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Master of Public Administration
University of Oklahoma
Welcome to the MPA program!
The Master of Public Administration (MPA) is the preferred graduate degree for public sector managers and supervisors. Working adults are well aware that career objectives are likely to be improved with advanced education. However, the demands of work, family, and other obligations leave little time for traditional graduate studies. For this reason, we have made the MPA program more flexible and accessible.
The MPA provides working students with a variety of choices about the time, format, and location of their
classes. This degree design helps us achieve our goal of blending the quality of a superior program with the flexibility necessary to meet the needs of working adults.
The MPA degree is designed to provide the student with an understanding and knowledge of government and management. As a professional program, emphasis is placed upon learning those administrative concepts, processes, and techniques that are associated with managing the public's business. The program blends the theoretical with the practical dimensions of administration and encourages a broadened academic and professional perspective. It also provides an understanding of the role of public administration in social and political contexts.
Program History
The master's degree study in public administration has been offered at the University of Oklahoma since 1948. Graduates of the program are employed at all levels of local, state, and federal governments and in the non-profit sector. As a professional management program, the degree is also widely recognized in the private sector.
Our master's program was the first U.S. major distance learning program in public administration. Beginning in 1964, through the Advanced Programs format, our program has acted as a "national university" by serving the professional and academic needs of thousands of military personnel and many other federal civil servants, both at home and abroad, as well as other public sector employees at the state and local levels.
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