Public Administration MPA

If you already have experience in the public sector, ODU's MPA program will provide you with the opportunity to enhance your professional knowledge, skills, and abilities to advance your careers. Even if you have little or no experience in these areas, you can build a foundation for future success with this degree. This program is designed to enhance your knowledge and competencies in five content areas:

• Public management processes, including public budgeting and personnel systems;
• Organizational design processes and behavior;
• Political, legal, and ethical concepts and issues of public administration;
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis techniques; and
• Policy analysis and program evaluation.

ODU's Public Administration program is NASPAA accredited by the Commission on Peer Review & Accreditation.

Required Courses

• 39 credit hours

You must complete a core curriculum of seven courses and six electives. Visit the department's website for more information regarding course requirements and descriptions. We also offer a certificate program in Public Procurement and Contract Management as a five-course elective series. Talk with an advisor to determine if you have credits that will transfer.

Online Learning Environment

Access course materials online from any location. Many classes don't have a scheduled meeting time so that you can fit class into your schedule. The instructor may schedule assignments and exams at specific times. All courses follow ODU's regular academic calendar.

Careers in Public Administration

Many of our graduates have continued on to study in Ph.D. programs, and have also held positions such as:

• City Managers
• Program Planners
• Policy Analysts
• Managers (federal, state, local & non-profit agencies)
• Consultants

TUITION: Click Here In-state Virginia Residents: $547 per credit hour* Out-of-State Students: $595 per credit hour.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Fall Spring Summer Domestic: July 15 November 15 April 15 International: April 15 October 1 February 1

Introduction

Providing exciting learning opportunities and the knowledge and experience of world-class, award-winning faculty, Old Dominion University’s online programs are ideal to meet the needs of today’s students.

Quality Education

Old Dominion University, located in the coastal city of Norfolk, is Virginia's entrepreneurial-minded doctoral research university with more than 24,000 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community, and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia's economy. With storied roots starting nearly 100 years ago, ODU is now one of the few public universities with a Carnegie Foundation “Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity” distinction. Our professors create knowledge, as well as share it. Attesting to the quality of its programs, Old Dominion University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s, education specialist, and doctoral degrees. In addition, numerous programs of study at the University are individually accredited by specialized agencies recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

Convenient Courses Offering synchronous and asynchronous online courses, ODU enables students to continue their education and still meet the demands of family and work. Learn more about our online learning environment here.

Support Services Old Dominion University provides the same academic supports and resources for online students as for on-campus students. Explore our online academic resources here. Technical support is available all day and all night, every day of the year.