Professional Programs in Public Policy
These programs are worth considering if you are primarily interested in nonprofit management or you have a strong interest in the public sector. A number of schools offer joint MBA/MPA programs if you have strong interests in both fields. For example, NYU allows students to complete both degrees in three years. Harvard’s Kennedy school has joint degree arrangements with HBS, Tuck, and Kellogg. Even if you do not plan to pursue a degree in public policy, some MBA programs allow you to enroll in classes offered by the public policy school.
There is little standardization of the terms used by different universities. Some schools reserve the term “public administrationâ€