Master of Public Administration

  The Master of Public Administration degree from USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development (SPPD) is ranked among the nation's best. Graduates are equipped with the analytic reasoning skills to solve problems and make critical decisions to improve the quality of life, ethically lead and manage for the public good and productively engage with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.

The program is a unique and multidisciplinary environment within SPPD that integrates all the major disciplines bearing on management and leadership in the modern, interconnected socioeconomic and political environment. The program connects cutting-edge research to the practice of public policy and management, equipping students with the skills required for all the challenges and opportunities of the ever-changing nature of public administration—sound management, analytical and policy-making skills.