Overview

Our MS degree in Leadership and Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University is designed for:

Human resource, organization development, training and development, and performance improvement professionals who increasingly deal with internal change initiatives
Organizational leaders, including government and non-profit professionals, who want to be more effective at supporting change in their organizations
HR professionals transitioning to new roles, who want to advance, or who want to move into the exciting field of organization change and development
Consultants looking to expand their skills and credentials
Individuals interested in building the knowledge and skills to enable them to move into consulting

Programme Structure

The knowledge and skills graduates acquire enable them to:

Develop and leverage an organization's human capital resources
Collaborate with leaders, managers, and employees to identify and analyze performance issues
Develop and implement strategies to address high priority performance issues
Create enabling environments to maximize the potential for change
Monitor and evaluate the outcomes of strategies and interventions
Use cutting-edge evidence-based practice to foster change
Help organizations realize their strategic goals and objectives

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

36 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Baton Rouge, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

All applicants must have the following in order to be considered for unconditional admission:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. institution or the equivalent from a foreign institution.
A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 (A = 4.0) on all undergraduate work (or in the final 64 credit hours) and any graduate work already completed.
Acceptable GRE or GMAT scores.
A copy of the name page of your passport.
A completed Affidavit of Support and supporting financial documents (required to process forms for F-1 and J-1 visas). Note: Your application will be processed even if your financial documents are not included.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

29770 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29770 USD / year

≈ 29770 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

12854 USD / year

≈ 12854 USD / year

Living costs

Baton Rouge

United States

900 - 1400 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

Our MS degree in Leadership and Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University is designed for:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Baton Rouge

Financing

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