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2025 Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southwest Region

23 Colleges in the Southwest Region
2,207 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 23 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for organizational leadership students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,207 degrees in organizational leadership annually.

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Choosing a Great Organizational Leadership School

Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southwest 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.

Pick Your Organizational Leadership Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Organizational Leadership Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Organizational Leadership in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Organizational Leadership

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ
179 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Arizona State University - Tempe if you want to pursue a degree in organizational leadership. ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were approximately 179 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Arizona State University - Tempe

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
491 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #403 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.

There were approximately 491 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Arizona State University - Skysong

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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.

More information about a degree in BS in Business Administration - Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In AZ
72.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Arizona is a good option for students interested in a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 25 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
71 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Dallas is a good option for students interested in a degree in organizational leadership. Located in the city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Dallas is a great university overall.

There were approximately 71 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UT Dallas in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from The University of Texas at Dallas

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
60 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 60 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
69 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

UOPX - Arizona is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #83 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UOPX - Arizona is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at UOPX - Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from University of Phoenix - Arizona

7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
80 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Northern Arizona University

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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.

More information about a degree in MS in Organizational Leadership from Southern New Hampshire University

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
683 Organizational Leadership Degrees Awarded
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chandler, AIU Online is a private for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #622 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means AIU Online is a great university overall.

There were about 683 organizational leadership students who graduated from this degree at AIU Online in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from American InterContinental University - Online

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
12.5% Growth in Graduates

DBU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Dallas. This university ranks 45th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 24 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at DBU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Dallas Baptist University

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

St. Edward's University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Austin. This university ranks 52nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 23 organizational leadership students who graduated with this degree at St. Edward's University in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in organizational leadership from Saint Edward’s University

Best Organizational Leadership Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 383
Arizona 670 500
Oklahoma 565 132

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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 45,626
Supply Chain Management 1,409
Project Management 656
Operations Management 483
Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management 425
Interior Design Management 345
Retail Management 273
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 262
Office Administration 203
Transportation/Mobility Management 152

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