Schools With Online Degrees in Public Administration

The University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• The Pembroke campus of the University of North Carolina system offers an online MPA. Applicants must submit a Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score, three recommendations and an essay. An interview with the program director is also required. All students must complete an internship as part of their studies.

  School of Graduate Studies
  University of North Carolina at Pembroke
  P.O. Box 1510
  Pembroke, NC 28372
  800-949-8627
  uncp.edu

California State University Dominguez Hills

• The MPA program at California State University Dominguez Hills began operation in 1973. The school's online program has a selective admissions process. Students must have at least a 3.0 undergraduate grade point average, submit a resume, and GRE scores. A personal statement is also required.

  MPA Online Program
  College of Business Administration and Public Policy
  California State University Dominguez Hills
  1000 East Victoria St.
  Carson, CA 90747
  310-243-3917
  csudh.edu

Troy University

• Troy University in Alabama's MPA program reaches out to active duty servicemen via its Military Partnerships program. Students with less than one year of work experience are required to complete an internship. Test scores are not required for applicants who have completed a graduate degree in another field. Others must have a 2.5 undergraduate GPA and submit GRE scores, an essay, a resume and a letter of recommendation.

  Troy University
  Master of Public Administration Program
  Troy, Alabama 36082
  1-800-414-5756
  troy.edu

Pennsylvania State University World Campus

• Pennsylvania State University's World Campus MPA program includes synchronous instruction where students join others in virtual classrooms to learn together. Applicants must submit a resume, a statement of career and educational goals, GRE or Graduate Management Admission Test scores, and provide proof of previous statistics coursework.

  Penn State World Campus
  The Pennsylvania State University
  Master of Public Administration Program
  128 Outreach Building
  University Park PA 16802
  800-252-3592
  worldcampus.psu.edu

Marist College

• The liberal arts school Marist College offers an MPA through its iLearn system of online education. GRE test scores required and applicants must submit a resume and an essay. Classes begin twice a year for online MPA students, in the fall and in the spring.

  Marist College
  Office of Graduate Enrollment
  Master of Public Administration Program
  Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-1347
  888-877-7900
  marist.edu