Overview

In addition to the General Program, the University of Michigan MPA program offers five concentrations in:

Nonprofit Administration and Social Entrepreneurship

Criminal Justice Administration

Educational Administration

Health Care Administration

Social and Public Policy

Different Paths, Same Destination

The MPA program is interdisciplinary, aimed to meet the educational needs of students who have earned specialized, technical, or liberal arts degrees and who are seeking to expand or update their knowledge of administration.

UM-Flint’s Public Administration program is ideally completed part-time to suit the schedule of working professionals. The Educational Administration concentration is offered in a mixed-mode format, with once-per-month Saturday classes combined with online learning.

Many courses of the General concentration are offered in a similarly blended format. Courses in Criminal Justice, Health Care, and Nonprofit Agencies are offered primarily on-campus in the evenings with some mixed-mode and online options.

UM-Flint’s interdisciplinary MPA program is comprised of faculty and courses from political science, economics, health care, education, criminal justice, sociology, and psychology, offering a rich and varied knowledge base.

UM-Flint faculty make themselves available to students outside the normal class schedule, with flexible office hours and online availability. Furthermore, many faculty members are also working practitioners. This real-world knowledge blends into the classroom and students' learning experiences.

Our professors come from many professional fields including:

Criminal court systems

Health care

Higher education

Human Resources

Law Local and state government

Research

School administration

Getting Results

Whether you are currently employed in a public organization or interested in starting a graduate degree before obtaining concurrent work experience, you will receive the balanced, advanced education necessary to become a capable, decisive leader. The MPA at UM-Flint has a proven track record for advancing graduates through their careers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Politics, Policy, and Public Administration

Administrative Organization and Behavior

Public Sector Management

Research Methods for Public Administrators

Evaluation of Services and Programs

Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-10-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ann Arbor, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution

Minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Knowledge Base

A course in government or public sector administration or relevant experience

A course in microeconomic principles

A course in statistics

Students lacking any of the knowledge base courses at the time of application will fulfill these requirement(s) as part of their MPA degree

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

60634 USD / year

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Out-of-State

60634 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

30314 USD / year

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Living costs

Ann Arbor

United States

1025 - 1870 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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