EXECUTIVE EDUCATION: School of Public and Environmental Affairs Indianapolis

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Master of Public Affairs

The Master of Public Affairs (MPA) is a 48-credit hour professional course of study that builds on the PMC program and provides the knowledge, networking, and interdisciplinary experience necessary to operate and manage public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Students explore critical social, political, environmental, and administrative problems.




Founded in 1972, Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs (IU SPEA) is currently the largest school of public affairs in the country. Its master's degree in public affairs ranks second among 250 public affairs programs nationally (tied with Harvard's Kennedy School of Government). It is the highest ranked public affairs degree at a public university by US News and World Report. IU SPEA is ranked number one in the nation in environmental policy and management, and nonprofit management, and third in the nation in public finance and budgeting specialties.