Louisiana State University, M.S. in Nonprofit Administration

Building community, managing diversity, and nurturing vision are crucial to nonprofits' success in financial management and strategic planning. Louisiana State University Shreveport's online Master of Science in Nonprofit Administration helps students gain the skills to accomplish all of those activities. This program offers applied learning taught by experienced, full-time practitioners who build relevant and real-world nonprofit experience into the course work to give you insight for success in nonprofit leadership.

LSUS's Master of Science in Nonprofit Administration program is accredited by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council (NACC) and is only one of 12 programs in the world accredited by this prestigious governing body.

You can tailor this degree to your professional goals with three specialized tracks.

The Nonprofit Administration Track focuses on the management of nonprofit organizations including organizational design, behavior, structure, and process. You will study collaborative partnerships between nonprofits and boards of directors, volunteer leadership, and staff.

The Nonprofit Development Track focuses on marketing and promoting donations, volunteer development, and donor stewardship. You will gain in-depth knowledge of organizational behavior and management, strategies of donor giving, trends in fundraising methods, and best practices in leadership and stewardship.

The Disaster Preparedness Track focuses on management of critical and crisis situations in primarily emergency relief organizations.

Graduates have the opportunity to independently seek their Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credentials through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.