Overview

Our core curriculum focuses on the major components of modern public service leadership and management. The elective curriculum offers four areas of specialized study: arts management, environmental policy and administration, municipal government and urban planning, and nonprofit administration.

Key Features

The Public Administration at College of Charleston is offered in two convenient formats, a traditional and executive MPA, both of which allow full-time students to complete the degree within two years.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Service Roles and Responsibilities

Research and Quantitative Methods for Public Administration

Public Policy

Managing Public Organizations

Managing Human Resources

Managing Financial Resources

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

39 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charleston, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

official transcripts from all academic institutions; undergraduate GPA of 3.0

official GRE scores (cumulative 295, analytical writing 4.0); TOEFL scores if your primary language is not English

GRE score

current résumé

a letter of intent; three letters of recommendation

training in basic statistics

applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a writing sample, such as undergraduate theses or term papers, samples of work projects, etc.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

10476 USD / year

≈ 10476 USD / year
Out-of-State

10476 USD / year

≈ 10476 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

7920 USD / year

≈ 7920 USD / year

Living costs

Charleston

United States

1270 - 2210 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Credits

Delivered

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Living costs

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Financing

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