 Master of Public Administration
A career in public administration provides an opportunity to shape the future and make a positive impact on society and the quality of life. Successful management in the public sector today requires a capacity to integrate regional and local considerations and the ability to achieve desired outcomes within a complex tapestry of intergovernmental fiscal pressures, regulations and the political process.
For both early and mid-career professionals, the MPA consists of 40 units and is normally completed in two to three years by people who are employed full time in demanding jobs.
Recent alumni are employed in a wide range of occupations that engage them in the following types of activities:
- Plan and implement state policies in the executive branch
- Manage the finances of public utility districts
- Research criminal justice policies
- Coordinate housing and community development
- Lobby the legislature on behalf of associations, organizations, cities and state agencies
- Serve as officers in the foreign service
- Provide public relations and advocacy services
- Analyze fiscal policies for education programs
- Direct health centers, institutes, and operations
- Develop policies to improve health care delivery
- Manage public affairs for agencies and associations
- Run political campaigns
- Lead nonprofit agencies and associations
- Lead human resource departments
High Rankings
SPPD's Master of Public Administration program continues to be ranked among the top public administration programs in the nation. Most recently, the USC MPA was ranked seventh in the nation in the 2004 survey of public administration, public policy and public affairs programs conducted by U.S. News and World Report.
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Master of Public Administration Program
For more information about SPPD's Master of Public Administration program in Sacramento, please contact:
Virginia Duncan Kaser
Director of Outreach and Career Services
University of Southern California
State Capital Center
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
1800 I Street, Sacramento, California 95814-3004
Tel: (916) 442-6911, ext. 26
Fax: (916) 444-7712
E-mail: kaser@usc.edu
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