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Pace University’s Master’s of Public Administration (MPA) and professional graduate certificate programs prepare you with the skills they need to succeed in the most dynamic sectors of today’s economy: government, health care, and nonprofit management. Our programs are fast and flexible to fit your needs: Complete your master’s within two years as a full-time student or four years or fewer as a part-time student. Classes are offered at our New York City Campus in downtown Manhattan (neighboring City Hall), White Plains Campus in Westchester County, and online.
Pace MPA graduates are prepared for today’s positions that demand strong analytical and administrative skills, management tools, and in-depth industry knowledge.
Find your passion in one of three program tracks:
Government Management for pre-service and in-service professionals interested in pursuing a public service career in the local, state, and federal government; or individuals who are interested in pursuing political careers.
Nonprofit Management is geared towards public managers in the nonprofit sector and pre-service professionals. Students in this track can focus on managerial skills enhancement, leadership development, or social entrepreneurship.
Healthcare Management is appropriate for pre-service professionals and is ideal towards individuals occupying administrative positions in the health care industry who are interested in advancing into leadership positions in public health service organizations or healthcare regulatory agencies.
Pace MPA candidates want to activate positive change in their world. Our network of alumni and connections with local government agencies, health care institutions, and national and international nonprofit organizations provides for candidates to find their right career path.
The MPA program operates and partners with engaged academic and research institutions to provide candidates with access to research opportunities, key industry conferences, field-specific internships and fellowships, and other valuable learning and networking opportunities.
The Center for Health Care Policy, Education, and Research responds to the needs of the health care sector for policy, governance and management research, and training, and guides and supports our Health care Management Track with oversight from professionals in the field, aiding in course design and curriculum development.
The Edwin G. Michaelian Institute for Public Policy and Management responds to the needs of the public and nonprofit sectors for governance and management research, training, and development and guides our Government and Nonprofit Management Tracks.
The Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship serves the nonprofit and social enterprise community and Pace University. It is devoted to honing the risk-taking spirit and managerial skills of nonprofit organizations and social ventures and provides students with internships, education, research, communication, and advisory services, with the goal of promoting social change through entrepreneurship.
The Short-term International Study Abroad course to Oxford, United Kingdom provides our MPA candidates the opportunity for 10 days in July to build practical and cultural knowledge while conducting comparative coursework in health care, government, and nonprofit management. Candidates live and study at Oxford University and its environs.
The Pace MPA program fits perfectly into a full-time employee's work day. The times of classes, workload and content were well balanced to maximize my education while respecting my full-time employment.
– Marissa Mezzancello, Clinical Research Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dyson College at Pace University offers the resources and caliber of faculty that you would expect at a large university, while providing the close personal attention associated with a small college experience. Dyson currently has 1,155 enrolled graduate students in programs spanning the arts, humanities, and natural, social and health sciences. In small classes taught by caring faculty who are active practitioners in their fields, Dyson offers innovative programs at convenient locations in New York City and Westchester.