Public Administration

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MPA

Public Administration

Format & Location

Online

School/College

John Charles Meditz College of Arts & Sciences

Start Dates

Fall (September), Spring (January), Summer (May)

Application Deadline

Rolling Admission

Completion

24 months

Schedule

Full-Time or Part-Time

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��Ƶ University's state-accredited Master of Public Administration program is designed to equip and empower students with the administrative acumen and leadership skills needed to put their passion to work.

Put your learning to work.

This online MPA program will help you build the essential skills needed to make an immediate impact in your community. Put your learning to work immediately with hands-on experience in areas like grant writing, fiscal management, human resources, data analysis, and project management.

Benefit from small class sizes.

��Ƶ MPA students appreciate the interpersonal learning experience gained from our small class sizes. Learn from the diverse perspectives of your classmates and professors as you partake in constructive dialogue about pressing social, ethical, and professional issues.

Advance your career at your own pace.

Prospective students who aren’t ready to commit to a full master’s program can begin with a 12-credit non-profit management certificate. Once ready, the credits can seamlessly transition into the MPA program.

Make your degree work for you.

When you complete your master of public administration online, you’ll work directly with your faculty advisor to select courses tailored to your desired career path.

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Course Requirements

36 credits

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Graduate Admission
gradadmis@fairfield.edu
(203) 254-4184

Learn From Industry Experts

The faculty members in our online MPA program bring decades of professional experience into the classroom from a wide variety of fields including government, non-profit management, grant writing, homeland security, and the armed forces. You’ll have the opportunity to hear from industry speakers throughout the program, in addition to attending ��Ƶ’s annual MPA Summit.

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Gayle Alberda

Associate Professor, Politics

galberda@fairfield.edu

Thomas J. Murray III

Associate Professor, Economics

tmurray4@fairfield.edu

Career Outlook

��Ƶ’s MPA program prepares students to be successful in a variety of careers following their graduation.

Employers

Recent Employers

University of Bridgeport
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Health Advances

Job Fields

State and city government
Non-profit organizations
Healthcare management
Emergency management
Private research

My brother was also a ��Ƶ graduate and recommended the university to me for its small class sizes and attentive professors. With the support of faculty and a collaborative classroom experience, I learned from students with diverse perspectives."

– Cesar Zepeda, MPA '21

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