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The MPA Program in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy offers two options: a residential, two-year Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree; an 18-month, online Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) degree program.
The public policy programs at the Ivy League rank as some of the best in the world. The oldest program for the study of public policy and administration began at Princeton University in 1930, founded as the School of Public and International Affairs. The school's mission was to prepare students for "leadership in public and international ...
The MPA program is a higher professional degree and a postgraduate degree for the public sector and it prepares individuals to serve as managers, executives and policy analysts in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in non-governmental organization (NGO) and nonprofit sectors; it places a focus on the practices of executive ...
That same year, the department began offering a Master of Public Administration degree. The program consisted of 36 credit hours of coursework following the early guidelines of the National Association of Public Administration and Public Affairs. Further changes to the program expanded the course of study to a 40 credit hour program.
The Online Executive Master of Public Service and Administration and the online graduate Certificates in Advanced International Affairs, Homeland Security, Nonprofit Management, Public Management, and Geospatial Intelligence provide alternative options for professionals wishing to pursue graduate studies concurrent with their career obligations.
Like many graduate programs, the MA in Public Management degree can now be attained online as well as on campus. The program is a member of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA). [6] The program is included in U.S. News & World Report list of top Public Affairs schools [7]
To meet a growing demand for public service professionals, the school added a second degree, the Master of Public Administration, in 1977. In 1981, the program was renamed the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration and the school renamed the School of International and Public Affairs. [3]
Master in Public Policy and Public Administration (MPPPA), at Concordia University; Master of Public Affairs (MPA), at Université Laval; Master of Public Policy (MPP), Max Bell School of Public Policy, at McGill University