What is a Master of Public Administration?
Designed for both new college graduates and mid-careerists looking to move up or change
fields, UW's online M.P.A. program gives students higher autonomy and almost no geographical
limitations.
Learn to plan, deliver and promote the policies and programs that make arts organizations
thrive, provide critical governmental services or help people out of homelessness.
Emphasizing the development of effective and ethical administrative skills, the UW
program gives you a rigorous background in how to lead complex organizations and become
a forward-thinking, well-equipped leader.
With our M.P.A. degree, you have the opportunity to tailor your degree to your unique
interests and delve further into your areas of passion. We present three elective
concentrations to select from:
Options:
- Criminal Justice
- Environmental and Natural Resources
- Non-Profit Administration
Apply no matter what you studied as an undergrad! Whether you majored in English or engineering, you are welcome to apply to the UW M.P.A. program as long as you graduated from an accredited institution. Our students come from diverse backgrounds and go on to careers in a variety of fields.
Online Learning at UW
The University of Wyoming presents an extensive array of fully-online and hybrid programs, alongside the online M.P.A. These virtual programs are equivalent to in-person options concerning educational benchmarks and official recognition. Acknowledging the unique needs of online students, we provide a variety of academic and student resources crafted to bolster your achievements throughout your UW experience and beyond graduation.
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What Can You Do With a Public Administration Master’s Degree?
An M.P.A. degree prepares you for careers in management, particularly in government and non-profit organizations. Become a chief of police, an executive director of an NGO, a city manager or a corrections commissioner. UW M.P.A. grads have gone on to run social service agencies, counties and corporate divisions, taking the applied, integrity-based education they received at UW into leadership positions locally, regionally and nationally.
- Director of Community Engagement and Human Capital
- Director of Annual Giving and Grants
- Homeland Security Grant Program Manager/Public Assistance Officer
- Foster Care Program Manager
- City Manager
- Chief of Police
- Police Lieutenant
- Director of Habitat for Humanity
- County Manager
- U.S. Air Force Major
- Chief County Planner
- College Professor
- Legislative Services Analyst
- Human Resource Specialist
- Colorado College
- University of Wyoming
- Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Foundation
- North Range Behavioral Health
- State of Alaska
- Wyoming Business Council
- American Trucking Association
- Cowboys Inc.
- Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
- State of Tennessee
- American Red Cross
- City and County of Denver
- Casper College
Targeted specifically to train ethical, skilled administrators to lead government and nonprofit organizations, the UW Master of Public Administration program makes it possible for you to earn this degree on your terms. Our online M.P.A. program provides the theoretical and practical foundation necessary for you to become a principled, effective leader. Students are able to choose their own concentration to best suit their career goals.
Absolutely! Our program is specifically designed for working professionals. The UW online M.P.A. offers the flexibility to complete coursework on your own schedule, making it feasible to balance your studies with your current job and advance your career without interruption!
