Advance Your Career With a Graduate Degree From Webster

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Become a Leader with an MPA from Webster

In today’s busy world of fluid and flexible public service with change being the only constant, public administration professionals need a broad and transferable education that is clear and tangible.

Webster’s Master of Public Administration explicitly embraces the blurring of roles and sectors in the business world with our approach to professional education for service. Armed with a Masters of Public Administration degree that crosses all the traditional boundaries, students graduate with the very latest analytic frameworks that will serve them in the numerous positions within organizations all over the world.

ºÚÁÏÍø's Master of Public Administration graduates serve in significant leadership positions in government agencies, independent nonprofits, social service organizations and a variety of consulting firms.

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Webster’s MPA is designed to provide a developmental framework for those interested in leadership and management in public service. It examines both public and nonprofit sectors of society, with an analysis of management philosophies and leadership experience used in applying these techniques to public policy decision-making. The curriculum seeks to examine in depth the nature of public servants, the tools at their disposal and various roles in public organizations.

In light of today’s heightened need for advanced training and education, ºÚÁÏÍø also offers the degree online, providing students the flexibility they need. Students can take the program entirely in the traditional classroom environment, entirely online, or choose between online and classroom offerings according to your preference or schedule.

Points of Distinction

  • The program focuses on helping you create an edge for this highly competitive field.
  • Faculty teach the very latest practices in the public administration field, allowing students to take what they learn in class and apply it to work immediately.
  • Courses offer proven strategies and real-world insight for professional administration, training, management and development.
  • Flexible program delivery: online, classroom and synchronous online format.

Have Confidence Receiving an Accredited Education

Our Walker School of Business & Technology is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), an organization dedicated to improving the quality of business schools and programs around the world, and ultimately, to improving the practice of business in every industry.

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Call 314-246-7800 or 800-753-6765 or send an email to admit@webster.edu.