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Saint Leo University offers a learning community inspired by individuals in pursuit of a greater purpose. The career resources on this page connect directly to your academic interests so you can explore how Saint Leo programs align with the fields and roles they’re designed to support. You’ll also find information about tangible experiences and how Saint Leo works to meet the evolving needs of professions and workplaces around the world.

Online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Discipline Overview

The online DBA is an advanced degree program that prepares graduates with research, critical analysis, and application skills to make an intellectual contribution to their field of business study.

The online DBA is also described as a doctoral degree that qualifies graduates to teach in a university setting and can be suitable in business settings, supported by critical thinking and data analysis skills applied across industries.

Work Environment or Practice Settings

Academia
Consulting
Decision-making roles within organizations

Example Careers or Roles

C-Suite Executives
Senior Management
Healthcare Administration
Business Consultant
Management Analyst
Research Analyst
Economist
Professor/Lecturer
Corporate Trainer
Academic Director/Dean
Entrepreneur
Think Tank Researcher
Author/Scholar

Program Preparation or Alignment

The online DBA program emphasizes values including social responsibility, innovation, and accountability, with a focus on leadership aimed at creating vibrant and sustainable organizations.

It also highlights program themes such as:

Research skills and critical thinking
Global implications of research
Teaching practices
Ethical foundations
Strategic thinking, applied research, leadership and management, and innovation

Professional Associations or Resources

AACSB
EDB

Accreditation

The business school is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Online Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Discipline Overview

The Ed.D. is framed to develop solutions to complex problems. It prepares leaders who can construct and apply knowledge to make a positive difference in their communities and educational organizations.

School and Organizational Leadership

Discipline Overview

The Ed.D. in School and Organizational Leadership program’s primary goal is to provide candidates with practitioners’ skills as strong organizational leaders in schools K-12 and similar organizations, including knowledge and skills to engage stakeholders in successful student, school, and organizational success.

Example Careers or Roles

Principal
Superintendent
Chancellor
Education consultant
Thought leader
Department leadership
Faculty

Program Preparation or Alignment

Leadership in school and organizational change and improvement
Critical thinking skills to analyze and solve problems
Creating and sustaining partnerships
Identifying and applying components of action research, change theory, strategic planning, and collaborative decision making

Program-Specific Subsections

Engage stakeholders in successful student, school, and organizational success
Leadership in change and improvement
Critical thinking and problem-solving
Partnerships
Action research, change theory, strategic planning, and collaborative decision making

Professional Associations

Higher Education Concentration

Discipline Overview

The Ed.D. in School and Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education is designed for education professionals seeking to lead and innovate in postsecondary settings. It blends applied research, strategic leadership, and policy development with a focus on challenges and opportunities within colleges and universities.

Example Careers or Roles

Academic Affairs Vice President
Academic Dean
Admissions Director
College President
Financial Aid Director
Institutional Research Director
Provost
Registrar

Program-Specific Subsections

Applied research strategies to improve student outcomes
Leading and managing change through data-informed decision making
Facilitating teams of stakeholders through inquiry and research
Developing research-based cultures supporting successful student outcomes
Identifying needs, implementing programs, and sustaining change based on data collection, analysis, and research
Student affairs, finance and budget, policy and governance, student retention, and sustainability/expansion considerations

Professional Associations

Online Master of Social Work (MSW)

Discipline Overview

The online MSW program mission is to prepare graduate students for professional advanced practice and leadership through social work services that promote social and economic well-being and support human rights locally, nationally, and globally. The program further expects graduates to contribute to the empowerment of people and groups that experience discrimination and oppression.

Work Environment or Practice Settings

Military
Child Welfare Specialist
Advocacy and Community Organizing
Aging
Intellectual Disabilities
Justice and Corrections
Policy
Research

Example Careers or Roles

Behavioral Health Clinician
Substance Abuse Counselor
Agency Executive Director / Administrator
School Social Worker
Medical Social Worker
Family Social Worker

Program Preparation or Alignment

In alignment with CSWE competencies, upon completion of the MSW program at Saint Leo University, students will be able to:

Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
Advance Human Rights and Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice
Engage Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI) in Practice
Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
Engage in Policy Practice
Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities

Professional Associations for Social Workers

These associations and reference links contain useful information and may offer career resources, including events, industry updates and job opportunities.

Accrediting Body

Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)

Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN)

Overview

The mission of the Saint Leo University College of Health Professions Nursing Program focuses on addressing employment needs in the regions served by the University through provision of a program that emphasizes the Core Values and the Benedictine tradition. A holistic perspective of the person with a focus on mental health concepts is emphasized. Programs integrate content on evidence-based practices, interprofessional communication, Culture of Health, and clinician well-being.

Work Environments

Hospitals; state, local, and private (59%)
Ambulatory healthcare services (19%)
Nursing and residential care facilities (6%)
Government, excluding state and local education and hospitals (5%)
Educational services; state, local, and private (3%)

Example Careers or Roles

Addiction nurses
Cardiovascular nurses
Critical care nurses
Genetics nurses
Neonatal nurses
Nephrology nurses
Public health nurses
Rehabilitation nurses

Program Preparation or Alignment

On completion of the Direct Entry MSN program, students will be able to:

Integrate foundational and advanced knowledge from nursing and other disciplines into clinical judgement, innovative nursing practice, and leadership roles.
Utilize comprehensive health assessment and clinical judgment skills supportive of a Culture of Health to promote health, prevent disease, and coordinate holistic, culturally competent, equitable person -centered care within complex healthcare systems.
Facilitate interprofessional partnerships that support and improve health outcomes for people, populations, and healthcare systems.
Promote safety in nursing practice utilizing current evidence, organizational and leadership skills, innovative technologies, and quality improvement processes.
Demonstrate accountability for quality nursing practices, professional growth, and clinician well -being consistent with Saint Leo University Core Values.