Overview

The Leadership Education degree from University of Nebraska-Lincoln immerses students in three specific areas:

Leadership scholarship: understanding the field of leadership from an evidence-based perspective.

Teaching & outreach: developing skills necessary to effectively convey information to others about leadership.

Research methods & program evaluation: developing the skills necessary to conduct research or evaluate programs related to leadership.

Through close student-faculty mentoring relationships, the program provides content and experiential activities that support leadership studies, training and development, extension education, postsecondary teaching, and positions in business, government, or the private sector.

Career Pathways

Training and development

Talent development

Leadership development

Extension educators

Postsecondary teaching

Community development

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Overview of Program Planning

Developing Leadership Capacity in Organizations and Communities (prerequisite of ALEC 801: Theoretical Foundations of Leadership)

Problems of the Beginning Agriscience Teacher

Diffusion of Innovations: Through and Extension Context

Adult Education

Development of Distance Education Courses

Technical Ag Workshop

Workshop Seminar

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

30-36

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lincoln, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.

Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.

Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

Personal Statement.

Writing Sample is required: Provide a writing sample that demonstrates your scholarly writing ability, for example, a term paper, thesis, or published article.

Other Upload: (Academic Research Experience Prompt) As part of your application, our faculty would appreciate you sharing any specific experience you have engaging in research. Within the program, you will be engaging in social science research (leadership, education, and communication,) and there are several types of experiences we would encourage you to highlight in this section of the application.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

22198 USD / year

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Out-of-State

22198 USD / year

≈ 22198 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

8950 USD / year

≈ 8950 USD / year

Living costs

Lincoln

United States

926 - 1371 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

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Financing

Funding

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