Overview

Key features

The Metropolitan State University's Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration degree offers maximum flexibility in designing your studies to match your interests in public administration, nonprofit management, or a mix of both. Students begin by studying program fundamentals, then select courses in the public or nonprofit focus areas, supported by a set of strategic skills courses, electives, and a capstone seminar that all students complete.

The MPNA program will:

deliver a broadly based professional degree that prepares you for the widest range of career opportunities in the public and nonprofit sectors;
provide you with a practical education that equips you to solve the most pressing problems in new and creative ways;
prepare you to provide ethical leadership within your organization and in the public arena;
allow you to learn in an environment that is enriched by a highly diverse student body and outstanding practitioner-scholars;
prepare you for work and careers that increasingly cross organizational and sector boundaries; and
offer you the choice to complete your degree completely on campus, completely online, or in a combination of online and on-campus courses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Leading Public Service Organizations

Economic Reasoning for Public Administrators and Nonprofit Managers

Strategic Human Resources Management: Public and Nonprofit

Information Management, Evaluation, and Public Accountability
Public Ethics and the Common Good

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

40 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Blended, Online

Campus Location

Saint Paul, United States

Disciplines

Management Studies Public Administration View 604 other Masters in Public Administration in United States

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Academic requirements

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

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General requirements

Applicants who have completed the GMAT or GRE may submit an official copy of these scores and by-pass the quantitative admissions assessment. Applicants who have not completed the GMAT or GRE must complete our free online quantitative tutorial/assessment in math and statistics, i.e., ALEKS, if cumulative undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 in the last two years of study. All applicants are required to submit an admissions essay, which also serves as a writing assessment. The quantitative tutorial/assessment (if required) and admissions essay must be completed before a final admission decision is made and before any graduate-level classes can be taken.

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

9562 USD / year

≈ 9562 USD / year
Out-of-State

9562 USD / year

≈ 9562 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

9562 USD / year

≈ 9562 USD / year

Living costs

Saint Paul

United States

1040 - 1755 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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