Leadership in Colleges and Universities

"Many...people have graduated from...leadership doctoral programs that tend to take a multidisciplinary approach to leadership studies. This new trend in leadership studies brings with it promising breakthrough in our understanding of leadership. The study has been mired in a single disciplinary view for most of the twentieth century; the leadership studies approach allows scholars and practitioners to think radically new thoughts about leadership that are not possible from a unidisciplinary approach."

Excerpt from Leadership for the Twentieth Century; Joe Rost (1991), pg. 2.

The following is a listing of graduate and undergraduate degree programs which are related to the study of leadership (in the U.S., primarily).

Caveat: This list is not comprehensive. There are SEVERAL academic programs related to specific areas of leadership--e.g. public leadership, nonprofit leadership, organizational leadership, business leadership, health care leadership, sports leadership, educational leadership, human resource leadership, environmental leadership, etc. Also, the Masters programs listed do not include MBA programs, although several, if not most, MBA programs have specializations or programs in leadership.

Doctoral Programs Related to the Study of Leadership:
** International Programs highlighted in bold

* Alliant University: Ph.D. in Leadership
* Alvernia College: Ph.D. in Leadership
* Andrews University: Ph.D in Leadership
* Antioch University: Ph.D. in Leadership & Change
* Arizona State University: Ed.D. in Leadership & Innovation
* Barry University: Ph.D. specialization in Leadership
* Binghamton University: Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior (specialization in Leadership & the Center for Leadership Studies)
* Boston College: Ph.D. in Organization Studies (specialization and faculty expertise in Leadership)
* Bowling Green State University: Ed.D. in Leadership Studies
* Capella University: Ph.D. in Organization and Management, Leadership Specialization
* Cardinal Stritch University: Ph.D. in Leadership for the Advancement of Learning & Service
* Chicago School of Professional Psychology, The: Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership (under development contact university for more information)
* College of Notre Dame of Maryland: Ph.D. in Instructional Leadership for Changing Populations
* Cranfield University (U.K.): Ph.D. Managing Executive Learning, Management and Leadership Development, and Organizational Learning
* Eastern University: Ph.D in Organizational Leadership
* Gannon University: Ph.D. in Organizational Learning and Leadership
* George Washington University, The: Ed.D. Executive Leadership
* Gonzaga University: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* Grand Canyon University: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
* Indiana Tech University: Ph.D. in Global Leadership
* Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Ph.D. in Administration & Leadership Studies
* Indiana Wesleyan University: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
* James Madison University: Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership
* Lancaster University (U.K.): Management Learning and Leadership
* Louisiana State University: Ph.D. in Human Resource and Leadership Development
* Marian University: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* North Carolina A&T University: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* Northcentral University: Ph.D. specialization in Organizational Leadership
* Northwestern University: Ph.D. in Management and Organizations and Sociology (concentration in Leadership)
* Nova Southeastern University: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
* Our Lady of the Lake University: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* Pepperdine University: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
* Regent University: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* Saybrook Graduate University: Ph.D. in Organizational Systems (Leadership specializations)
* Saint Mary's University: Ed.D. in Leadership
* Shenandoah University: Doctor of Professional Studies in Organizational Leadership
* Simmons College: Ph.D. in Managerial Leadership in the Information Professions
* Spalding University: Ed.D. in Leadership Education
* Stanford University: Ph.D. in Organization Studies (Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies)
* Teacher's College (Columbia University): Organization & Leadership Department (Several areas)
* Thierry Graduate School of Leadership (Belgium): Ph.D. in Leadership and Mastery of Change
* University of Arkansas: Ph.D. in Public Policy with a specialization in Public Policy Leadership
* University of Central Arkansas: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* University of Colorado, Colorado Springs: Ph.D. in Leadership, Research, and Policy
* University of Exeter (U.K.): Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* University of the Incarnate Word: Ph.D. Organizational Leadership
* University of Laverne: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
* University of Louisville: Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Organization Development
* University of Maryland: Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership and Policy Studies Specialization
* University of Maryland, Eastern Shore: Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership
* University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Ph.D. in Human Sciences with a specialization in Leadership Studies
* University of Nebraska, Lincoln: Ph.D. Business with an emphasis in Leadership Studies
* University of Oklahoma (offered only to military): Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership
* University of San Diego: Ph.D. in Leadership Studies
* University of San Francisco: Ed.D. in Organizations & Leadership
* University of Victoria (Canada): Ph.D. in Leadership Studies (focus on social justice, school and/or community emphasis and life-long learning)
* Vanderbilt University: Ph.D. in Community Research and Action
* Walden University: Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences, Leadership and Organizational Change Specialization
* Wilmington University: Ed.D in Organizational Leadership

.....or consider an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program and design your own course of study:

**For a list of interdisciplinary doctoral programs click here

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Leadership in Colleges and Universities