Overview

Key Facts

Educational leaders must be able to elicit support and create educational environments that foster the kinds of creativity, change, and innovation that will educate diverse populations in American education.

The Educational Leadership (Higher Education) program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte offers the flexibility for individual students to design a course-taking strategy applicable to individual goals to best leverage the available curriculum for their unique professional pursuits.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educational Leadership

Perspectives on Adult Learning Theory

Topics in Educational Administration

Legal Aspects of Schooling

Instructional Leadership

Supervision of Instruction

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlotte, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor's degree (or its U.S. equivalent) from a regionally accredited college or university

GPA 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)

A Statement of Purpose (essay) submitted online as part of the application submission process

At least three recommendation forms from persons familiar with your academic and/or professional qualifications

A description of previous relevant employment (i.e., a resume)

Optional: Reports of test scores (GRE or MAT)

For non-native English language speakers: official English Language Proficiency Scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Required is either a minimum score of 83 on the Internet-based TOEFL, or a minimum overall band score of 6.5 on the IELTS.

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

20627 USD / year

≈ 20627 USD / year
Out-of-State

20627 USD / year

≈ 20627 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4841 USD / year

≈ 4841 USD / year

Living costs

Charlotte

United States

1133 - 2060 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

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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