Lead with integrity. Transform complex, global organizations.
Our online MA in Organizational Leadership gives you the ethical foresight and decision-making acumen to lead across cultural boundaries and global systems. Through hands-on experience, you will gain the skills to navigate the human and strategic complexities of modern workplaces. Whether you are leading a nonprofit, a government agency, a global corporation, or a dynamic department, this program bridges the gap between organizational theory and real-world impact.
| Start Term | Credits | Tuition | Duration | Online |
| Summer, Fall, or Spring | 30 | $850/credit | 20 months | Asynchronous |
Employment of training and development managers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Prepare for a wide range of leadership roles including executive director, department head, and corporate trainer across various organizations, including nonprofits, government, and corporations. The skills you gain in our program can be immediately applied to your current role or leveraged for a new position. You’ll graduate with a better understanding of fiscal management, personal leadership development, conflict management, and more.
Vice President of Operations: $153K per year
Training and Development Manager: $125K per year
Executive Director: $115K per year
Organizational Development Consultant: $103K
Salary information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Glassdoor.
Your career advisor from our Center for Advising and Career Services will help you tailor your skills development, career exploration, and professional opportunities aligned with your experience, interests, and goals.
Our large and influential alumni network is eager to help you take the next step in your career. They are thriving in careers around the world. Many top employers seek out our graduates as their go-to hires.
You will engage in interdisciplinary coursework with real-world applications.We will prompt you to reflect on your personal leadership style and decision-making processes as you build expertise in the following areas:
Ethical Leadership and Organizational Governance: Lead individuals, teams, and organizations focusing on equity and inclusion.
Organizational Planning and Strategy: Set targets, develop and analyze strategies, build partnerships, and design organizational initiatives.
Team Dynamics and Conflict Transformation: Foster effective collaboration and team building within and across public, private, and nonprofit organizations to address systemic issues that cannot be addressed via individual action alone.
Communication: Communicate concepts, ideas, and results to diverse internal and external audiences through multiple channels.
Data-driven Decision Making: Collect, analyze, manage, and visualize data to make evidence-based decisions related to your organization.
Financial Management and Resource Allocation: Manage budgets and mobilize funding for organizational sustainability and growth.
Change Management and Organizational Development: Identify the need for organizational change and create and implement an action plan while actively supporting staff and stakeholders.
Personal Leadership Development: Identify strengths and challenges and develop leadership philosophies prioritizing continuous learning and development.
In addition to your coursework, you’ll complete an organizational leadership practicum that allows you to apply all that you’ve learned. This experience can be completed at your workplace or we can help you find a practicum project through our network
While other graduate schools rely on teaching assistants, our students have direct access to our faculty, who combine academic expertise with years of professional experience in major international organizations. Many of our instructors are active in their field.
Your professors are committed to your success and, together with your career advisor, will become your mentors and colleagues throughout your career.
Our interactive approach to online learning provides a high level of engagement with your faculty, career advisor, classmates, and alumni. You will join a supportive community and build a vast, experienced professional network while taking advantage of our flexible course scheduling.
Our online programs provide the same top-level expertise and instruction that the Middlebury Institute is known for, with the added flexibility for you to continue working while you earn your degree.
“Being part of the Middlebury Institute network played a critical role in my career. The support from faculty, alumni, and peers helped me transition smoothly into my field.” – Katilin Decker (Graduate 2014)
Tuition for all of our online programs is $850/credit.
We take a holistic approach when considering your application, looking at your academic and professional background, international and multicultural experience, and career goals. We welcome applicants with or without relevant work experience, and our program has numerous opportunities for you to gain or expand your professional experience before you graduate.
We do not require GRE or GMAT scores for our master’s programs, but competitive scores may strengthen your application.
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