Program Details
If you have 5 or more years of experience in public administration and want to advance your career, check out this Executive Master of Public Administration degree online. Designed for busy working professionals, the asynchronous classes allow students to study on their own schedule, working around career and family commitments. In as little as 2 years of part-time study, students are able to graduate from this program, ready to advance effective public and nonprofit governance.
This online public administration degree emphasizes these learning competencies:
- Public governance leadership and management
- Policy process participation
- Apply a public values perspective
- Communication with diverse groups
Students learn to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems, and make decisions so they are ready to take on careers as leaders, managers, and analysts in the public or nonprofit sector.
Learning Pace
Institution-PacedLearning Schedule
Asynchronous% Online
100% OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA)
School Accreditation & Licensing
University of North Carolina-Wilmington is accredited by:
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
3.0 or above (4.0 scale)Application Requirements
Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV, Statement of Purpose/Intent
Additional Info
- Intended for professionals with five or more years work experience