Expand your Skills
Our Master of Arts in Communication and Leadership Studies equips you with the expertise to understand your audience and communicate a clear message while learning the best ways to deploy persuasion and influence. You can sharpen your corporate communication skills, dive into data presentation or refine a marketing plan. Our graduates leave our program with the following skills:
- Audience Analysis
- Message Impact
- Communicate Change
- Research Evaluation
- Data Interpretation
- Presentation Skills
- Cultural Awareness
- Negotiation
- Problem Solving
Develop your Career
Communication skills are needed in every industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on average professionals holding a master’s degree in communications make $11,000 more a year than those with a bachelor’s degree. Some of the career opportunities that may be available to you:
- Corporate Communications
- Public Relations
- Marketing Manager
- Human Resources Manager
- Non-Profit Director
- College Professor
- Communications Consultant
- Journalist
- Content Creator
Extend your Reach
Not only will you be learning from expert faculty, but with fellow professionals who have diverse backgrounds and work experience. Gonzaga University also has a vast alumni network. Our graduates work at some of the top companies in the world:
- Microsoft
- Starbucks
- Ben & Jerry's
- Nike
- Boeing
- United Airlines
- NBC Universal
