Plan Your Education
How to Apply
Statement of Purpose
Write a 300 word essay on your reasons for considering this UMass Boston MPA program in relation to your academic background, professional work experience, and career goals and a 1,200 word essay describing your personal qualities and development and how they have influenced your career choice.
Official Transcripts
Submit official copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts from all colleges attended.
GRE Scores
(Optional). Send your official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores. Previous scores less than five years old will be accepted.
*If you would like to waive the GRE exam, click on 'I am not taking any standardized tests' within the examination section of the application portal.
- Register for the GRE
- Institutional code: 3924
Letters of Recommendation
Please include three letters of recommendation. We prefer that one letter be from a former professor or individual who can address your intellectual aptitude for graduate study; others can be from a supervisor or other professional reference.
Résumé or CV
Add a current résumé or CV noting your previous educational (a bachelor's degree is required) and working experience.
Application Fee
Don't forget the application fee of $75.
Application Deadlines
The MPA program is now welcoming applications for Fall 2024 admission!
Standard Public Administration MPA & Gender, Leadership, & Public Policy Track MPA Deadlines:
April 15, 2024 (priority) and July 1, 2024 (final)
Curriculum: General Track
Fall I
- PUBADM 602 New England Economic Environment
- PUBADM 610 Public Management
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
Spring I
- PUBADM 601 New England Political Environment
- PUBADM 620 Analytical Skills I
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
Summer I
- PUBADM 625 Public Budgeting & Financial Management
Fall II
- Elective Public Administration electives are offered on a rotating basis.
- PUBADM 621 Analytical Skills II
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
- PUBADM 65X Policy Workshop (weekend seminar, 1 credit, topics rotate)
Spring II
- PUBADM 614 Human Resources Management
- PUBADM 691 Capstone: Case Study Seminar (6 credits)
Curriculum: Gender, Leadership, & Public Policy Track
- PUBADM 619 WPPP: Contemporary American Public Policy Issues 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 623 WPPP: Women in American Politics and Policy Making 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 624 WPPP: Spring Internship 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 628 Research Methods for Policy Analysis 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 629 Leadership and Organizations: Gender, Power and Authority 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 610 Public Management: Theories and Principles 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 614 Human Resources Management 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 620 Analytic Skills I: Skills for Policy Analysis 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 621 Analytic Skills II: Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 625 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
- PUBADM 691 Capstone /Case Study Seminar 6 Credit(s)
Graduation Criteria
Program Requirements: General Track
Complete 36 credits from 15 courses including seven required courses, one elective, six policy workshops, and one case study capstone.
Capstone: Completion of a written paper and oral presentation.
Statute of limitations: Four years.
Program Requirements: Gender, Leadership, & Public Policy Track
Complete 36 credits from eleven courses including five gender, leadership, and public policy courses; five public administration courses, and one case study capstone course.
Capstone: Completion of a written paper and oral presentation.
Statute of limitations: Four years.
Contact
Public Administration (MPA)
Program Director Michael Johnson
Michael.Johnson [at] umb.edu
public.affairs@umb.edu
(617)287-5543
Public Administration (MPA) - Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy Track
Program Director Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson, PhD
LA.NsiahJefferson [at] umb.edu
(617)287-6967

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