Master of Public Administration

The Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree at Kansas State University prepares both mid and pre-career students to serve the public interest and establish themselves as civic leaders. The program emphasizes a theoretically informed and research driven skills based approach to learning designed to insure that our students develop specific competencies which prepare them for the challenges of work in the public and nonprofit sectors immediately upon graduation. Students are given a broad exposure to policy systems, political environments, administrative principals and research methods. Additionally, students are required to think critically, apply knowledge and seek practical solutions to real world problems.