Welcome to the Division of Public Administration
The Division of Public Administration was founded with the mission to advance excellence in public service management and our degree programs have a dramatic effect on the lives of our graduates. The MPA will serve you as a practical management guide as well as a passport to a better career.
Top Ranking, Long Legacy
Graduate school rankings from U.S. News & World Report indicate NIU is one of the best universities in the country for city management and public finance with a focus on developing core competencies in budgeting and financial management, personnel management, decision making, communications, leadership, and teamwork.
Current News
- The Emerging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) group is a growing network of local government professionals who meet regularly to discuss topics of interest; share knowledge and information; and support one another in their career aspirations in public service. The NIU MPA program was featured in their latest blog..Read more
- Dr. Kurt Thurmaier, Dr. Kim Nelson and Dr. Yu-Che Chen recently presented at an urban forum at the School of Public Administration and Policy, Renmin University in Beijing China.
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- New ranking for MPA among the U.S. graduate school: NIU’s Master of Public Administration (MPA) program once again received top marks in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate schools....Read more
- From classroom to community: NIU students enrolled in PSPA 401 Philanthropy and Volunteerism have applied classroom lessons to making a financial impact on the bottom line of TAILS Humane Society, a nonprofit animal shelter serving DeKalb County...Read more
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