Overview

The Public Administration-Criminal Justice Master is offered by Kutztown University. Through course work and an emphasis on student research, students receive specialized knowledge and technical skills in budgeting, planning, personnel administration, legal issues in criminal justice, police strategies, and social policymaking.

Key Facts

Graduates typically achieve continued success in their present careers or are successful in obtaining other career positions related to their interests. Offered as a collaborative program between the Department of Political Science & Public Administration and Department of Criminal Justice, the MPA with Concentration in Criminal Justice is designed to accommodate working professionals as well as recent graduates.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Administrative Law

Approaches and Methods in Political Science

Problems of Public Administration

Administrative and Organizational Theory

Public Personnel & Strategic Human Resource Management
Budgeting and Decision Making

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kutztown, 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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General requirements

Apply online and pay the application fee.

The language of instruction at Kutztown University is English and as such, all students must provide evidence that they have achieved a high enough level of proficiency in the English language to be successful in their courses.

Submit official college/university transcripts/academic records from all universities you attended.

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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

28836 USD / year

≈ 28836 USD / year
Out-of-State

28836 USD / year

≈ 28836 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

19224 USD / year

≈ 19224 USD / year

Living costs

Kutztown

United States

1000 - 1500 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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Scholarships Information

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Key information

Duration

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Funding

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