Program Overview

Public Administration Master's

Program Overview

The Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) program at the University of North Texas is designed to prepare leaders for management and leadership roles in public and nonprofit organizations. The program's mission is to advance ethical, accountable, and inclusive governance, with graduates serving diverse local and global communities through competent, professional public service.

Program Details

• Program Type: Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2-3 years
• Credit Hours: 36-40

Requirements

• Pre-career (40 hours, including an internship): For students with little to no managerial experience
• In-career (39 hours): For students with some managerial experience
• Mid-career (36 hours): For students with significant managerial experience

Tuition and Aid

• Scholarships: Approximately $50,000 per year available

Marketable Skills

• Governmental budgeting, accounting, and analysis
• Coordination of governmental operational activities
• Recruit, train, and retain staff
• Statistical analysis for managerial decisions
• Program evaluation/performance measure identification

Public Administration Master's Highlights

• Faculty with professional and relevant work experience
• Monthly Public Administration Colloquium Series
• Public Administration Student Association for networking opportunities
• Courses focus on timely and critical topics such as city and county management, economic development, and smart city technology

Career Opportunities

• City managers
• Assistants to city managers
• Budget/finance analysts
• Legislative liaisons
• Economic development administrators
• Administrators in nonprofit organizations
• Chiefs of police
• Finance directors
• Directors of human resources

Employers

• 100+ cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
• 30+ Public Safety and Emergency Management organizations
• 50+ Special Districts
• 80+ Private firms
• State of Texas agencies
• Federal government agencies
• County government agencies
• Nonprofit organizations

Courses

• Leading and Managing Public Organizations (3 hrs)
• Managing Human Resources (3 hrs)
• Managing Financial Resources (3 hrs)
• Cultural Competency in Public Management (3 hrs)
• Financial Accountability in Government (3 hrs)
• Public Administration and Society (3 hrs)