Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines "leadership" as "the office or position of a leader." The website BNET's Business Dictionary further defines it as "the capacity to establish direction and to influence and align others toward a common goal."
The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary defines a "master's degree" as "an advanced college or university degree." A master's degree can be obtained only after the requisite undergraduate courses have been completed. Students can earn a master of arts (M.A.) or master of science (M.S.).
Bellevue University offers a master's degree in leadership after studying topics that include ethics, leadership theories, team and group dynamics, and human development.
Master's degrees are offered in organizational leadership, collaborative leadership, public safety leadership and business communication--leadership and influence, as well as other specialties.
Many online and in-campus schools offer a master's degree in leadership. Some of them are Regis University Online Learning, Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut, Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, and Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois.