School Leadership Graduate Certificate (Online) Student Outcomes
Fall 2023 was the first fall cohort.
Retention Rate
The one-year retention rate for the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (Online) program’s Fall 2024 cohort was 87% (13/15).
Methodology: Retention rate is calculated as the number of students who enrolled in a Fall term of one academic year and returned in the subsequent Fall term, or graduated within the first academic year, e.g., retention rate = (# retained in Fall 2025)/(# started in Fall 2024). When the program length is one year or less, the retained count includes those who were retained one-semester later (e.g., Spring 2025/Fall 2024) or graduated within one-year of starting the program (e.g., # Graduated between 9/1/24 and 8/31/25 divided by # starting in Fall 2024). This retention metrics tracks students who return to the same program version level (program and modality).
Graduation Rate and Time to Degree
The Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (Online) program length is 1 year. The 150% graduation rate for the most recent graduating cohort (24-25) was 100% (7/7). The average time to degree for these cohorts was 12.5 months.
Methodology: Time to degree in months is calculated by subtracting the start date of the student from the date the degree was completed or conferred and reported in average months. The 150% Graduation rate is calculated for full-time and part-time students combined. It is based on students who enrolled in the Fall and Spring terms of one academic year (the starting cohort) and graduated within 150% of the program length (e.g., 1.5 years), divided by the starting cohort.
Licensure
This is a new program; therefore, no alumni data is available.
Job Placement
100% (3/3) of the Graduate Certificate in School Leadership (Online) alumni were employed within the first year after graduation. Alumni include the graduating class of 2024.2
Salary
Alumni who graduated within five years (n = 5) had a low salary range of $75K to $100K, a high salary range of $125K to $150K, and a median salary range of $100K to $125K.1
Academic Degrees/Certificates Awarded
Twenty (20) Graduate Certificates in School Leadership (Online) were awarded between September 2023 and August 2025.
Sources:
1 Alumni Surveys 2021 to 2025 (Combined Response Rate: 71%). Valid percentages are reported.
2 Job placement data also includes responses from the Exit Survey. The combined response rate for the Alumni and Exit Surveys is 43%.