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2025 Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

39 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
1,108 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 39 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for organizational leadership students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 1,108 degrees in organizational leadership to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School

Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The organizational leadership program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Organizational Leadership rankings. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Organizational Leadership
Bachelor's Degrees in Organizational Leadership
Master's Degrees in Organizational Leadership
Doctor's Degrees in Organizational Leadership

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 in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Organizational Leadership in the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Organizational Leadership

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In NY

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In NY
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Syracuse University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in organizational leadership. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools 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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Bachelors Degree Type
BS in Business Administration - Organizational Leadership Program Name

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Fordham University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.

There were about 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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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Villanova University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were about 12 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
35 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

UMGC is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.

There were about 35 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ

Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #345 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #196 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duquesne is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Duquesne in the most recent data year.

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Masters Degree Type
MS in Organizational Leadership Program Name

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Robert Morris University
Moon Township, PA

RMU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Moon Township. This university ranks 29th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Robert Morris University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In NY
25.0% Growth in Graduates

RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.

There were about 4 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
34 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville. A Best Colleges rank of #323 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rider is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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Best Organizational Leadership Colleges by State

Explore the best organizational leadership schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 383
Pennsylvania 978 325
Maryland 618 20
New Jersey 614 22
District of Columbia 441 43
Delaware 345 36

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One of 16 majors within the Business Administration & Management area of study, Organizational Leadership has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Organizational Leadership

Related Major Annual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management 43,303
Supply Chain Management 1,457
Interior Design Management 1,229
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 452
Project Management 273
Operations Management 256
Science/Technology Management 160
Retail Management 111
Transportation/Mobility Management 93
E-Commerce 82

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