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How do I get into the HKS MPA?
The requirements for all applicants to HKS are:
- a submitted online application,
- payment of the $100 application fee,
- essays,
- three letters of recommendation,
- official academic transcripts, and.
- standardized tests: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL (requirements vary; see online application instructions for details).
How long is an MPP at Harvard?
two-year
It’s a rigorous two-year program that prepares you to understand complex problems and craft concrete solutions. Through courses, exercises and fieldwork, you master concepts and skills that draw on the social sciences but are adapted for action.
What is a Harvard MPA?
The Master in Public Administration (MPA) Program equips students like you—who have prior work experience and have taken graduate-level courses—with the skills, perspectives, and nuanced understanding to be effective leaders in solving public problems.
What do you learn in an MPA program?
An MPA combines business concepts, legal studies, economics, and political science. MPA students learn how to analyze policy and manage government and nonprofit programs. Students can pursue concentrations like nonprofit financial management and urban planning.
Is Harvard Kennedy prestigious?
Rankings. Harvard Kennedy School receives high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report listing of top graduate schools of public affairs. HKS is currently ranked first by US News in social policy.
How good is the Harvard Mid-Career MPA program?
According to the USA news website, the Harvard Mid-Career MPA program ranks No. 3** amongst the Public Administration programs in the US. The Office of Career Advancement helps you to not only negotiate the best offer but also to set the right career goals.
Why get a Master in Public Administration (MPA)?
You feel like you’ve found your calling. Now what you need are the specialized skills, informed perspectives, and nuanced understanding to be an even more effective leader in solving public problems. The two-year Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard Kennedy School is that vital next step. The MPA curriculum is flexible.
Why enroll in the MC/MPA program?
Dynamic leaders from across the country and around the world enroll in the MC/MPA Program. You are among a true community of peers whose diversity of ideas and experience will expand your thinking.
What is an MC/MPA fellow?
Mason Fellows are a cohort within the MC/MPA Program and take part in the Mason Fall Launch—which immediately follows the Mid-Career MPA Summer Program —as well as Mason Seminars and other specialized curricular activities. Learn about our 2021-2022 tuition and fees for our master’s degree programs.