Master of Public Administration - Public Management

DePaul University

For those who aspire to become city managers, chief administrative officers, department directors, and senior project managers, this concentration focuses on the roles, requirements, challenges, and processes of running a public organization. Students gain the knowledge and skills needed to work successfully with professional staff, an elected governing board, consultants, and the public in the implementation of broad policy decisions. Legal issues of interest to public managers are also included. The Master of Public Administration (MPA) at DePaul University prepares students interested in public administration to serve the common good and advance a just society, in the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul. The MPA is designed for current government professionals or individuals seeking to pursue a career in the public sector. The degree equips students with a broad public administration knowledge in government-local, state, federal and international. The MPA program offers six on-site concentrations: public management emergency management health care administration international public management standard and metropolitan planning and urban affairs. Four of these concentrations can be completed in the online only MPA: public management emergency management standard and metropolitan planning and urban affairs.