Public Administration (Urban Management), MPA

This degree is taught by one of the USA’s top-rated public affairs schools: ASU’s School of Public Affairs. It will help you to understand and address society's grandest challenges in public management, policy, and governance.ASU ranks No. 9 for best graduate urban policy program and No. 13 for best graduate public affairs programs by U.S. News & World Report, 2024. The Master of Public Administration program is a professional degree program designed to prepare students for public service at all levels of government as well as in the nonprofit and private sectors. The program consists of a core curriculum emphasizing managerial and analytic skills required for work in a wide variety of careers that serve the public good. The urban management concentration prepares students to be leaders in local government, where most services and programs for residents are managed. Through a focused set of electives and interactions with experienced city managers, students gain knowledge and develop the skills they need in order to contribute to the operations of local government and help communities better serve the people who live there.

3.0 GPA or equivalent