Online M.P.A. in Public Administration
VCU L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Learn how to address complex problems. Fully online.
Have a passion for public service?
VCU’s online Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) is for you. With students from every academic and professional background, this degree has wide appeal and can help you level up your career.
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The Master of Public Administration program’s mission supports a “generalist” conception of public administration. This seems quite appropriate as the students come from diverse academic and employment backgrounds and find jobs in a wide variety of government and nonprofit organizations. The M.P.A. program is delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid.
The program’s mission includes the following goals:
- Prepare professional public managers, public officials and citizens to meet the challenges of public service in both government and nonprofit sectors
- Advance the state of knowledge in the field of public administration through scholarly research and publications
Serve the profession and local, state, federal and international communities by extending faculty expertise and intellectual resources
*The minimum number of graduate credit hours required for this degree is 36 (or 39 with internship).
The VCU Bulletin is the official source for academic course and program information.
Application deadline details
FALL
- February 1st for early admission
- April 1st for priority deadline
- May 1st for final deadline
SPRING
- October 1st
SUMMER
- February 1st
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