Public Administration, MPA (Online)

Program Director:
Catherine Horiuchi, DPA

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program provides mid-career and aspiring professionals with an opportunity to obtain advanced managerial education applicable to a broad range of public sector, nonprofit, and health care organizations. The MPA program is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).

Mission

We prepare our graduates for public leadership by advancing a challenging curriculum while pursuing complementary research and transforming learning into acts of consequence to serve our communities, especially the most vulnerable among us.

Goals

• Educate students to be compassionate and effective leaders who humanely manage public organizations.
• Prepare students to initiate and facilitate interactions between government, for-profit, and nonprofit sectors to provide ethical and workable solutions to societal needs.
• Create a collaborative environment of excellence in instruction, research, and service.
• Translate research into effective practices and achievable, humane policies.
• Prepare students to determine, collect, and analyze the evidence appropriate and essential for implementing public service strategies.