Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership Enhance Your Leadership Skills
21
Credit Hours
100% online, 8-week courses
Transfer in up to 50% of the certificate total
Next Start Dates: January 19, 2026 | February 16, 2026 | March 23, 2026
As a leader in business, you know that a successful business plan begins with you. You have the experience, the skills, and the work ethic to help your team push through barriers to success. As the landscape in the business world rapidly changes, you’ll need to keep your skills fresh as well.
Our 100% online Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership is designed to give you both theoretical knowledge and practical skills in leadership. Our program focuses on a variety of leadership principles essential to effective business management. In our strategic leadership executive certificate program, you can learn the skills you need to excel in the top tiers of the corporate world.
Your officially conferred degree name will be Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership.
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Do you want to improve your leadership skills and apply your years of experience to the technology and practices developing in the business world today? Liberty University’s online Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership can help you gain the knowledge you need without the commitment of a full doctoral degree.
Whether you are currently working in a leadership role or are preparing to advance your career, our online Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership provides a convenient way to gain the skills and knowledge you need to take your years of experience and apply it to the present business climate. The great thing about this program is that all of these courses can potentially transfer into our Doctor of Strategic Leadership program.
Our online Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership develops business leaders with a Christian worldview who can serve in organizations everywhere with diligence and integrity. Our courses provide advanced training in a wide range of critical issues, such as leadership theory. You can examine the dominant approaches to leadership and the long-term benefits and broad ramifications of business practices.
In the world of business today, it is important to understand how to make effective data-driven decisions. You can study business analytics and how to harness its power to bring value to your organization. A strong leader is nothing without an effective team behind them. You can focus on creating high-performance teams, how to manage conflict, and how to empower teams for the successful completion of projects.
Our Executive Certificate in Strategic Leadership can help you prepare for several career paths. Depending on your current knowledge, education level, and experience, there are many different positions that could benefit from our accredited certificate:
The skills you can gain in leadership and efficiency can help you in your current role at your organization or prepare you for positions of elevated responsibility. Another benefit of Liberty’s Executive Certificates is that you can transfer into one of our corresponding doctoral programs. You can potentially transfer all 21 credits into our Doctor of Strategic Leadership program. Take the next step towards your personal and professional goals with an Executive Certificate from Liberty University.
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At Liberty University, a private Christian education is less expensive than you think. Over the last 10 years, Liberty University’s Online Program has only raised its standard tuition costs by less than 5% – and most of our online tuition rates rank in the top 35% for affordability for 2025 when compared to our leading online competitors.
| Executive Certificate Full Time | $610/Credit |
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| Executive Certificate Part Time | $675/Credit |
| Military Executive Certificate | $375/Credit |
These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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These rates are reflective of academic year 2025-2026. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
You can potentially transfer all of your strategic leadership credits from this certificate into our Doctor of Strategic Leadership program.
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