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Data-Driven Leadership Certificate

Drury University > Graduate Studies > Data-Driven Leadership Certificate

4 courses | 12 credit hours | 100% online

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Save Your Seat – The Fall 2025 Cohort is Forming Now! 
Earn a graduate certificate in just 9 months. 

The Data-Driven Leadership Certificate is a 12-credit hour graduate credential designed for professionals who want to lead with confidence in a data-centric world. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or looking to advance your career, this certificate will empower you to transform data into actionable insights and drive smarter, more effective decision-making across any organization.

Courses feature applied learning: 
  • Professional Excel
  • Data Literacy and Data-Driven Culture
  • Data Visualization, AI Insights, and Storytelling
  • Effective Project Management
Crafted for today’s professionals:
The certificate is valuable for professionals in for-profit and non-profit settings including such roles as managers, executive directors, project managers, program coordinators, sales directors, advancement specialists, marketing and communications directors, grant managers, medical personnel, entrepreneurs, team leaders, consultants, and individuals in career transition.

Program Learning Outcomes:  

  1. Have foundational knowledge in data concepts and ethical data use.
  2. Be able to make strategic, data-driven decisions aligned with organizational or project goals.
  3. Confidently use data visualizations and storytelling to communicate insights effectively.

Certificate program admission:
A bachelor’s degree with 3.0 cumulative GPA is required. GRE is not required.

Quick Facts

  Next Start Date: Fall 2025

  Total classes:  4 offered in 8-week sessions
  Total credit hours: 12
  Delivery: Online
  Financial:  Student loan eligible
  Accredited:  Higher Learning Commission

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Program Highlights

  • Start in August, finish in May.
  • The four sequential eight-week courses ensure students are enrolled in only one class at a time.
  • Tuition and fees are less than $6,000.
  • Apply the certificate courses toward Drury’s Master of Integrative Leadership, a 30-credit hour degree created with two stackable certificates

Contact

Regina Waters, Ph.D., Program Director
Shewmaker 208
Office:  417-873-7251
rwaters@drury.edu