The George Washington University - Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Master of Public Policy
Washington, USA
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 59,294 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at the Trachtenberg School prepares students to dig deep into the data and the details as they explore the theories behind the public policy that shapes our governments and our world.
In addition to core coursework, MPP and MPA students choose a field of study tailored to their unique interests and career objectives, either from the list of pre-approved options or designed in consultation with an advisor. All master's students at TSPPPA also complete a capstone project for a client of their choosing.
The Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) offers funding opportunities in all doctoral and master's programs. These awards differ by level and by program. PhD students are typically offered full funding packages (full tuition, living stipend, and graduate assistantship). CCAS offers merit-based partial tuition awards to many of the students admitted to our PsyD and master's programs; some of these programs also offer graduate assistantships as well as small stipend awards
The following requirements must be fulfilled
The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Programs. 40 credits, including 19 credits in required core courses, 6 credits in tools courses, a minimum of 9 credits in a policy field, and 6 credits in elective courses.
Required
- PPPA 6000 Perspectives on Public Values
- PPPA 6002 Research Methods and Applied Statistics (taken for 3 credits)
- PPPA 6007 Microeconomics for Public Policy I
- PPPA 6008 MPA/MPP Capstone
- PPPA 6011 Politics and Policy Analysis
- PPPA 6013 Regression Methods for Policy Research
- PPPA 6014 Microeconomics for Public Policy II
Two courses selected from the following
- PPPA 6005 Public Budgeting, Revenue, and Expenditure Analysis
- PPPA 6015 Benefit-Cost Analysis
- PPPA 6016 Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation
- PPPA 6020 Decision Modeling for Public Policy
- PPPA 6021 Data Visualization
- PPPA 8022 Econometrics for Policy Research
- PPPA 8023 Mixed Methods in Research Design
Field of study/electives
Students must complete a policy field of at least 9 credits. The remaining 6 credits required for the degree may be taken
in that field or they may be used as electives to, e.g., include additional tools courses or courses in other fields in their
program of study.
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