Program Overview

University Programs

The university offers various programs, including degree programs, undergraduate offerings, courses, and certificate and non-degree programs.

Degree Programs

• MPA in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy
• MPA in Health Policy & Management
• Master of Urban Planning
• Online Master of Health Administration
• Master of Science in Health Law and Strategy (with NYU School of Law)
• Master of Science in Public Policy
• Executive MPA
• PhD
• Dual Degrees

Undergraduate Offerings

• Public Policy Major
• Wagner Minors
• Bachelor's-Master's Dual Programs
• Undergraduate Courses

Courses

• Course Listings/Search Results
• Capstone

Certificate & Non-Degree Programs

• Public and Nonprofit Management and Policy
• Health Finance
• Health Policy Analysis
• Health Policy for Clinicians
• Program Evaluation and Impact Assessment
• Quantitative Methods for Policy Analysis
• Social Finance

Admissions

The admissions process includes application deadlines and process, application checklists, and admissions criteria.

Admissions Criteria

• Which Program is Right for Me?

Cost, Aid & Assistance

• Merit-Based Scholarships
• Fellowships
• Assistantships
• PhD Tuition and Financial Support
• External Funding Resources
• NYU Veterans Tuition Benefits
• Loan Forgiveness Programs

Research Areas

The university has various research areas, including:

• Cities
• Communication Skills
• Data Science and Data Management
• Education
• Environment, Climate Change, and Sustainability
• Health Policy and Management
• Inequality, Race, and Poverty
• International Development and Humanitarian Action
• Nonprofits and Government
• Philanthropy and Fundraising
• Program Evaluation
• Social Justice and Democracy
• Transportation

Centers & Institutes

The university has several centers and institutes, including:

• Financial Access Initiative
• The Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy
• Health and Evaluation Analytics Lab
• Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems
• John Brademas Center of New York University
• Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management
• Institute of Human Development and Social Change

Initiatives & Special Projects

The university has various initiatives and special projects, including:

• Democracy Scholars
• Labor Initiative
• Leadership in Action
• NYC 2025
• The NYU Democracy Project
• Social Innovation & Investment Initiative

Course Description

Labor Policy: The Future of Work

This course introduces students to the wide-ranging and evolving policy dimensions of labor markets. We begin with an analysis of the microeconomics of labor markets, presenting the competitive markets and monopsony pricing models as benchmarks. The course then turns to the institutional features of markets, including topics such as collective bargaining, labor standards, and minimum wage laws. The second part of the course examines the macroeconomics of labor markets, introducing topics such as demographic structure, child care and social insurance and migration and their role in labor markets and economic growth, as well as implications for policy. The final part of the course considers long-run structural drivers of labor markets such as automation and AI, trade, and industrial policy.

Prerequisites

• CORE-GP 1018

Semester

• Spring

Focus Area

• Cities
• Nonprofit and Government Organizations

University Policy

New York University is committed to maintaining an environment that encourages and fosters respect for individual values and appropriate conduct among all persons. In all University spaces—physical and digital—programming, activities, and events are carried out in accordance with applicable law as well as University policy, which includes but is not limited to its Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy.