Metropolitan State University's leading Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (M.P.N.A.) program prepares you for the widest range of career opportunities in the public or nonprofit sectors. The state-of-the-art curriculum addresses the most critical challenges that public and nonprofit professionals face.
The M.P.N.A. program is available in three formats: regular classroom-based courses, Web-enhanced courses in which students meet every other week in the classroom and do online work in between classes, and in a totally online format. You can choose the format you prefer, depending on your individual preferences or circumstances, including a mix of all three formats.
The program will also:
- Deliver a broadly based professional degree that prepares you for the widest range of career opportunities in the public and nonprofit sectors
- Provide you with a practical education that equips you to solve the most pressing problems in new and creative ways.
- Prepare you for ethical leadership responsibilities across organization and sector boundaries.
- Allow you to learn in an environment that is enriched by a highly diverse student body and outstanding practitioner scholars.
- Prepare you for work and careers that increasingly cross organizational and sector boundaries
- Offer you the choice to complete your degree on campus, partially online and on campus, or completely online.
Program Detail
Program Outcomes
Graduates of the M.P.N.A. program should be able to:
- Conduct critical analysis of complex issues faced by public and nonprofit professionals
- Develop and apply a set of ethical principles to guide professional and accountable performance.
- Lead and manage organizations, programs and projects more effectively
- Manage information and technology to support high quality decisions and evaluation
- Work effectively across sector, jurisdictional, organizational and professional boundaries
- Communicate effectively with a wide range of citizens, clients and consumers
- Understand and apply best practices in financial management
- Effectively and respectfully engage with a broad range of stakeholders in community environments
Career Options
The M.P.N.A. degree is designed to give public administration and nonprofit professionals a broad-based education so they can pursue the widest range of opportunities in their chosen fields. For some, this will be in a leadership or management role; for others it may be a direct service or staff type role. The major advantage of a degree like this is its versatility. And in a world where professionals are increasingly expected to make multiple job changes during their careers and work across the sectors, this degree is a very practical choice for many.
Contact Information
Office Location: 1300 Harmon Place, Minneapolis, MN 55403Mailing address: 1501 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
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E-mail: COM.GraduatePrograms@metrostate.edu