Dec 08, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Public Administration Program


University of Houston  > College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences  > Public Administration Program

Our Mission

The Master of Public Administration Program (MPA) provides higher levels of training and education for pre-service and in-service public managers, and public officials to address major public policy issues in a metropolitan scenario.

The UH MPA program was approved by the State of Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board over 40 years ago, and we have produced over 400 graduates for public service. We have been a member of the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs (NASPAA) and recognized as one of the excellent MPA programs in the nation.

Our Program

With the campus situated only a few miles from downtown Houston and in the center of over 5 million people, 133 cities, 79 independent school districts, 727 municipal utility districts, and hundreds of special districts, the University of Houston MPA Program is appropriately metropolitan driven. Students have a first-hand look at significant policy questions such as health-care, environment, immigration, energy, and transportation. Students are asked to contribute to the debate on these issues through course work and with visitors who participate in the local decision-making process. To accommodate in-service students, our courses are scheduled in the evenings, Monday - Thursday.

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