Master of Public Administration

Master of Public Administration

Develop comprehensive public management skills and graduate prepared to meet the demand for well-rounded public administration professionals through EOU’s online M.P.A. program.

Earn an Online Master of Public Administration

Develop the comprehensive public management skills needed to meet the demand for well-rounded public administration officials in EOU’s online M.P.A. program. Our online master’s program is designed for working professionals seeking to advance their public service knowledge and skills.

  • Unique rural-informed curriculum with a global perspective
  • Optional hands-on learning opportunities, such as fieldwork, research projects and collaborative team exercises
  • Program faculty who bring a wealth of public sector experience to the classroom

What Makes Us Unique

The M.P.A. program curriculum focuses on the implementation and processes of public policy and administration through a rural-informed lens. EOU’s location in rural Oregon and the University’s mission to serve rural communities allow the program and its faculty to provide students with a unique experience navigating all aspects of regional bureaucracy while still maintaining a global perspective.

Program Benefits

  • Transfer up to 15 credit hours
  • Unique rural-informed curriculum with a global perspective
  • Flexible coursework allows you to complete your degree at your own pace

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Make a Difference

Students who graduate with a master’s in public administration degree have the opportunity to move into leadership roles in a variety of growing careers. For example, employment of urban and regional planners is expected to grow seven percent between 2020 and 2030.1 Find out what roles you’ll be prepared for with an M.P.A. degree.

Career Outlook

Multiple career paths that M.P.A. graduates pursue are growing. Our graduates are able to make an impact and experience career success in a variety of fields and specialties.

  • Graduates pursue careers as policy analysts, community development managers and government relations managers at local, state and federal levels.
  • Employment of urban and regional planners is expected to grow seven percent between 2020 and 2030.

Program Outcomes

In our online M.P.A. program, you’ll gain skills to connect your community to the wider world through public service. Students will have numerous opportunities to build a broad range of public administration skills throughout the program.

You will be able to:

  • Lead and manage in public governance.
  • Participate in and contribute to the policy process in a variety of settings.
  • Analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions.
  • Articulate and apply a public service perspective.
  • Communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.

Curriculum & Tuition

Real-World Coursework on Your Schedule

Courses cover a broad range of public administration knowledge, including public policy studies, budgeting, personnel management, land use planning, legislative advocacy and environmental policy and administration. You’ll have access to optional hands-on learning opportunities, such as fieldwork, research projects and collaborative team exercises. In addition, there are optional on-campus learning opportunities through elective courses offered in coordination with EOU’s Regional Outreach and Innovation Centers in Oregon.

Some courses include:

  • Research Methods for Public Administrators
  • Political Communication
  • Rural Governance
  • Intergovernmental Relations