


Mountain State University
Delivering a vision of success to its students.
Founded in 1933, Mountain State University (MSU) is a not-for-profit university serving more than 4,000 students on 4 campuses and through distance learning. MSU is proud of our extensive experience in providing accessible academic programs for adult students, having successfully offered exceptional distance education programs since 1992.
We want to be your university!
At MSU, we are dedicated to your success. By providing you with the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve both academic and career goals, we open the door to your future. Our innovative academic programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels ensure a premium education that will prepare you for personal and professional triumphs. Mountain State University's online and distance learning programs provide accessibility for working professionals, military personnel and those with family commitments, allowing us to better serve students across the country and around the world.
During the past decade we have made tremendous progress toward fulfilling our mission to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to attain both academic and career goals. We believe that the educational and personal opportunities you will find at MSU represent the best of what higher education can offer, the chance to explore where your abilities can take you, to build a strong future and to create meaningful connections with others. Let us help you build a strong career. Let us prepare you for success.
Master of Science in Strategic Leadership
Leadership is the capacity to create a vision and inspire others to share in making it a reality. MSU's Master of Science in Strategic Leadership (MSSL) will provide you with skills to develop a vision of success, make tough decisions, and to lead others to meet shared goals. The skills you learn can be applied immediately to effect positive change in your organization.
Our MSSL program will teach you the following:
- Inspire strategic thinking that will give your organization a competitive edge
- Make tough decisions with confidence based on sound judgment skills
- Build dependable teams with high integrity and a common, defined focus
- Acquire people-management skills to motivate, inspire and earn respect
- Apply your new expertise immediately within your current work environment and realize the rewards of your efforts
Join a program designed for working professionals, and gain the following:
- Earn your Master of Science in Strategic Leadership in as little as 16 months with our accelerated program created especially for working adults
- Take advantage of affordable costs and financial aid
- Enjoy a collegian approach to interaction with faculty and peers which is superior to what you find in a traditional campus-based program
- Build a strong network of peers in organizations across the world
Do I qualify for the Master of Science in Strategic Leadership program?
- Do you have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university?
If you've answered "yes" to these questions, then wait no longer to begin your journey to success!

