Overview

Program Details

This seems quite appropriate as the students come from diverse academic and employment backgrounds and find jobs in a wide variety of government and nonprofit organizations. The Master of Public Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University is delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid and helps you:

Prepare professional public managers, public officials and citizens to meet the challenges of public service in both government and nonprofit sectors
Advance the state of knowledge in the field of public administration through scholarly research and publications
Serve the profession and local, state, federal and international communities by extending faculty expertise and intellectual resources

Programme Structure

Courses

Public Administration
Public Managing
Government
Sociology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

36-39

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Richmond, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

The applicant must provide a personal statement discussing reasons for pursuing graduate study

All applicants must present grades (marks) that reflect superior ability and serious effort

All non-native English-speaking applicants must provide evidence of English language proficiency

Individual departments or schools may have special requirements such as the Graduate Record Examination or Graduate Management Admission Test

Prospective students who have studied outside of the U.S. must provide an official course-by-course external credential evaluation as a required part of the admission process

Proof of adequate funds to live and study full time at VCU by submitting an I-20 DS Request Form accompanied by an original bank verification letter

A $70 state-required application fee

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

31590 USD / year

≈ 31590 USD / year
Out-of-State

31590 USD / year

≈ 31590 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

16754 USD / year

≈ 16754 USD / year

Living costs

Richmond

United States

1071 - 1750 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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