USC Price School in Sacramento

Sacramento

Working professionals and other students enrolled at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy can earn a Master of Public Administration (MPA) just a few blocks from the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The MPA Sacramento program provides students with a unique opportunity to build relationships with policymakers, agency directors, association executives, and other influential California leaders.

All courses for the MPA Sacramento program are taught in an intensive format that accommodates the schedules of working professionals and other busy people. Each course for the program is taught for eight full days that are divided into two four-day blocks. Usually courses are scheduled Thursday through Sunday in blocks that are one month apart. Prior to their classes, students read and prepare assignments.

In addition to a superior graduate education, the MPA Sacramento program provides students and alumni with career advising and placement services. Policy career and alumni events afford students with opportunities to network with professionals from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

USC Price School actively influences the Sacramento policymaking community by leading policy outreach activities and providing leadership and executive education programs.

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