Why Study Public Administration?
Our dedicated and experienced faculty provide hands-on learning opportunities that prepare you for careers such as urban planning, city management, hospital administration, fundraising or international humanitarian relief. Workplaces from government to health care to non-profit organizations value the skills and knowledge you’ll receive in financial management, research, human resource administration and organizational psychology.
What You'll Learn
Through our leading-edge curriculum, you’ll gain insights into the planning, coordination and management that help public service organizations fulfill their missions. You’ll study the many elements that go into public decisions, from values and ethics to economics to psychology. You can choose whether to focus on the science and analysis that inform decisions or on the human impacts of those decisions within the communities you serve.