Public policy school

Public policy schools teach students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, public affairs, and public management.

Public policy schools offer a wide range of public policy degrees. Master of Public Policy (MPP), the Master of Public Administration (MPA), the Master of Public Affairs (MPAff), the Master of Urban Planning (MUP), and the Master of International Affairs (MIA). Schools with an international and interdisciplinary focus award Master of Arts in International Policy Studies. Some schools also offer executive master's degrees in the same topics for mid-career individuals. Doctoral degrees include PhDs in Public Policy, Policy Studies, and Public Administration, as well as the Doctor of Public Administration (DPA).

In North America, students pursue a public policy degree after having completed an undergraduate degree in some other field, or can complete both degrees concurrently at select schools. North American public policy programs are generally located in an autonomous graduate or professional school within a larger university.

Curriculum

Most public policy programs combine elements of political science, economics, statistics, law, international relations, international development, public finance, ethics, sociology, and public administration. Some schools also apply quantitative analysis, management information systems, organizational behavior, project management, and operations research to the public sector.

While degrees in Public Policy are generally at the graduate level (masters and PhD), some undergraduate degree programs still exist.

Admission

In contrast to many other graduate-level programs, applicants with various, sometimes unrelated, educational backgrounds can be admitted to public policy schools. Applicants' backgrounds can range from economics and political science, to social sciences, to physical sciences and engineering.

Admissions requirements, including standardized testing requirements, vary widely. Some school have a second language requirement due to their global orientation.

In the United States, applicants must have graduated from an accredited university and are generally required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Many schools also accept the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) in lieu of the GRE.

Notable public policy schools

Australia

• Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University
• Australia and New Zealand School of Government

Brazil

• FGV-EAESP, São Paulo
• FGV-EBAPE, Rio de Janeiro

Canada

• School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Toronto
• Carleton University's School of Public Policy and Administration

France

• Sciences Po, Paris

Germany

• Hertie School of Governance, Berlin

Hungary

• Central European University, Budapest

India

• Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM Bhubaneswar, also known as XIMB)
• Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA)

Japan

• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo

Netherlands

• Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at Maastricht University
• Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at the Delft University of Technology
• International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam (located in The Hague)

Philippines

• Ateneo School of Government at the Ateneo de Manila University
• National College of Public Administration and Governance at University of the Philippines Diliman
• College of Economics, Finance, and Politics at Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Singapore

• Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore

United Arab Emirates

• Dubai School of Government, Dubai

United Kingdom

• The London School of Economics and Political Science
• London South Bank University
• Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford

United States

The following is an incomplete list of public policy schools in the United States in alphabetical order:

• School of Public Affairs at American University
• Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University
• Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington
• Public Policy Institute at Georgetown University
• Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan
• Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley
• George Mason University School of Public Policy
• Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago
• H. John Heinz III College, School of Public Policy & Management at Carnegie Mellon University
• Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota
• Institute for Public Affairs at Cornell University
• School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University Bloomington
• John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
• Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University
• Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin
• Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Kentucky
• Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University
• Monterey Institute of International Studies at Middlebury College
• Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service at New York University
• Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
• Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the University at Albany, SUNY
• Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University
• School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University
• School of Policy, Planning, and Development at the University of Southern California
• The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
• School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles
• School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia
• School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park
• Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University

See also

• List of public administration schools
• Category:Public administration schools