Master in Educational Leadership and Administration (Master's)

Tuition is Tuition for the program is $650 per credit hour, totaling $18,200 for the 28-credit program..

This program is delivered online with a one-week summer residency, designed for current or aspiring leaders in Catholic schools. It combines academic coursework with practical application in Catholic educational leadership. The curriculum emphasizes Catholic doctrine, moral values, and the classical model of education. Students engage in research that contributes to the body of knowledge in Catholic school administration.

Focus areas include Catholic School Administration, Philosophical Foundations of Education, Curriculum Development in the Classical Mode, Formation of Catholic School Teachers, Catholic Cultural Heritage, Educational Research.

The program requires 28 credits, including 24 credits of required courses and 2 credits of electives. A research course supports the completion of a thesis or research project focused on Catholic education.

Graduates take on leadership roles in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, including school administration and curriculum leadership positions.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0. A qualifying examination in Catholic doctrine is required, and failure necessitates a non-credit remedial course. Official transcripts and a statement of purpose are required.

The programme totals about 28 credit hours. Online with a one-week summer session, part-time option available, typically completed in two years. For international students, tuition is well below the median for US programmes.

Located on Northside Drive in Atlanta, Pontifex University connects academic study with Catholic faith. Its mission centers on intellectual formation through faith and reason, with studies intended to deepen knowledge, wisdom, and understanding while preparing students for service in the Church. The university presents education as a path toward the true, the good, and the beautiful.

The Graduate School includes the School of Theology, the School of Sacred Arts, and the School of Education. Theology develops Catholic intellectual formation and invites students to engage with the foundations of truth, goodness, and beauty. Sacred Arts forms students who want to contribute to a culture of beauty in the Catholic tradition. Education focuses on current and aspiring Catholic school leaders through Catholic pedagogical formation. Across these areas, the university follows a classical approach and remains faithful to the Magisterium.

International students should expect a distinctly Catholic academic environment, with study connected to prayer, service, and ecclesial life. Pontifex students may seek preparation to teach and defend the faith, clarify truth, form minds, support their bishop or diocese, or contribute to the Church. The online component can make study compatible with professional work or parish ministry. The university's motto, Iesu Pontifex Factus in Aeternum, means “Jesus Made High Priest Forever,” reflecting the religious purpose that shapes its programs and student experience.