UMass Boston

Prepare to be a skilled, effective, and ethical manager of public programs.

UMass Boston's MPA program imparts the skills and insight you need to effectively lead and manage public programs. We teach the essentials in budgeting and finance, economics, ethics, organizational behavior, politics, and statistics. Graduates go on to become leaders in government, public agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

U.S. News & World Report ranks our MPA program as #69 in the nation. We maintain strict NASPAA accreditation, and we also offer a specialized Gender, Leadership, & Public Policy Track of the MPA program.

Gain Analytical, Technical, & Leadership Skills for Effective Public Management

Learn career-enhancing public management skills in:

• Budgeting and finance
• Economic and political processes
• Ethics
• Organizational behavior and management
• Performance management
• Policy analysis
• Program evaluation
• Research methods and design

Launch or Advance Your Career in Public Administration

Our graduates are prepared for careers in:

• Administration and finance
• Criminal justice
• Economic development
• Educational administration planning
• Environmental management
• Health care management
• Housing affairs
• Human resource management
• Information technology
• Labor management
• Transportation
• Urban affairs

. . . and many others

Learning Outcomes in Public Administration

• Holistic understanding of the political, social, technological, and economic factors that influence the development and implementation of public policies
• Firm knowledge of the range of methodologies appropriate to policy analysis and program evaluation
• Solid grounding in the skills required for planning, implementing, managing, and evaluating public sector programs

Graduates will:

• Contribute to society as leaders, public administrators, policy analysts, and program evaluators in the governmental and nonprofit sectors to advance an efficient and effective public sector
• Serve the public good and promote the public value, social justice, and equity in local, regional, and national communities