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Online MBA in Strategy and Leadership

Earn a top-ranked online MBA with a concentration in strategy and leadership.

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Build an advanced toolkit to prepare for senior leadership roles

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Ready to step up to senior management? Working toward a top executive position? An online MBA with a concentration in strategy and leadership can help prepare you for the increased responsibilities and higher standards required to advance to the next level of your career.

In this program, you’ll learn how to:

  • Become a better leader and manage inclusive, productive teams
  • Create competitive strategies and plan for success
  • Negotiate effectively and influence positive outcomes
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Exceptional online leadership degrees

As the #1-ranked best online general management MBA program, Kelley Direct offers you the full MBA experience. Proud of our nationally recognized online MBA, we’re eager for you to experience the best of Kelley for yourself. Join Kelley Direct online MBA students, faculty, and alumni who are driving strategy and leadership in business each day, across the US, and around the world. 

Take your career to new heights

An online MBA in strategy and leadership will prepare you for a wide variety of leadership and management opportunities, whether you’re looking to lead a team in your area of expertise, take on a corporate director role, join the C-suite, or lead projects as an independent consultant.

As a Kelley Direct Online MBA student, you get the dedicated support of an experienced career coach throughout the program and even after graduation. Your coach can help you navigate challenges and opportunities in your current role, as well as carve a path for your future career goals.

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70%

of Kelley Direct Online MBA students receive a promotion or raise before they graduate

Grow your professional network

Whether you’re taking the next step in your career or navigating a career change, Kelley Direct Student Leadership Associations (SLAs) offer welcoming, supportive networking opportunities with people in your chosen field. Join a range of industry and interest SLAs for in-person and online meetups, discussions, and professional development events.

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Major requirements

You’ll need to successfully complete the first block of the Kelley Direct Integrated Core curriculum before starting strategy and leadership major requirements. Majoring in strategy and leadership requires 12 credits of coursework, making up half of the 24 open elective credits required to earn your Kelley Direct Online MBA.

Required courses (6 credits):

  • Strategic Competitive Analysis
  • Leadership and People Management

The remaining 6 credits can be fulfilled with your choice of strategy and leadership electives.

Learn more about the Kelley Direct curriculum

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Explore more MBA concentrations

The Kelley Direct Online MBA program offers seven different majors to choose from, as well as the option to forgo a major and complete your course requirements with any combination of open electives you choose.

In addition to strategy and leadership, you can also major in:

  • Business analytics
  • Digital technology management
  • Entrepreneurship and corporate innovation
  • Finance
  • Marketing
  • Supply chain and operations

We don’t use an online program manager (OPM): What it means for you and the value of your MBA

At Kelley Direct, our approach to business education is drastically different from any other MBA program. We deliver our #1–ranked online MBA program—with signature in-person experiences and an innovative curriculum taught by full-time faculty—at a much lower price than our competitors. How?

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