• Master of Public Administration at the Fairleigh Dickinson University is a 2-years program by the School of Public and Global Affairs.
  • It is ranked among the best regional universities and in the Top 50 in the North region by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges 2021. 
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • At the School of Public and Global Affairs, they think public service is a calling, public administration is a necessity, and public-minded citizens are essential to a healthy society.
  • The School upholds public service as a calling, embraces public administration as a necessity, and maintains that public regarding citizens is essential to a healthy and sustainable society.
  • As a member of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), they seek to provide well-educated leaders for public and nonprofit agencies and to improve the knowledge and credentials of administrators already employed in these organizations.
  • The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the internationally recognized management degree for leadership in the public and non-profit sectors, whether on a global or local scale.
  • This curriculum is designed to provide graduates with conceptual, analytic, and managerial skills for dealing with a variety of public service administration situations. (Students in the Executive program can be awarded advanced standing with evidence of professional development education.)
  • The program is enriched with a project-based curriculum.
  • The project-based MPA emphasizes group work, problem-solving, and building a portfolio of accomplishment.
  • It integrates accomplished practitioners with accomplished academics to give you the best of both worlds.
  • Many of these courses take place on weekends where you and your cohort are asked to work together to offer policy recommendations, map solutions, and collaborate on research.
  • An SPGA graduate will demonstrate the ability to prepare and deliver effective oral presentations and or write documents that present and evaluate information and opinion in a logical and analytical manner, incorporating research and documentation, and using style, grammar, mechanics, and/or format appropriate to an educated audience.
  • The MPA program consists of 42 credits.