Southern Utah University College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Master of Public Administration Program
Cedar City, USA
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is housed in the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Southern Utah University. The programme teaches practical and theoretical public administration within historical, political, social, cultural, and economic contexts. Students learn to facilitate public interest, manage organizations, make ethical decisions. The 36-credit programme is customizable with on-campus or online electives, enrolls about 113 students, and most finish within two years. Eligible undergraduates join Graduate Bridge.
Career Outcomes: Graduates enter public service and nonprofit sectors.
Career opportunities include: public manager, policy analyst, nonprofit director, program evaluator, legislative aide.
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) program provides an intellectual, collaborative and engaged learning environment where practical and theoretical concepts of public administration are presented within the historical, political, social, cultural and economic contexts. Students learn to act as facilitators in defining and pursuing the public interest. Those who are new to the Public Administration field will learn how to effectively manage in their organization and make ethical decisions that will benefit the community at large.
The MPA degree program is housed within the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice, in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Southern Utah University. (bring next paragraph up to here) Versatile in its design, students may customize the 36-credit hour program to suit their personal interests and career objectives. The MPA program at SUU currently has approximately 113 students, most of whom complete the MPA degree within two years.
High-performing undergraduate students may apply to the Graduate Bridge program as upperclassmen, which allows them a jumpstart on graduate studies, including the MPA degree.
Versatile in its design, students may customize the program to suit their personal interests and career objectives. A variety of electives are available, and students may choose from course offerings in any combination of on-campus or online.
