Overview

Key Features

The Public Policy program at Claremont Graduate University (CGU) will challenge you to think big, but also to think practically. You’ll learn to design and implement transformative public policies, as well as fashion and invigorate institutions and partnerships. Since tomorrow’s policy challenges do not inhabit any one academic domain, you’ll work across disciplines and out into the world, and learn to combine ideas and insights in new ways that matter.

at Claremont Graduate University (CGU)’s proximity to the Los Angeles metropolitan area will give you firsthand exposure to the most pressing social and economic issues—the growth of immigrant populations, urban environmental impacts like suburban sprawl, environmental injustice, green energy infrastructure, and education reform. In the MPP program, you’ll train with some of the world’s leading experts in these areas, and you can customize your learning experience by combining core courses and electives to align your passion and purpose with pressing social problems.

Program Highlights

Design your own specialization based on your interests: urban and regional development, poverty and inequality, public health, water policy, education, international development, and more.
Pursue your MPP in conjunction with another degree. Earn a PhD in psychology or a Master’s in Public Health. Apply units from one program to the other to decrease the required total units.
Prepare yourself for a high-impact career. CGU alums work in exciting positions in government, business, and non-profits—locally, nationally, and around the world.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Racial, Ethnic & Social Minorities in American Politics

Policy Design and Implementation

Public Policy Process

Women & the Political Process

Advanced Quantitative Research Methods

Game Theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-05 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Claremont, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

Application

$80 Application fee

Official transcripts (undergraduate/graduate)

Resume

English proficiency exam (international applicants only)

Copy of Passport

Affidavit of Financial Support

Financial Statement or Proof

Statement of purpose

Three letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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49680 USD / year

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49680 USD / year

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49680 USD / year

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Living costs

Claremont

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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