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Uniquely positioned beside the Massachusetts State House near the heart of downtown Boston, we are the ideal training ground for future public servants. Whatever your goals, Suffolk University’s MPA will accommodate your busy schedule and prepare you for a career supporting your community and the common good.

While earning your MPA at Suffolk, you’ll:

Learn from industry experts who are each a mix of practitioners and accomplished scholars
Study real-world cases that represent the cutting edge in public management practice
Make connections in the public service community, and forge mentor relationships with Suffolk Alumni
Take courses based on your schedule, thanks to our flexible program structure

Suffolk’s MPA is all about developing yourself as a public service professional. Become a leader in the government, healthcare, nonprofit, or corporate social responsibility sector with Suffolk’s MPA program.

MPA Program Overview

Suffolk's Master's in Public Administration

Suffolk’s MPA is a NASPAA-accredited master’s program, making it one of the country’s top-tier degrees in public administration. Your courses take a practical, hands-on approach with case studies, guest speakers, and travel seminars. In this Master of Public Administration program, you can customize your degree with a concentration in information systems, performance management, big data analytics, community health, state and local government, or nonprofit management. You’ll get real-world experience, as Suffolk is located next to the Massachusetts State House, atop historic Beacon Hill. Suffolk faculty will link the analytical curriculum requirements to in-person public management practice.

MPA Concentrations

Develop your analytical skills further and gain specialized expertise in your field by choosing one of the three concentrations within the Suffolk MPA program. Each of these help you gain the skills and knowledge to distinguish you from the pack with a future-focused skill set.

Community Health

Build the skills to provide healthcare delivery and management in community agencies, advocacy organizations, and government agencies.

State & Local Government

Prepare to act as state and local government managers and officials and function as effective leaders that are able to respond to the changing climates of government.

Nonprofit Management

Cover topics that give special attention given to the additional intricacies of nonprofit management within the field of public service.