Master of Public Affairs (MPA): Landing: Masters: Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Indiana University Bloomington

Earn your MPA from a leader in public affairs education

With an MPA from the O’Neill School, your education builds on 50 years of growth and scholarship. The O’Neill School is one of the largest and most-respected schools of its kind, consistently recognized as one of the best among all Master of Public Affairs programs.

O’Neill offers the #1 ranked MPA program in the nation. Our Environmental Policy and Management, Nonprofit Management, and Public Finance and Budgeting concentrations are each ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report. We're #2 for Public Management and Leadership and Public Policy Analysis,#6 for Health Policy, and #9 for Local Government Managment .

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The MPA Program

2years to complete

48credit hours

Core Curriculum

A foundation in management, statistics, microeconomics, law, and budgeting.

Concentrations

Choose at least one specialized area of concentration from our options, focusing on your area—or areas—of interest.

Experiential Requirement

Gain professional experience through an internship, an independent or group research project, or other experiential learning option.

Capstone Project

Complete a semester-long project committed to solving a problem for a client organization.

Important dates

Fall 2022

Classes begin in August

Final Deadline: June 1, 2022

Our program mission statement, goals, and values

To foster the preeminent community of principled, creative, and skilled practitioners and leaders who serve the public good from an interdisciplinary and global perspective.

Instilling the interdisciplinary knowledge and skills needed to effectively address problems through objective and evidence-based analysis, implementation, and evaluation of policies;
Positioning our graduates to excel in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors where they contribute to the public good by addressing social, economic, environmental, and governance challenges efficiently, effectively, and equitably;
Developing students from diverse backgrounds who can understand and manage the complexity and dynamics of contemporary issues in public affairs;
Fostering and modeling professional ethics such as fairness, compassion, accountability, transparency, and respect for the rule of law;
Producing high-quality policy-oriented research and professional service that focus on significant issues in public affairs, and creating innovative opportunities for students to learn from and collaborate with leading scholars and practitioners.

Being dedicated to service in the public interest, and contributing to the public;
Utilizing skills and creativity to address public problems;
Exhibiting professional ethics, including accountability and transparency;
Using resources efficiently and responsibly;
Acting with caring and compassion, demonstrating equity and fairness, and respecting views expressed by citizens and public servants; and
Upholding the public trust and democratic ideals, such as the rule of law, the protection of individual liberties, and intellectual freedom.

Master of Public Affairs (MPA)

Earn your MPA from a leader in public affairs education

Take the first step to get started

BL-SPEA MPA (Aronson)

The MPA Program

Core Curriculum

Concentrations

Experiential Requirement

Capstone Project

Important dates

Fall 2022

Our program mission statement, goals, and values

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Our public service values

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