission to graduate job-ready students extends into the Manhattan Center. By relocating the existing MS in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning program to the new center, we leverage the depth and the breadth of the best New York City has to offer. The center will be used as a base for expanding industry partnerships and for improving access to this program for students who work in the city during the day but wish to pursue a graduate degree after hours. Adelphi’s Manhattan location is also ideally situated for students traveling by public transportation.
Flex MBA, Advanced Certificate in Business Analytics
Raghida Abdallah Yassine, PhD
Assistant Professor and Academic Director, MBA programs, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business
New York City maintains its status as a worldwide business center, which leads companies to search for employees who demonstrate adaptability, analytical abilities and strong leadership skills in the face of rapidly changing technologies. The Manhattan Center’s graduate business programs provide flexible educational paths that combine essential business skills with analytical and technological expertise. Our Flex MBA and Business Analytics certificate are designed to prepare graduates not just for today’s jobs, but for the future of work.
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Joanne Corbin, PhD
Dean, School of Social Work
The Adelphi University School of Social Work is excited about our move from Brooklyn to the new Manhattan Center in August 2026. This increases accessibility to our program’s course offerings and positions students at the center of one of the nation’s most dynamic social work markets.
The profession of social work continues to be in demand, with positions projected to grow by six percent over the next decade in New York—exceeding the rate for all other occupations. Social workers with a master’s degree in social work (an MSW) may work across diverse settings, including healthcare, behavioral health, mental health, substance abuse and school social work. They have opportunities to work with individuals across the developmental lifespan, from young children to older adults. Employment opportunities span all major segments of the economy—healthcare, education, community services, vocational rehabilitation, nursing and residential care, and government agencies.
Social work’s mission is to improve the conditions of life for individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations. At the Adelphi University School of Social Work, we prepare students to promote social justice and human rights for a diverse society by addressing unmet and emergent needs and by promoting equity in access, information and provision of services. We look forward to inviting new students to join us at the Manhattan Center in achieving this mission.
MA in STEAM Education–Math, Science, Computer Science
Tracy Hogan, PhD
Professor, The School of Education, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences
In our programs, students will learn creative methods of using art and design concepts to increase learning in STEM classes. Adelphi University has partnered with New York City Public Schools for decades—a relationship that has grown stronger since establishing our STEAM MA teacher preparation program in New York City. As NYC schools—and New York State more broadly—face a persistent shortage of certified teachers in computer science, mathematics and the sciences, our program has responded and is positioned to do even more through our expanded presence and new space in the city. With more than $4 million in grant funding through the SUNY Early Workforce Initiative, Adelphi supports and prepares teacher candidates entering the NYCPS Teaching Fellows program, while also offering traditional certification pathways and a non-certification MA. What makes our Manhattan-based model distinctive is its integration of collaborative spaces like MIXI and our new makerspace, which bring educators, researchers and community partners together around research-supported STEAM teaching and learning.
MFA in Creative Writing
René Steinke
Professor, Department of English, and Director of the MFA in Creative Writing Program
The Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program offers week-long intensive residencies and semester-long creative mentorships with faculty who are award-winning, acclaimed authors and devoted teachers. The residencies are held at the Manhattan Center, offering students a chance to explore the literary richness of the city. At each residency, MFA students meet with authors, editors, literary agents and representatives from the many literary nonprofits that sustain the cultural life of New York City. The residency, which precedes each semester, is the anchor for the curriculum and a crucial part of the program’s design. The hybrid nature of a low-residency MFA program is one of its major draws for our students, and it’s where a lively community of writers thrives. Many of our students work full-time in their professions, but have decided they want to be part of an academic program that helps them to seriously pursue their goals for writing. Until now, residencies have been housed at the Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, and the student responses to the curriculum and to the residency experience have been overwhelmingly positive.
We offer concentrations in fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction, with workshops that culminate in the final course, when students complete a book-length manuscript. Our program focuses intently on craft, with an emphasis on revision and close reading.
MA in General Psychology–HR Management
Errol Rodriguez, PhD
Assistant Dean, Director of Master’s Degree Programs in General Psychology and Mental Health Counseling, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology
We decided to bring the master’s degree program in general psychology with a concentration in human resource management to the new Manhattan Center to participate in the evolution of work and to promote all that we have learned about psychology and wellness in the workplace. It is clear, given the high demand in industries and sectors, as well as the influence of AI, that work is rapidly changing. New York, being the epicenter of work and the hustle and bustle of city life, is prime real estate for our flagship program training psychologically skilled HR professionals. The program draws on expertise from our renowned faculty in psychology and business, with the goal of translating psychological principles and concepts into business applications. By training with us in the heart of the city, we aim to influence both current and aspiring human resource professionals. Using psychology as the foundational anchor of the training, we believe our graduates will lead with empathy, hire with vision, and have a unique voice in the transformation of work life in New York City and globally.