Master of Business Administration in Leadership Online
Cultivate your personal and professional growth as a leader while honing your ability to influence, motivate and empower others to contribute positively to an organization's success.
Program Overview
What our online MBA in Leadership can do for you
The 100% online Master of Business Administration in Leadership program helps you build the advanced skillset recruiters and hiring managers seek in dynamic leaders. You will graduate with valuable tools and techniques in communication, decision-making, collaboration, problem-solving, negotiation and time management.
Faculty are experienced trailblazers in various fields who will guide you through coursework that explores the theory and practice of ethical leadership, the importance of building meaningful relationships and how to increase productivity while engaging in a healthy work/life balance. Using FranklinCovey’s The 4 Disciplines of Execution®, you will identify key activities that result in goal achievement and create plans for employees and teams to help them reach success.
In this MBA accelerated leadership program, you will:
- Learn how to create high-trust organizational culture
- Develop a shared organizational purpose
- Build the skills to unleash the full potential of human capital
- Align systems to support an organization's purpose
- Learn the theory and gain the experience necessary to meet objectives and provide leadership in diverse groups and organizations
- Gain an understanding of how to identify the most important goals for managers and team to pursue, then create measures and identify the key activities that will predict goal achievement
- Learn how to create high-trust organizational culture
- Develop a shared organizational purpose
- Build the skills to unleash the full potential of human capital
- Align systems to support an organization's purpose
- Learn the theory and gain the experience necessary to meet objectives and provide leadership in diverse groups and organizations
- Gain an understanding of how to identify the most important goals for managers and team to pursue, then create measures and identify the key activities that will predict goal achievement
Career outcomes for this leadership graduate program include:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Project Manager
- Director of Operations
- Product Manager
- Human Resources Director
- Management Analyst
- Business Consultant
- Chief Executive Officer
- Chief Operating Officer
- Project Manager
- Director of Operations
- Product Manager
- Human Resources Director
- Management Analyst
- Business Consultant
Also available:
Lamar University offers a variety of MBA program options. Check out our other online MBA programs.
Accreditation
The Lamar University College of Business offers you access to a powerful business school alumni network and a business education backed by AACSB International accreditation – the gold standard of quality in business education worldwide.
Tuition
Take advantage of MBA Leadership tuition that’s flexible and affordable
The following is the tuition breakdown for pursuing a Master of Business Administration in Leadership online. Our tuition is affordable and can be paid by the course.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course | Per Program* |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBA in Leadership | $438 | $1,315 | $13,153 |
*University fees are included in the tuition listed. University fees are able to be covered by Financial Aid if you choose to apply and are qualified.
Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice due to action by the Board of Regents or the Texas State Legislature.
In addition to the textbook, some courses may require ancillary course materials that may range up to $150 each. Use of additional resources are at the discretion of each professor.
Financial Aid
Ready to get started on your degree program online but need help finding ways to fund your education? We can help you discover student financing sources that include grants, loans and other payment options. Learn more about financial aid here.
Tuition breakdown:
Calendar
Find the apply by and start dates that fit your schedule
Our Master of Business Administration in Leadership online program features multiple start dates to accommodate your busy schedule. Find the start date that works best for you and apply before the application deadline associated with it.
| 8 week courses | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring I | 1/16/25 | 12/26/24 | 1/2/25 | 1/7/25 | 3/7/25 |
| Spring II | 3/17/25 | 2/24/25 | 3/3/25 | 3/10/25 | 5/7/25 |
| Summer I | 5/29/25 | 5/8/25 | 5/15/25 | 5/20/25 | 7/31/25 |
| Fall 1 | 8/21/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/7/25 | 8/15/25 | |
| Fall 2 | 9/29/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/15/25 | 9/23/25 |
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Admissions
Get ready to apply to the online leadership MBA!
The Master of Business Administration in Leadership online program has specific requirements that applicants must meet to enroll. Please read the admission guidelines to ensure you qualify.
Admission Requirements:
- Submit your application and one-time $25 application fee online
- Bachelor's Degree
- Official Transcripts*
Leveling Requirements
Students with non-business undergraduate degrees may be required to take two leveling courses: ACCT 5315 and FINC 5300. An optional self-paced leveling course, BULW 5300, is also available. International students, who are required to submit an English Proficiency Test score may be required to take BCOM 3350 at the discretion of the MBA Office.
Pre-MBA
The Pre-MBA program allows students to take up to 9 hours of graduate level coursework to apply toward their MBA. In order to qualify for Pre-MBA admission, students must have a minimum 2.50 cumulative GPA.
University Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following standards:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with a minimum GPA of 2.5 (cumulative or last 60 hours, 4.0 system). The GMAT/GRE is waived if the GPA is 2.5 or higher.
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited university with an undergraduate GPA of below 2.5 and GMAT (or the GMAT equivalent of GRE) scores totaling at least 1,000 points based on the formula: 200 times the undergraduate GPA (cumulative or last 60 hours, 4.0 system) plus the GMAT (or the GMAT equivalent of GRE) score.
Send transcripts to:
Lamar University Online Admissions
PO Box 10017
Beaumont, TX 77710
OR
Submit electronically to [email protected]
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*All applicants must submit official transcript(s) indicating: 1) The conferred bachelor's or master's degree as required for the program of application from a regionally accredited US institution or its equivalent. 2) The transcript of the most recent attendance if it differs from the institution of the conferred degree. This requirement applies regardless of the length of time in attendance and regardless of whether credit was earned or is desired. However, if a department or program wishes to review additional transcripts from prior attendance for decision purposes, the department or program may directly request the applicant to submit the official transcript(s) to the Office of Admissions for processing. Students must be eligible to re-enter all colleges and universities previously attended. Failure to disclose previous college attendance is justification for revocation of acceptance and dismissal from Lamar University.
If applicants qualify for the GMAT waiver, based on the criteria below, please complete the GMAT Waiver Form.
Courses
LU online courses: The perfect pairing of theory and practice
The MBA in Leadership online program features graduate-level business coursework that includes finance, marketing, economics and accounting, along with a specialized emphasis on leadership. Students with non-business undergraduate degrees may be required to take additional leveling courses.
For students without any previous undergraduate study in business, two leveling courses may be needed. One or both of the leveling courses may be waived based on previous academic credit. Students with undergraduate degrees in business from AACSB-accredited colleges will be waived both leveling courses. Students with undergraduate degrees from non AACSB-accredited colleges must have 6 hours of Economics with grades of B or better, 3 hours of financial accounting with a grade of B or better, and 3 hours of upper level Finance with a grade of B or better to waive the leveling requirements.
International students whose admission to Lamar University required a TOEFL or IELTS exam will be required to take Business Communication (BCOM 3350) as part of their leveling requirements.
*International students who needed a TOEFL or IELTS exam for admission will also be required to take Business Communications, BCOM 3500 as part of their leveling requirements.
BUAL 5380 or MISY 5340 will be selected in your core selection.
Students will select three concentration electives from below.
