Organizational Leadership at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study organizational leadership, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 19,456. Of the 707 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University in 2019, 59 of them were organizational leadership majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Organizational Leadership section at the bottom of this page.

WKU Organizational Leadership Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Organizational Leadership (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Leadership
• Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

WKU does offer online education options in organizational leadership for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

WKU Organizational Leadership Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the organizational leadership progam at WKU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The organizational leadership major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Organizational Leadership. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Organizational Leadership Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular Organizational Leadership Basic Certificate Schools	4
Most Popular Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate Schools	16
Best Organizational Leadership Basic Certificate Schools	20
Most Focused Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Best Organizational Leadership Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Best Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Focused Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Organizational Leadership Master’s Degree Schools	120

In 2019, 108 students received their master’s degree in organizational leadership from WKU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for organizational leadership master’s degree candidates in the country.

Organizational Leadership Student Demographics at WKU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the organizational leadership majors at Western Kentucky University.

WKU Organizational Leadership Bachelor’s Program

In the 2018-2019 academic year, 59 students earned a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from WKU. About 37% of these graduates were women and the other 63% were men.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership at WKU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in organizational leadership.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WKU Organizational Leadership Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of organizational leadership master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

Of the students who received a organizational leadership master's degree from WKU, 69% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Kentucky University with a master's in organizational leadership.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	74
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WKU also has a doctoral program available in organizational leadership. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• General Business Administration and Management

Careers That Organizational Leadership Grads May Go Into

A degree in organizational leadership can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Management Analysts	4,280	$72,850
Business Professors	630	$85,970

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.