Leadership, MA

Lindenwood University’s online Master of Arts in Leadership program develops your overall approach to organizational oversight. Whether you aspire to leadership within a particular operational aspect of your organization, or high-level, strategic impact in an executive leadership role, the master’s in leadership can position you for diversified career potential – from consulting and HR to higher education and training and development to healthcare and much more.

Our master’s in leadership online program explores the proficiencies vital to effective organizational leadership, including workforce development, strategic HR management, leadership, change management, business law and ethics, and financial policy and policymaking. Harness your individual mastery of leadership through a choice of elective coursework in focuses such as international business operations and organizational communications.

The Online Master’s in Leadership program has been primarily designed for:

• Men and women who have been working for years and would like earn an advanced graduate degree in Leadership. This master’s degree in leadership will prepare them for higher corporate responsibilities in their organization.
• Business students who want to immediately begin their Leadership graduate degree after completing a degree or concentration in undergraduate business studies.
• Industry professionals, company executives, and entrepreneurs who would like to keep current on business trends in the global market.
• International students who would like to enroll in a master’s of arts program that is specifically focused on leadership, as opposed to earning a general MBA degree.

Your online master’s in leadership coursework is designed to build on your current background in leadership or enhance another area of expertise. This master’s in leadership prepares you to take on oversight of organizational strategy, development, performance, and transformation through visionary leadership. Further your expertise in key aspects of leadership – from communications to management – through course focuses on the following:

• Organizational Change and Development
• Management Skills
• Leadership Strategies
• Operations Management

MGMT 56057 – Leadership Strategies

This course focuses on the development of strategic thinking and the ability to develop and implement strategies that enable an organization to create and maintain a sustainable competitive advantage. Current strategic theories are integrated into strategic practice.

Coursework in this master’s in leadership program covers the following:

• Ethical Decision-Making: learn to approach your leadership through an ethical lens, grounded in a people-centered management style.
• Innovative Thinking: prepare to tackle organizational challenges through transformational leadership driven by strategic solutions.
• Management Skills: develop your management aptitude within people and resource management, from finance management to operations to HR management and more.
• Organizational Behavior: gain insights about factors that impact group and individual performance that can help you advance organizational performance and outlook.

The master’s in leadership online is strengthened by (ACBSP)-accredited curriculum. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs credential reflects the highest standards of excellence in business education aligned to the Baldrige Education Criteria for Performance Excellence.

The master’s in leadership enables military members and veterans to advance in their careers to the level of leadership or management. An online master’s in leadership positions servicemembers to pursue leadership roles within a company, organization, or in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Graduates of the master’s in leadership online program can take advantage of a number of career paths that value leadership, including HR management, entrepreneurship, project management, C-Suite executive, and management consulting. Graduates of the online master’s in leadership program often work at consulting firms, in the human resources field, in higher education, in training and development departments, and in healthcare organizations. The following chart highlights the earnings potential for a number of top careers in leadership sectors.

• Administrative Services and Facilities Managers: $104,900 per year
• Training and Development Managers: $125,040 per year
• Postsecondary Education Administrators : $102,610 per year
• Public Relations and Fundraising Managers: $130,480 per year
• Human Resources Managers: $136,350 per year

The cost per credit hour for this master’s in leadership online program is $551. Besides being ranked ranked No. 17 on Niche.com’s list of Best Value Colleges in Missouri, we build in unique benefits such as our 20 percent discount per credit hour for returning alumni pursuing their master’s degree.

For admission to your online master’s in leadership program, you will need to complete your online application and submit the following documents:

• Online Application
• Résumé
• Letter of intent including a persona; statement regarding your interest in the program and career goals
• Official undergraduate transcript(s), as well as official transcript(s) from any graduate(s) attended with a minimum GPA of 3.0
  • GMAT is not required. Applicants with a lower GPA, however, may submit official GMAT or GRE scores in lieu of the 3.0 GPA requirement. Admission based on GMAT or GRE scores is granted to students who have an official minimum GMAT score of 500 or combined GRE scores of 300. Scores should less than five years old at the time of application. Applicants who do not meet the GPA, GMAT, or GRE thresholds may be considered for further evaluation and an interview may be required. Please discuss options with your enrollment counselor.