Masters degree in Executive Coaching

Learn more about the masters in Executive Coaching and what it can do for your career...

Years ago executives often times had the luxury of running a successful business on a plan that hardly ever changed. Competition could be seen creeping up on you like a VW van in the rear-view mirror.

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Today, change is as much a part of executive culture as is executing a business plan. The psychology of leading through changing times and creating an environment with the feel of stability in times of uncertainty can be highly complex and difficult for executives.

Masters programs in Executive Coaching are preparing students to help guide ever-busy individuals in executive positions navigate the dangerous waters of leading organizations through increasing competition and problems associated with adapting to continuously changing markets.

What you will learn...

Specifically, a Masters degree program in Executive Coaching will provide you with knowledge in most if not all of the following areas:

Masters in Executive Coaching Concepts

  • Shape the development of organizational leaders
  • Success planning
  • Fuse theories of psychology with business and leadership decision making
  • Human development
  • Mental health & psychopathology
  • Human diversity issues within organizations affecting executives and leadership decisions
  • Statistics
  • Research applications in organizational leadership
  • Professional ethics
  • Facilitate the advancement of wok environments, employee performance and team functioning
  • Program assessment and evaluation
  • Principles and techniques used by executives leading organizations through the change process

Masters in Executive Coaching Programs...

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**After completing the form from above, a representative from the University of the Rockies will provide you with more information about their Masters degree programs in Executive Coaching and about possible future career prospects associated with this degree.

In addition, you should contact schools offering similar programs, such as organizational psychology, to make sure you are embarking in the right educational direction for your career ambitions. Below are a list of additional schools offering such programs online:

  • Walden University
    • M.S. in Leadership (specializations in General Management, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources Leadership, Innovation and Technology, Leader Development, Project Management)
    • MBA in Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Project Management, Marketing, and Technology
    • M.S. in Psychology - Specializations in Leadership Development, Organizational Psychology, Non-profit Management
  • Capella University
    • M.S. in Psychology - Specialization in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • University of Phoenix
    • MBA in Global Management, Health Care Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Public Administration, Technology Management

Salary Benefits...

As stated in a Bureau of Labor and Statistics Current Population Survey from May of 20081:

  • The average salaries of those who hold a Masters degree in 2008 was $1,228/week, while those only holding a Bachelor's degree was $978/week.
  • Across the country, business operations specialists averaged $64,990 per year. However, the top 10% earned an average of $103,250!

Advancement...

Often times in this field, a masters degree will qualify for the job of an executive coach or business operations consultant. However, PhD programs are available such as the PhD program in Organizational Leadership. By completing a PhD program, you will then be eligible to become a professor in a university or fill positions within the business consulting or executive coaching arena with more autonomy while also demanding better compensation.

Resources:
1 BLS Statistics from 2008