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Master of Business Administration

Leadership Studies (MBA)

This degree is not on campus On-Campus
This degree is online Online
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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 MBA in leadership studies program 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 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 an MBA in leadership studies, 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 MBA in leadership studies program at Baker College is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE).
  • Want to complete your degree 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.
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At a glance
36

Credit Hours

2

Years (Avg.)

86%

Students who receive scholarships, grants or financial aid

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Why Study Leadership Studies?

This 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.

Career Facts

$96,940

Median Yearly Income

7%

Outlook 2018–2028

$166,330

Median Salary for Executives

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Curriculum

The Baker College online MBA in leadership studies program 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.

Sample Courses
BUS 6890
Team Leadership and Group Dynamics
Description
Focuses on improving small group performance through effective team leadership and group dynamics. Students examine organizational teams and learn team effectiveness skills while being members of virtual teams. Students also learn to function productively in a group environment. Team performance is studied, and various reasons for team failure are explored. Team leadership is stressed throughout the course, and problems that may occur within teams are addressed. Effective teams are critical for many organizations to move forward. This course helps students enhance skills as both team leaders and participants.
BUS 5720
Human Resource Management
Description
Evaluates a variety of human resource issues facing corporations and businesses today. These include employee development, performance appraisal systems, job design, hiring and dismissal processes, career management strategies, legal issues, morale monitoring, domestic and global labor market problems, as well as how cultural and economic factors influence the effectiveness of human resource management.
BUS 6900
Strategy in a Global Environment
Description
Provides the capstone course for the MBA program. It builds upon and integrates the theories, skills and knowledge from previous courses. Students have the opportunity to make strategic decisions that affect performance and long-term viability of business enterprises. Students will analyze the business strategies of current public corporations. Students will also complete a decision-making business simulation.
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Why Baker College?

I chose Baker for the curriculum. They look at what you’re going to need, and a lot of MBAs are general. ...I felt that a lot of the things that I was doing in school I could directly translate into what I was doing in the hospital.

—Brad Lukas, Baker College Alum

Outcomes & Performance

Our quality-focused, market-driven and rigorous 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.

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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 programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA. List of accredited programs.

Leadership Studies (MBA) Accreditation

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Baker College online programs are available to students across the country. In Michigan our students come from Ann Arbor, Auburn Hills, Cadillac, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Jackson, Lansing, Kalamazoo, Muskegon, Owosso, Traverse City, and many other locations. Beyond Michigan, our online graduates hail from Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and other states.

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