Program Highlights
Master the high-level organizational leadership skills you need to take your career to the next level.
Businesses depend on strong leaders at every level. If you want to move up into an upper-level administrative or management position, we’re here to help you reach your career goals. Our online leadership degree can help you develop the advanced leadership and problem-solving skills needed to manage a business at a higher level. As a student, you’ll be taking classes led by experienced corporate professionals who can share their real-world perspective with you.
- In addition to taking leadership classes that are part of our core MBA curriculum, you’ll also take classes focusing on leadership theories and methods, giving you a well-rounded understanding of how businesses operate.
- With a leadership MBA, you’ll have the skills and education needed to move up into upper-level management and administrative positions in a wide variety of industries.
- The online leadership degree at Baker College is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
- Want to complete your master’s degree in leadership as soon as possible? This program is eligible for our Accelerated Path option, which allows you to earn your master’s degree in significantly less time.
Why Earn a Master's Degree in Leadership?
This leadership studies program is designed for individuals who aspire to upper-level administrative and management positions. In addition to the core MBA courses, students complete major-specific coursework designed to help develop leaders with vision and problem-solving skills.
Curriculum
The Baker College master's degree in leadership online is a 2-year, IACBE-accredited program consisting of 36 credit hours (12 hours of major courses and 24 hours of business requirements). Our curriculum includes team leadership and group dynamics, human resource management and strategy in a global environment.
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Team Leadership and Group Dynamics
Human Resource Management
Strategy in a Global Environment
Outcomes & Performance
Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous leadership program curricula will establish and enhance core business knowledge and the ability to anticipate and react to societal changes, as well as provide students with technological proficiency, the ability to make ethical decisions and the communication skills that embody the professional acumen graduates need to make positive contributions to their chosen fields.
Accreditation
External peer review is the primary means of assuring and improving the quality of higher education institutions and programs in the United States. This recognition is accomplished through program accreditation, approval or certification.
The College of Business at Baker College has received specialized accreditation for its business program(s) through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) located at 11960 Quivira Road in Overland Park, Kansas, USA. For a list of accredited programs please view our IACBE member status page.
On Campus Unavailable
Core courses for this degree program are not offered on campus.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available on campus each semester.
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Courses for this degree program are available through Baker Online.
100% online, this format offers flexible scheduling with 8-week semesters
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Core courses for this degree program are not offered through Online Live.
For those interested, a selection of general education and prerequisite courses are available through Online Live each semester.
Online Live