2024-2025 Catalog 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog

Public Administration, MPA


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The Master of Public Administration (MPA) programs provide mid-career and aspiring professionals with an opportunity to obtain advanced managerial education applicable to broad range of organizations in the public sector, nonprofit, and government adjacent industries.

Program Learning Outcomes


  • Be ethical, compassionate, and effective leaders with the skills necessary to humanely manage public organizations
  • Engage with government and nongovernmental sectors broadly to identify collaborative solutions to societal needs driven by evidence-based solutions
  • Identify, collect, and analyze the evidence appropriate for developing equitable policies and implementing effective public service strategies.

Major Requirements (38 units)


The On-Campus MPA curriculum is comprised of 38 units. There are nine core courses, four units each, and one elective course at two units.

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