Executive coaching costs are meaningful only when the price is tied to a defined commitment. A fee for one conversation, a minimum block of sessions and a three-month package with assessment and between-session support describe different purchases. The examples below put real published figures beside their stated units instead of presenting an unsupported industry average.
This AI-assisted editorial price reference uses three official U.S. university program pages checked October 22, 2026. Amounts reproduce the dollar figures on those pages; confirm current currency, eligibility, availability, inclusions and total charges directly. These are specific advertised offers, not a representative market survey, a quality ranking, a Lean Leaders Plus fee schedule or a quotation for your situation.
UChicago: a single session or a multi-session package
UChicago Professional’s coaching packages list Executive Insight at $900 for one 90-minute session, Leadership Pivot at $3,200 for four 50-minute sessions, and Executive Evolution at $5,600 for eight 50-minute sessions. The page describes online coaching available on its own or alongside the university’s course offerings. The packages address different leadership and career-transition needs; they are not simply three quantities of an identical product.
Notice the distinction between a listed package and its possible extras. The page marks some preparation, assessments and between-session support as things a package may include. Ask which of those activities are actually included in the proposal you receive rather than treating every item on the page as a guaranteed entitlement. A published coaching package is also different from tuition for a course that teaches coaching skills.
Utah: session prices with a minimum commitment
The University of Utah’s Executive Education coaching page lists Leadership Level coaching at $475 for a one-hour session and Executive Level at $600 for a one-hour session. It requires at least four sessions and describes individual sessions delivered online. The two levels reflect different coaching needs and coach experience in the university’s description; the lower-priced level is not automatically a substitute for the other.
At those listed rates, four session fees calculate to $1,900 or $2,400 respectively. That is our arithmetic on the stated session minimum, not an additional package price quoted by the university. Confirm the complete payable amount and any other charges in writing. The useful budgeting number includes the commitment you must buy, not only the price of one session.
UGA: a three-month package with more than sessions
The University of Georgia Terry College’s executive coaching page describes offerings delivered in partnership with TechCXO. For its Senior Executive category, the published three-month options are $5,800 for six coaching sessions or $8,050 for nine. Both descriptions include an executive-coaching assessment and debrief, plus email and text coaching support as required. The page separately lists other role-level and team options; those are not treated as interchangeable purchases here.
Do not divide the full UGA package fee by the session count and present the result as a pure coaching-session rate. The stated scope includes other work, and session count alone does not establish contact hours. Confirm individual session length, assessment arrangements and the practical boundaries of between-session support before comparing it with a session-only quotation.
A worked budget calculation, not an equivalent quote
Consider an illustrative buyer comparing Utah’s four-session Executive Level minimum with UChicago’s four-session Leadership Pivot package. Using the published figures above, the Utah session fees total $2,400 for four hours of scheduled sessions. UChicago lists $3,200 for four 50-minute sessions, or three hours and 20 minutes of scheduled sessions. Those calculations describe contact time and listed prices, not equivalent scope.
The buyer still needs to establish which offer fits the leadership challenge, what preparation or additional services are included, and what support the organization must supply. A lower total does not establish better fit, and a higher total does not establish stronger results. Keep the full commitment visible while asking providers to clarify the work. This comparison is an editorial calculation, not a purchase recommendation or a reported client result.
Use the figures to improve the quote conversation
Use these named offers as concrete examples of how prices can be expressed, not as a universal rate card. Ask for the current written scope and fee for your actual requirement. Our leadership consulting cost-and-scope guide provides the proposal-comparison worksheet and questions about expenses, internal time, exclusions and change approval. It also distinguishes individual coaching from an organizational consulting engagement; pricing one does not establish the cost of the other.
About this resource: Prepared with AI-assisted drafting and editorial review from the three linked official provider pages. The published prices are dated source facts; the minimum-fee and contact-time calculations are our arithmetic. The buyer comparison is illustrative, not reported client experience. We have not independently tested provider quality or outcomes, and no affiliation, endorsement, available place, return or Lean Leaders Plus coaching package is implied. Cover illustration: AI-generated, reused from the Lean Leaders Plus library.