Overview

The School offers a wide variety of master’s programs, joint degree programs, graduate certificate programs, and one of the nation’s premier doctorate programs. The School’s location just outside of Washington, D.C. attracts a stellar faculty of scholar-practitioners who are experts in the theory and practice of public policy and management and influential participants in the nation’s policy-making process.

The location and faculty in turn attract outstanding students by providing them, not only an in-depth, rich curriculum, but extensive exposure to and interaction with the real-life world of policy-making, the federal government, the international diplomatic community, state and local governments, and a host of non-governmental and multinational organizations.

In your coursework, you'll develop the critical thinking and analytical skills to enhance your abilities as a decision-maker and policy leader, while participating in opportunities to dive into specific areas of interest. Providing a strong foundation in policy tools and methods and a deeper understanding of particular policy issues, the Master of Public Management from University of Maryland prepares you to take on the next challenge in your career.

Highlights

Take advantage of an accelerated degree for professionals with at least five years of policy or management related experience (requiring 36 course credits as compared to 48 course credits for the standard Master of Public Policy)
Take a deeper dive into areas of interest with our optional specializations, or develop your own specialization to explore a particular policy area
Learn from faculty who are both scholars and practitioners, bringing their real-world experiences and connections into the classroom

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Normative and Political Dimensions of Public Policy

Management and Accountability

Microeconomics

Quantitative Aspects of Public Policy

Macroeconomics

Budgeting and Finance

Practicing Public Policy in the 21st Century

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-17 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-06 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-09-29 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

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Statement of Purpose

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Letters of Recommendation (3)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

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Supplementary Application

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

67608 USD / year

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Out-of-State

67608 USD / year

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In-State

31608 USD / year

≈ 31608 USD / year

Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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