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Are you ready to take the next step in your educational journey? As today’s world demands a more highly skilled workforce, we need educational leaders with experience in solving problems in areas related to community leadership and higher education. With Mizzou’s online bachelor of educational studies (BES) degree with an emphasis in educational leadership, you can gain skills necessary to influence change.
As a BES student, learning from industry experts in the College of Education, you will build a foundational knowledge in educational theory, research and practice. You will have the flexibility to personalize the program to your career aspirations and interests. The educational leadership emphasis is a great fit for those interested in future graduate study in higher education.
No matter where you are in your career, a BES from Mizzou will help you stand out. Prepare to enter the workforce, change your career or advance your current position in student affairs, health policy, grant writing, library support, allied health, educational entrepreneurship, non-profit educational enterprise and human resources development.
A general BES and an educational games and simulation design emphasis are also available.
Quick facts
Official name
Bachelor of educational studies with an emphasis in educational leadershipCampus
Program type
Bachelor's degreeAcademic home
College of Education & Human Development | Department of Educational Leadership and Policy AnalysisDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionFreshman credit hours
120Freshman estimated cost
$68,292.00Transfer credit hours
59Transfer estimated cost
$33,576.90*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Career outcomes include:
- Student affairs
- Health policy
- Grant writing
- Library support
- Allied health
- Educational entrepreneurship
- Non-profit educational enterprise
- Human resources development
Program structure
This program is 100% online: no campus visits are required. You may meet your course work requirement with both semester-based and self-paced courses.
This degree does not lead to state certification to teach in the public school system.
Course work includes
- Human learning
- Learning spaces
- Project management
- Digital media
- Leadership
- Data and decision making for educational leaders
- Ethics and PK-12 policymaking
- Learning educational organizations in global contexts
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-based and self-pacedAccreditation
The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. The College of Education and Human Development is accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditation Council.
Faculty spotlight
Casandra Harper studies the differential effect of college on students across a range of topics including: parent and family engagement in first-generation college students’ lives, racial identity, student success, and how students and families navigate the financial aid process. Dr. Harper is also a faculty affiliate in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. She earned her doctorate in higher education and organizational change from the University of California, Los Angeles.