Programs

Passion and purpose combine when you're ready to move forward with advanced studies in educational leadership, which represents a group of primarily online degree offerings at the master’s, graduate certificate or doctoral levels which push you further as leaders and administrators.

Award-winning LLC faculty have prepared nearly 40% of today’s school administrators employed in Iowa. Mentors and critical friends guide and share their experience. Coursework, dialogue, projects and activities -- online and offline -- bring the potential of a career in educational leadership to life. Dedicated support staff—part of graduate education programs recognized among the best by U.S. News & World Report—help keep you on the path to success. 

A revamped master’s program offers you an enhanced pathway to roles in settings ranging from corporate and traditional school settings to e-learning. With a blend of education, psychology and technology coursework, you’ll be on your way to roles like learning experience designer, corporate trainer, educational technology consultant and more.

Led by faculty focused on helping you master emerging technologies, you’ll gain skills in AI-driven learning, UX/UI, adaptive learning and instructional strategy and design. Another option: graduate certificates in instructional design, learning technologies and/or online teaching–all stackable toward your master’s degree to give you flexibility toward achieving your career goals. 

Instructional Design & Learning Technologies
Master of Arts
Graduate certificates:
Instructional design
Learning technologies
Online teaching 

This interdisciplinary master’s program in philanthropy and nonprofit development gives nonprofit professionals an online program to flexibly grow careers. A dedicated core of faculty across several disciplines lead, teach and advance the field through scholarly work. Students develop professional skills and knowledge in areas such as ethical policy and scholarly research, theories and models related to the nonprofit world--such as grant writing, donor relations, advocacy and accountability. Graduates are among those at UNI who lead the nation in earning the nationally recognized Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) certification.

Philanthropy and Nonprofit Development
Master of Arts 
Undergraduate Certificate:
Nonprofit Management 

Helping others solve problems and accomplish goals is at the heart of careers in postsecondary student affairs. The online master's program helps you advance in careers which promise truly meaningful work. An online area of specialization at the doctoral level takes you even further.  

Known for strong camaraderie between faculty and students, this program leads to lasting connections with peers, faculty and the professional network gained through community and institutional partners who provide mentorship and support. A competency-based curriculum pairs with additional opportunities such as the Student Affairs Pre-Professional Association to prepare you for roles across the student affairs spectrum in higher education. 

Postsecondary Education: Student Affairs
Master of Arts
Doctor of Education 

Undergraduate and graduate programs in recreation, tourism, and nonprofit leadership prepare you to empower others and strengthen communities. Explore multiple career paths with nationally accredited coursework, guided by faculty with real-world experience and active research. Dedicated, accessible faculty bring their expertise and their own hands-on background and research to enrich your student experience. 

As an undergrad, you’ll complete a final semester-long internship; a minor and certificates let you specialize and expand your credentials. Graduate students build advanced skills to lead and manage RTNL programs. Whether starting out or advancing your career, you’ll promote healthy lifestyles and community well-being through roles in youth camps, recreation centers, parks, and a wide range of social and charitable organizations.

Recreation, Tourism & Nonprofit Leadership
Minor
Bachelor of Arts
Undergraduate Certificates: 
Nonprofit leadership 
Outdoor recreation
Tourism
Youth work in religious settings (interdisciplinary) 
Master of Arts

The School Psychology Program is really two programs in one: you’ll attain a master’s of education in contextual psychology and then complete your educational specialist (EdS) degree. Licensed school psychologists known for teaching, scholarship, service and advocacy for the profession lead the program. 

With a reputation drawing students regionally and nationally, the program prepares professional, ethical practitioners with a systemic perspective who link multi-method assessment to evidence-based interventions. An affiliated federal grant-based program supports a “grow your own” approach to building the school psychology workforce with AEA partners. Nationally approved by the National Association of School Psychologists, the program boasts an ongoing 100 percent placement rate. 

School Psychology Program
Master of Arts (Educational Psychology)
Specialist in Education