The Master of Arts in Leadership and Administration (MALA) is a non-certification degree program that provides international administrative graduate student candidates the opportunity to develop and deepen their leadership competencies by focusing on the needed knowledge, skills, and attitudes for the practice of educational leadership. The courses and experiences are specifically designed to deepen and develop leadership competencies for international students interested in educational administration and for people serving in educational agencies or programs.

The Master of Arts in Leadership and Administration degree is offered through an off-campus delivery model in Canada, and through an on-campus delivery model for foreign-student cohorts in the United States. The off-campus model delivers the program in Canada based upon the request of a group of twenty or more students. Students attend class at the designated site during the academic year and may come to campus during the summer. The program is usually two years in length, during which students take two courses per semester. This program will not prepare students for principal or superintendent certification in the State of Washington.