Master in Public Administration (Master's)

For Master in Public Administration (Master's), tuition costs 25,088 USD per year.

The Master of Public Administration is a management and leadership degree for individuals dedicated to serving the public good. It equips students with essential skills in policy analysis, program evaluation, research methods, and communication, alongside competencies in budgeting, human resources, and organizational leadership. The program emphasizes experiential learning through internships and projects, often adopting an urban-centered lens and encouraging global to local perspectives to address contemporary challenges. Students engage with real-world issues to devise feasible solutions and develop into change makers.

Focus areas include Policy analysis, Program evaluation, Research methods, Budgeting and human resources, Organizational management and leadership, Urban-centered governance.

The program requires 40 total semester hours, structured around core coursework in analysis and administration, 12 hours of electives, and a capstone project, alongside a mandatory internship or optional co-op experience.

Graduates are prepared for management and leadership roles in public and nonprofit sectors at local, state, national, and international levels, serving as change makers equipped to bring about transformative solutions.

The program is designed for individuals seeking management and leadership roles to serve the public good, including scholars, nonprofit leaders, and policymakers aiming to become change makers.

The programme totals about 40 credit hours. On-campus. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes.

The Boston campus dates to 1898 and is Northeastern’s founding residential campus. Located within an urban setting, it connects students with Boston’s neighborhoods and industries, as well as universities, institutes, hospitals, and technology and life sciences sectors. Public art, student clubs, recreation, and Huskies athletics contribute to campus life, while the city provides a wider setting for study and daily life.

Students can choose from majors, combined majors, and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD degrees. The campus serves as the heart of Northeastern’s global research enterprise, with collaboration across science, technology, and engineering and research directed toward global impact. The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex provides space for collaboration, and Snell Library offers renovated facilities, technologies, tools, and resources for group work. Marino Recreation Center and Matthews Arena add fitness, recreation, hockey, basketball, and other student facilities.

For international students, Boston is one point in a university network that also includes campuses in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. Northeastern lists locations in Arlington, Burlington, Charlotte, London, Miami, New York City, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, Silicon Valley, Toronto, and Vancouver, creating possibilities to live and learn across different cities. The Boston campus offers the broadest range of majors in the network and includes more than 400 student clubs and organizations. In Fall 2022, it had 44,000 total students, including more than 21,000 undergraduates and 18,000 graduate students.