Overview

At the Public Administration - Juris Doctor program offered by The University of Alabama at Birmingham you’ll embark on 120 semester hours, including 30 hours in our MPA program and 90 in Samford’s JD program. This includes three hours credit for an internship to give you real work experience in public administration. By the time you graduate, you’ll be primed to work on the legal side of political, governmental, nonprofit, or other entities. Best of all, if you participate in this joint degree program full time, you should be able to complete it in as little as three years.

Key Facts

This program delivers most of its content via on-campus, in-person meetings.

Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Birmingham, United States

Disciplines

Public Administration Public Law View 144 other Masters in Public Law 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.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Original transcripts/marksheets bearing an official stamp must be submitted to the Graduate School. Copied, faxed, or scanned transcripts are considered unofficial.
A separate statement confirming degree conferral (degree statement) bearing an official stamp is also required.
Transcripts and degree statements must be in the original language of the international institution as well as in English. Applicants submitting an approved transcript evaluation (see below) are not required to submit English translations.
Applicants who have not yet finished their degree should present a transcript showing they have earned a minimum of 91 complete semester hours or six (6) completed semesters.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

51920 USD / year

≈ 51920 USD / year
Out-of-State

48440 USD / year

≈ 48440 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

19760 USD / year

≈ 19760 USD / year

Living costs

Birmingham

United States

1019 - 1648 USD / month

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