Overview

This holistic approach is grounded in the perspective that policy challenges are fluid, interconnected, and global. This perspective gives graduates the tools needed to rise in the field and drive change at the local, national, and international levels.

Earn your master's degree from Northwestern — ranked ninth nationally among U.S. universities — entirely online or in classes on Northwestern's Evanston and Chicago campuses.

Build essential skills for a wide range of fields

As an Public Policy and Administration student at Northwestern University you’ll build skills that are relevant to a variety of fields — public and private. You'll earn your master’s degree in one of the only programs that focuses on both policy and administration and build the leadership, administrative, and analytical expertise needed to drive change at the local, national, and international levels.

Develop the skills needed to drive change in government, education, and nonprofit organizations.
Study under world-class faculty including Fulbright Fellows, DHS Fellows, Congressional advisors, Civitas Scholar recipients, National Institute on Aging grant recipients, and more.
Critically examine public organizations and leadership using the theories and concepts of collaborative systems.
Learn to apply methods for analyzing policies such as cost-benefit analysis, economic evaluation, and statistics.
Focus your studies to align with your goals by choosing a specialization in Public Policy, Public Administration, Global Policy, Global Health, or Data Analytics for Public Policy.
Earn your Northwestern master’s degree online or on campus.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods
Elements of Public Finance and Budgeting
Fundamentals of Public Administration
Microeconomics for Public Policy & Administration
Statistics for Research
Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-04-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Evanston, United States

Disciplines

Public Administration Public Policy View 107 other Masters in Public Policy 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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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete the application deadline

One sealed copy of official transcripts from ALL previously attended colleges and universities

Two letters of recommendation focusing on academic achievement and ability

Statement of purpose

A writing sample

Current résumé or curriculum vitae

TOEFL or IELTS scores (international students)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

120690 USD / year

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Out-of-State

120690 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

120690 USD / year

≈ 120690 USD / year

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

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Build essential skills for a wide range of fields

Programme Structure

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Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Funding

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