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Master's Degrees

Master's Degree in Public Administration

Lead in Government and Healthcare

Learn to mold work environments that flourish outside the traditional boundaries of business with a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management. Whether you study online or in a hybrid format, you’ll choose an emphasis in Government Management or Healthcare Management to further hone your skillset.

Get to Know Our Master’s in Public Administration

Our Master’s in Public Administration program will help you gain skills to lead important projects in the public sector. Develop your leadership and team-building abilities, explore project management systems and learn to manage organizational change. Your chosen program emphasis will help customize your coursework to reach your personal and professional goals.

Government Management Emphasis

Prepare to utilize your managerial expertise within city, county, state or federal governments with coursework in governmental finance and public policy.

Healthcare Management Emphasis

Build your skills in the field of healthcare management with coursework in health rights, responsibilities, policy and economics.

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Course Waivers at Keller

Master’s Advantage

Put your degree to work sooner!

 
3
fewer courses
6
fewer months
 
 
Over
$6,800
in savings
 
Are you eligible?

If you’ve earned an undergraduate degree in business or technology, or a degree with a technology specialization you may be eligible to waive up to three courses (or nine credit hours). We call this our Master’s Advantage. With these course waivers1, you can take fewer courses and put your master’s degree to work for you even sooner.

  • 01 Knowledge & Skills
  • 02 Embedded Programs
  • 03 Career
  • 04 Program Courses
  • 05 Catalog Download
Knowledge & Skills

What You'll Learn

The Master’s in Public Administration degree program covers the following:

  • Management Theory and Practices
    Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of enterprise-wide functions relevant in the global economy.
  • Collaboration
    Work collaboratively in a team environment. Coordinate and share information to achieve a common goal.
  • Problem Solving
    Use business and management principles to problem-solve a variety of workplace challenges.
  • Project Planning
    Develop a project plan including objectives, timing, budget, key tasks and measurements for success.
  • Project Management Tools
    Integrate project management tools to ensure projects are completed on time, on budget and within scope
  • Project Cost and Schedule Management
    Analyze organizational strategies, goals and procurement techniques to ensure quality, cost and schedule measures are satisfied.

Accreditation Matters

Accredited* by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) www.acbsp.org 

Embedded Programs

Embedded Programs - Demonstrate Skills at Every Step

Looking to start earning your Master’s in Public Administration? Now you can with our unique 2-in-1 program. All courses in our Health Services Management graduate certificate are embedded within the Master’s of Public Administration program if you choose the Healthcare Management emphasis. Requesting this embedded option can allow you to earn a graduate certificate on the way to your master's.

Master's
39
Credit Hours
Graduate Certificate
18
Credit Hours
Career

Career Opportunities

Graduates of our Master’s in Public Administration degree program may consider career fields such as:

  • Administrative Services Management

  • Medical or Health Services Management

  • Regulatory Affairs and Compliance Management†

  • Social and Community Service Management

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†The University’s Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) with an emphasis in Healthcare Management program is not designed to prepare graduates for nursing home, assisted living facility, long-term care or home care administrator positions. Students interested in practicing a regulated profession must contact the appropriate state regulatory agency for certification or licensure requirements. For instance, in Virginia certain educational and training requirements must be satisfied for initial nursing home administrator licensure or initial assisted living facility administrator licensure; Keller’s program does not satisfy the educational and/or training requirements.
Program Courses

Public Administration Courses

Option 1: Healthcare Management Emphasis

Accounting & Applied Mathematics
ACCT500*
Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics
MATH534*
Applied Managerial Statistics
Strategic Business
HRM587
Managing Organizational Change
MIS540*
Innovation Through Technology
PROJ586
Project Management Systems
Management
MGMT501*
Organizational Structures and Business Processes


+ Choose one below

LEAD510
Digital Leadership
MGMT591
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Healthcare Management
HSM541
Health Service Systems
HSM542
Health Rights and Responsibilities
HSM543
Health Services Finance
HSM544
Health Policy and Economics
HSM546
Managed Care
Capstone
PA601
Public Administration Capstone

Option 2: Government Management Emphasis

Accounting & Applied Mathematics
ACCT500*
Essentials in Accounting, Finance and Economics
MATH534*
Applied Managerial Statistics
Strategic Business
HRM587
Managing Organizational Change
MIS540*
Innovation Through Technology
PROJ586
Project Management Systems
Management
MGMT501*
Organizational Structures and Business Processes


+ Choose one below

LEAD510
Digital Leadership
MGMT591
Leadership and Organizational Behavior
Government Management
ACCT503
Financial Accounting: Managerial Use and Analysis
ACCT567
Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
PA581
Governmental Budgeting and Finance
PA582
Policy Formulation and Implementation
PA584
Intergovernmental Management
Capstone
PA601
Public Administration Capstone

*Students who hold an undergraduate business degree, a technology degree or a degree with a technology specialization may be eligible to waive up to three courses (nine credit hours). Students with undergraduate degrees in other disciplines may also be eligible to waive select courses upon review of their undergraduate transcript. Course waiver availability varies by location. See Course Waivers for details.

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Program Guides
Public Administration: Healthcare Management
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Public Administration: Government Management
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Programs vary by location. For specific program details for Pennsylvania, refer to:
Pennsylvania Catalog
Coursework - Master's Degree in Public Administration for Pennsylvania residents
Conferral and Assessment Data - Available for all of DeVry and Keller's ACBSP accredited programs.
*For a full list of DeVry University's business and accounting degree programs accredited by ACBSP, please see the Accreditation page.
1Eligibility and application of course waivers varies based on the type of course waiver credit earned, the student’s enrolled location and/or the student’s state of residence. For more information, please refer to the Course Waiver section of the Keller academic catalog.
3Students may be eligible to waive up to three courses (nine credit hours) upon review of their undergraduate degree. Course waiver availability varies by location. For more information, please refer to the Course Waiver section of the Keller academic catalog.
All students enrolled in site-based programs will be required to take some coursework online and, for some programs and locations, a substantial portion of the program may be required to be completed online.