2025 Best Organizational Leadership Schools
286
Colleges in the United States
15,220
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
organizational leadership, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #57 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 286 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for organizational leadership students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15,220 degrees in organizational leadership to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School
Your choice of organizational leadership school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for organizational leadership schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Organizational Leadership Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Organizational Leadership Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Organizational Leadership in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of organizational leadership degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Organizational Leadership
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MN
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a good option for students interested in a degree in organizational leadership. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 18 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
49
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Boston College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 49 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Business Administration - Organizational Leadership
Program Name
Earn one of Southern New Hampshire University's respected, affordable online degrees in management with a specialization in organizational leadership.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In NY
It's difficult to beat New York University if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 14 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MI
162
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 162 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In CA
76
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Pepperdine is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Malibu. A Best Colleges rank of #63 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Pepperdine is a great university overall.
There were about 76 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Pepperdine in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In AZ
179
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 179 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.
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Masters
Degree Type
MS in Organizational Leadership
Program Name
Managing and motivating individuals and teams within the workplace takes a manager with effective leadership strategies and techniques.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
94
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 94 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bronx. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In TX
71
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richardson. This university ranks 9th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 71 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
35
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 35 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 35 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Graduate Certificate
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IA
456
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were roughly 456 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MO
Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 6th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 19 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Webster in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IN
45
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
IWU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Marion. This university ranks 6th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 45 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at IWU in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In VA
238
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Lynchburg. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 238 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Liberty University in the most recent data year.
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Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kansas.
There were approximately 13 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In FL
45
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Daytona Beach, Embry-Riddle Worldwide is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.
There were roughly 45 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Embry-Riddle Worldwide in the most recent data year.
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WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This university ranks 4th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 23 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CO
120
Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 120 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year.
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