PREPARE TO
LEAD IN
ANY FIELD
At Wartburg College, we define leadership as taking responsibility for our communities and making them better through public action. With a Master of Arts in Leadership from Wartburg, you’ll gain the knowledge and skills needed to tackle important challenges in your workplace and community.
Leaders Needed
Each of us has the opportunity to provide leadership to enhance our communities. To best lead, we must know ourselves and our authentic approach to leadership, and have skills to better understand and make progress on challenges within our communities.
Today’s challenges require leaders who appreciate the complexities inherent to organizations large and small, how to use innovation and entrepreneurship to drive effectiveness, and how critical proper management of human and material resources is.
Create Positive Change
Designed for working professionals, our 100% online, 10-course graduate degree program requires you to take just 1 course at a time, and can be completed in as little as 2 years.
With extensive faculty mentoring and high levels of support, you’ll explore your unique leadership approach and bring your learning to life through our strong emphasis on applying course knowledge in real-world settings. You will implement a project that addresses a challenge within your community of interest and creates transformative change.
Are you ready to develop your unique leadership approach?
Do more with a master’s
from Wartburg.
Did you know that Wartburg College is just one of 25 higher education institutions across the U.S. — and the only one in Iowa — to earn the Leadership for Public Purpose Carnegie Elective designation? This designation acknowledges the emphasis Wartburg places on leadership education inside and outside the classroom. And no matter your vocation, you’ll benefit from earning your master’s degree from a college known for producing strong leaders dedicated to improving their communities.
Top 20
BEST MASTER’S
PROGRAMS IN IOWA
Ranked by UniversityHQ in 2025.
2 YEARS
TO DEGREE COMPLETION
All courses are online with flexibility built in for your busy schedule.
IMMEDIATE APPLICATION
TO REAL-WORLD
CHALLENGES
Our students are working professionals and apply their learning in their work environments immediately.
The topics we focus on help me see work issues differently and certainly help me approach them differently. Each class, discussion, and week increases my emotional intelligence and capacity for growth.”
Emily G.
Public Relations & Marketing Supervisor
Explore the Diverse Professional Fields Represented
Wartburg’s Master of Arts in Leadership program has enrolled candidates
from across a wide spectrum of career paths, including:
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