MBA in Executive Coaching
Enhance Your Business Expertise with Our MBA in Executive Coaching Program
Many business owners and managers recognize that they cannot work alone — they often need mentorship from other industry experts who can help them hone their leadership skills. That’s where executive coaches come in. These professionals are highly skilled at helping business leaders achieve their full potential and effectively manage their companies.
If you want to prepare for an exciting career in executive coaching, Liberty’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Executive Coaching may be right for you! Our degree is designed to help meet the growing need for executive coaches in the business industry. Throughout this program, you can develop a firm foundation in advanced business topics and prepare to offer valuable mentorship to business managers and executives.
As an executive coach, you could potentially work in consulting firms, human resource departments, or private consulting roles. You can combine your business acumen with essential coaching techniques to help business leaders grow professionally and set their companies on the path to success.
Partner with us and prepare to take the next step in your business career!
Credit Hours
View CoursesNext start date: Aug 18, 2025
Among only 3% of business schools worldwide to receive ACBSP accreditation
Highlights
Highlights of Our Master’s in Executive Coaching Degree
Gain Expertise in Executive Coaching
Liberty’s MBA in Executive Coaching helps you develop the skills to mentor and guide professionals in leadership roles. You can learn to enhance organizational effectiveness, improve workplace dynamics, and foster professional growth in diverse industries.
Train in a State-of-the-Art Business Environment
Study in Liberty’s 78,000-square-foot School of Business, featuring a simulated stock trading room with New York Stock Exchange display boards, a Center for Entrepreneurship, a Center for Cyber Excellence, and a Center for Financial Literacy to enhance your learning experience.
Flexible Learning for Working Professionals
Balance your education with your career through evening classes, one-week intensives, and online coursework, allowing you to develop your executive coaching expertise while maintaining your professional commitments.
Study Under Experienced Business Leaders
Study under faculty who have years of industry experience in business and coaching, providing practical insights and mentorship to help you refine your leadership and consulting skills.
Career Potential
What Can You Do with an Executive Coaching MBA Degree?
Liberty University’s Master of Business Administration with a specialization in executive coaching can help prepare you for the following occupations:
- Educator
- Executive coach
- Leadership development consultant
- Private business consultant
- Training coordinator
#4 Best College Campus in America
At Liberty, you’ll find an affordable, high-quality education designed to help equip students like you for the real world. Our commitment to excellence has earned us recognition as the #4 Best College Campus in America by Niche.com.
Earning your degree from a nonprofit university with state-of-the-art resources like ours can help set you apart from your peers.
Courses
What Will You Study in a Master’s in Executive Coaching Program?
Unlike many executive coaching degrees, this MBA offers a blend of core business classes as well as specialized study in professional coaching. You’ll complete courses that are drawn from both our School of Business and our School of Behavioral Sciences. That way, you can develop a diverse, marketable skill set and further boost your appeal to potential employers. Throughout the program, you’ll explore essential topics in leadership development, business, and communication.
Liberty’s foundational business courses dive into a variety of topics, including managerial finance, international business, organizational design and structure, operations management, and legal issues in business. With a solid foundation in advanced business study, you can prepare to pass on your knowledge to other leaders in the industry.
Our executive coaching concentration is designed to help you analyze professional coaching from a business standpoint. You’ll explore how to effectively connect and communicate with clients as well as live out ethical principles in your coaching career. Throughout our executive coaching courses, you can also learn how to:
- Help managers navigate challenges related to project management, cultural awareness, team unity, and intergenerational issues.
- Mentor individuals in leadership positions and help them live out principles of servant leadership.
- Understand contemporary issues and theories in the field of coaching and carry out financial coaching.
Featured Master’s in Executive Coaching Courses
LIFC 501 – Introduction to Life Coaching
LIFC 502 – Advanced Life Coaching Skills
LIFC 603 – Financial Life Coaching
LIFC 604 – Leadership Professional Life Coaching
Degree Information
- This program falls under the School of Business
- View the Degree Completion Plan
- Check out our course catalog
- Transfer in up to 50% of the degree total
BENEFITS
Why Choose Liberty’s Master’s Degree in Executive Coaching?
Pursue an Accredited Degree with Confidence
Liberty’s master’s in executive coaching is accredited by the ACBSP, a distinction earned by only a select number of business schools worldwide. You can take pride in knowing that your MBA meets rigorous academic and professional standards, setting a strong foundation for your future success.
Experienced Business Professionals
As you progress through the program, you’ll study under professors who bring years of real-world business experience into the classroom. Their mentorship is designed to help you grow not only academically, but also professionally and spiritually, preparing you for meaningful roles in leadership and coaching.
Develop Ethical Leadership Grounded in Faith
Whether you’re already a business professional exploring executive coaching or you’re looking to become more marketable in this dynamic field, Liberty can help you take the next step. Our mission of Training Champions for Christ shapes a curriculum that blends biblical values with industry knowledge, helping equip you to lead with integrity in every professional setting.
Enjoy a Flexible Format and Hands-On Resources
As a residential MBA student, you can build a schedule that works for you by choosing from evening classes, online courses, or 1-week intensives. While studying on campus, you’ll also have access to innovative resources like a simulated stock trading room, information technology labs, and specialized centers focused on entrepreneurship, cybersecurity, and financial literacy, all designed to support your growth and success.
Admissions
How Do You Become a MBA in Executive Coaching Student?
Every application is reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and all applicants must submit the following documents and meet the minimum requirements for admission:
- Admission application
- Official transcripts showing a regionally or nationally accredited bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA for admission in good standing
- At least 15 hours of upper-level (300-400 level) undergraduate coursework in business
- Students without the required undergraduate coursework must pass our BMAL 590 course and earn a minimum GPA of 3.0 on any other graduate-level coursework
- Self-certification form (for students who are in the final term of their bachelor’s degree)
- Current Liberty undergraduate students seeking preliminary acceptance into a graduate program must complete a degree completion application through their ASIST account
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