Academic Programs for Servant Leadership
Below is a list of institutions that provide servant leadership education.
These include degree, non-degree, certificate, non-certificate, online & campus only programs. The qualifications to make the list, descriptions of fields and components can be found here. If you have an institution or program to be added to this list, please review the requirements and leave a comment on this page or contact me for further information. If you have attended one or more of these programs, please help others in their discernment by leaving your feedback here as well.
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| Institution | Program Type | Campus or Online | City | State / Region | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Uniiversity | Minor to any Major | Campus | Aurora | IL | Aurora offers Servant Leadership class course as a minor to any major or at the graduate level. | aurora.edu |
| Bakke Graduate University | University Credit (MBA) | Online | Seattle | WA | BGU offers a nine week course designed to help students learn how to lead and create a organization built on customer service | bgu.edu |
| Beulah Heights University | Degree (Bachelors or Associates) or Minor | Campus or Online | Atlanta | GA | The Leadership Studies Department at BHU equips Christian men and women with transferable leadership skills and empowers them for global leadership as well as community economic development initiatives in the ministry and market place sectors. | beulah.org |
| Campbellsville University | University Credit | Campus | Campbellsville | KY | The Servant Leadership Seminar experience is a one credit hour course that is a required opportunity for all first-year degree seeking students that are age 23 and under with less than 24 transfer hours. | campbellsville.edu |
| Canada School of Public Service | Non-Certificate | Campus | Ottowa | CA | 3 day course designed to help Managers in Public Service to help them become leaders and encompass the community in their daily projects | csps-efpc.gc.ca |
| Center for Sharing | Non-Certificate | Campus | Pasco | WA | Our introductory course in servant leadership consists of seven two-hour sessions held weekly. For groups that want to continue on after the first course, our second course is based on Henri Nouwens book: Life of the Beloved. | centerforsharing.org |
| Chester Diocesan | Non-Certificate | Campus | Chester | UK | A series of 3 session modules to help learn implementation of Servant Leadership | chester.anglican.org |
| Co-Serve International | Non-Certificate | Campus | Portland | OR | A non-profit organization dedicated to teaching and modeling servant leadership at places of learning around the world | co-serve.org |
| Collin College | University Credit | Campus | Plano | TX | Collin offers two semesters of Servant Leadership courses to help boost hireability. | collin.edu |
| Colorado Christian University | University Credit (BA & MBA) | Campus or Online | Lakewood | CO | The Leadership concentration in MBA focuses on servant leadership and the Business Administration undergraduate contains coursework in servant leadership. | ccu.edu |
| Columbus State University | Degree (Associates) | Campus | Columbus | GA | Servant Leadership at CSU is a comprehensive program committed to developing future leaders who practice the servant leadership philosophy. Participants are given the opportunity to develop leadership skills through exciting and innovative leadership classes, hands-on modeling of leadership practices, participation in community service projects, and much more. | columbusstate.edu |
| Culver Academies | Diploma | Campus | Culver | IN | 1 year course in Servant Leadership for college preparatory students at this boarding school. | culver.org |
| Emory University | Minor to any Major | Campus | Atlanta | GA | Servant leadership rejects a view of leadership that is about the self-aggrandizement of the individual with positional authority. It maintains that true leaders are those attuned to working in partnership with individuals and the communities in which they live in order to improve human thriving. | emory.edu |
| Fairfax Institute | Non-Certificate | Online | Herndon | VA | A course provided to help Muslims in particular learn about Servant Leadership. Servant leaders become better employees, parents, spouses, friends, citizens, and human beings. | fairfaxi.net |
| Festival Center | Certificate | Campus | Washington | D.C. | The Servant Leadership School at the Festival Center offers local classes in Servant Leadership. | slschool.org |
| Gonzaga University | Certificate & Degree (Masters) | Online | Spokane | WA | Gonzaga University offers online classes in Servant Leadership. The Masters Program requires the completion of 36 semester credits. The Certificate program requires the completion on 12 credit hours. | gonzaga.edu |
| Goshen College | Degree | Campus | Goshen | IN | Servant leadership is listed among Goshen College's core values. | goshen.edu |
| Grand Canyon University | Degree (BS in Business Administration) | Campus or Online | Phoenix | AZ | Grand Canyon Universitys Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program addresses the areas of servant leadership, innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, and business skills in order to develop the global citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and responsible leaders required in todays global economy. | gcu.edu |
| Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership | Certificate | Online | Westfield | IN | Greenleaf Center offers classes via teleconference and wiki. They offer three courses addressing the foundations of servant leadership; applying the key practices of servant-leaders; and leadership in servant-institutions. They also offer several self study materials | greenleaf.org |
| Hope College | Minor to any Major | Campus | Holland | MI | Hope College has a goal to create leaders with skills in servant leadership, team-building, and creative problem-solving/critical thinking. | hope.edu |
| Hope Internatiional University | Minor to any Major | Online | Fullerton | CA | Hope International encourages all of its students to take Servant Leadership courses as they believe it will help them in whatever profession they choose. | hiu.edu |
| Instituto Teologico Boa Terra (ITBT) | Non-Certificate | Campus | Curitiba | Brazil | A course focused on modeling a safe and open community where participants can be valued and empowered to know their unique purpose in life. | co-serve.org |
| Light University | Certificate & Diploma | Online | Forest | VA | The School of Professional Life Coaching (SPLC) is positioned to equip and motivate students as servant leaders who actively develop and guide others in areas of personal and organizational fulfillment toward successful and productive rules in community, national, and world venues | lightuonline.com |
| Marylhurst University | University Credit or Certificate | Campus | Marylhurst | OR | The Center for Servant Leadership is dedicated to "Shaping the Servant Leaders of Tomorrow". They offer one-day, one-credit seminars and host an annual Pacific Northwest Regional Servant Leadership conference. | servantleadership.marylhurst.edu |
| McMurray University | Degree (BS) | Campus | Abilene | TX | McMurray offers Servant Leadership classes that go hand in hand with weekly group lectures and weekly group activities that are led by upperclassmen and designed to provide hands on experience. | mcm.edu |
| Memphis School of Servant Leadership | Non-Certificate | Campus | Memphis | TN | The Memphis School of Servant Leadership a series of courses throughout the year. Most classes are twelve weeks in length and meet weekly for 90 minutes. Classes require a serious commitment of study and reflection. | servantleadership-memphis.org |
| National Youth Leadership Training | Non-Certificate | Off Campus | Virginia Beach | VA | A course geared towards youth leaders from the Boy Scouts and Ventures. This course will provide young adults with the tools they will need to teach skills and lead in the work place | tidewaterbsa.com |
| Palmer Leadership Intitute | Non-Certificate | Campus | Jacksonville | FL | Designed for church leaders the purpose of this course is to Pastors and Leaders develop their ministries. Through a process of instruction, coaching, and mentoring, each participant will be equipped and encouraged to lead and develop a healthy, Christ-honoring, growing church. | flafwb.com |
| Regent University | Degree (BS, MA, MBA) or Certificate | Campus or Online | Virginia Beach | VA | With one of the broadest offerings of options in degrees and certificates both on campus and online, Regent is a popular option for Servant Leadership studies. | regent.edu |
| Servant Leadership School of Greensboro | Certificate | Campus | Greensboro | NC | Servant Leadership School of Greensboro offers a 3 year curriculum with a vision to help people to create life-giving alternatives in the workplace and home, and calls forth creative new ministries to serve in the community. The 3 year program consists of 144 hours of classroom intruction/ experience. | servantleadergreensboro.com |
| Student Leadership University | Non-Certificate | Campus | Orlando | FL | Student Leadership University's power and strength rests in its effectiveness in cultivating, training, and awakening tomorrow's young leaders. This course takes students all over the globe to allow students both intensive classroom experiences and real life experiences. | studentleadership.net |
| Tennessee Wesleyan College | Honors Program for Servant Leadership | Campus | Athens | TN | Wesleyan College's mission is to create Servant Leaders. All students enrolled in the honorary course are required to perform 40 hours of community services in compliance with the College's guidelines. | twcnet.edu |
| University of Dayton | University Credit | Campus | Dayton | OH | University of Dayton offers courses to students who qualify. | udayton.edu |
| University of Idaho | Minor to any Major | Campus | Moscow | ID | University of Idaho Center for Ethics sports geared courses to help students learn how to apply Servant Leadership to football and to coaching | uidaho.edu |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | University Credit | Campus | Madison | WI | The student Leadership Center within the College of Engineering promotes several courses that include servant leadership principles. | slc.engr.wisc.edu |
| Viterbo University | Degree (Masters) | Campus | La Crosse | WI | Viterbo University offers a Masters Degree in Servant Leadership. The program is also available through a 4 summer, 2 week intensive study option. | viterbo.edu |
| William-Penn University | Degree (Masters) | Campus | Oskaloosa | IA | The William Penn University College for Working Adults Master of Business Leadership program has been designed to develop leadership skills and attributes required by participants to excel at both the personal and professional level. | wmpenn.edu |
| Wisconsin Lutheran College | Degree (BA) | Online | Milwaukee | WI | Wisconsin Lutheran has a Leadership Enhancing Accelerated Degree program that is only available online. One of the courses focuses entirely on Servant Leadership specifically. The mission of this degree program is to enhance all aspects of your leadership education to further your career. | wlc.edu |
For details on the table’s attributes and requirements for making this list, please review the requirements at the link in the introductory paragraph.