Overview

At the Public Administration program offered by Jacksonville State University you can choose from 5 concentration areas to ensure that your career is the focus of this degree. You will be prepared in the foundational aspects of public administration and learn the skills needed to become a leader in your chosen career field.

Concentrations

Administrative Management
Criminal Justice
Education
Emergency Management
Political Science

Top Three Reasons

NASPAA Accreditation: The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) ensures the quality of our program. Our program meets the same accreditation standards as many larger schools, but with more student-teacher interaction. Our low student to teacher ratio ensures that you will get the highest quality courses taught by qualified area subject experts in a much more conducive environment.

Choice of concentrations: The MPA degree at JSU offers you 5 different concentration areas. This allows you to focus your career to what you want to do in the public sector. We offer concentrations in Administrative Management, Criminal Justice, Education, Emergency Management and Political Science.

Convenient Course Offerings: Whether you are wanting to take classes on campus or on-line, our program can meet your needs. No matter how you choose to take your classes, the quality of instruction meets NASPAA standards. We understand that many students have fulltime careers already and want the MPA to advance in their career. We offer night courses, hybrid courses (partially on campus and partially online) and 100% online courses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Administration
The Analysis of Policy
Research Methods in Public Administration
Administrative Leadership and Ethics
Inter-governmental Relations
Administrative Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

39 SCH

39-40 credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Jacksonville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

Non-refundable $35.00 application processing fee.
Official transcripts
Official test scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), the Miller Analogies Test (MAT), or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
Only applicants who do not meet the criteria for unconditional admission and have a cumulative undergraduate GPA between 2.75 and 2.99 must submit test scores for the GRE, MAT, or GMAT to be considered for conditional admission.
Three Graduate Reference Forms completed by individuals who can provide qualitative assessment of the applicant’s potential for success in graduate coursework.
A statement of purpose/interest that shows why the MPA degree is important to the applicant, what the applicant will bring to the program, and how the degree will benefit the applicant’s career aspirations.
A professional resume, including academic history, employment, and voluntary/community work.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

27534 USD / year

≈ 27534 USD / year
Out-of-State

27534 USD / year

≈ 27534 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16926 USD / year

≈ 16926 USD / year

Living costs

Jacksonville

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

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

Funding

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Overview

Concentrations

Top Three Reasons

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Jacksonville

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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