Public Administration
Versatile Degree Programs for Vital Professions
Options for Everyone:
At Keller, you can choose an outstanding educational path in Public Administration that matches your interests and goals.
MBA
An MBA with a concentration in healthcare, governmenr or nonprofit management.
MPA
An MPA degree with one of three specalized emphases:
- Healthcare Management
- Government Management
- Nonprofit Management
GC
A Graduate Certificate in Health Services Management.
Professional Profile for this High-Impact Career
As a personal career path, public administration is unique in that it offers the chance to apply your skills, education and leadership potential to three distinct sectors: healthcare management, government management and nonprofit management. It offers you a chance to make a positive contribution to your community – while earning and attractive salsry – as shape the direction and priorities of mission-driven organizations. Now, perhaps more than ever, the field of public administration needs the energy, ambition and talent of pssionately committed individuals with the right blend of education, intelligence – and idealism.
A Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree is the perfect choice to position yourself for success in the vital field. And at DeVry University’s Keller Graduate School of Management, you’ll have the chance to customize your degree to match your career goals in any of the three professional sectors.
Overview of Roles and Responsibilities
As a public administration professional, you’ll be expected to demonstrate knowledge and skills in leadership, human resources, budheting, accounting, project management, information systems, public policy, and marketing. Types of projects that you’ll typically be involed in – no matter which specialization you chose – include helping propose and implement the construction of buildings and facilities; designing, launching and managing a variety of programs; and creating, lobbying for and implementing governmental and organization policies.
With your MPA degree from Keller, you’ll be well positioned to assume the responsibilities of a director, manager or supervisor. Your credentials will be valued by all types of healthcaare management organizations; the federal government; city, county, and state governments; nonprofit organization and more.
Discover the Keller the Advantage
Keller is dedicated to helping you achieve success in the field of your choice. By emphasizing real-world, practitioner-based teaching methods, we entrust that you will learn the latest workplace trends and practices that are essential for you to exxcel. We work with leading employers to craft our curricula to their workplace needs, which helps ensure that your education is immediately applicable to your career.
The best way to teach people how to succeed in public administration is to draw faculty from professionals who have already succeeded in public administration. That’s one of the key competitive advantages of a Keller education – the teachers you interact with aqre successful, highly regarded professionals working in the field. As a student, you’ll benefit from their applied experience and enjoy the personal attention our small classes make possible.
Management Core
You will begin your master’s degree program by covering the general skills needed to succeed in the field of public administration, incluing examining the legal, political, and regulatory controls and exploring qualitative and quantitative approaches to decision making. You’ll review the impact of the economic environment on buisiness and learn to understand organizational behavior. In addition, you’ll learn how to manage human dynamics and explore the nature of technology in the workplace. Finally, you’ll be taught how to plan, implement and control non-routine activities to achieve business objectives.
Three Distinct Educational Emphases
As you progress, your education will focus on the career sector of your choice:
In the Healthcare Management emphasis, you’ll learn about the more components of organizational interrelationships of U.S. healthcare delivery systems. legal and ethical matters and application of unique healthcare financing models, among others.
With the Government Management emphasis, you will cover concepts of accounting, reporting and financing for governments and nonprofits; study and analyze expenditure systems; examinf the principles for resource allocation decisions and more.
With the Nonprofit Management emphasis, you will study the development of negotiating proficiencis, learn to understand and manage marketing functions, and explore the concepts of accounting, reporting and financing for nonprofits.
The Credibility you expect.
For more than 30 years, Keller has helped tens of thousands of students succeed in their careers with a curriculum that is uniquely designed to teach practical knowledge and skills. Our faculty is made up of working, successful business professionals and our courses are regularly updated to keep pace with change – so that you’re always learnign directly applicable, real-world skills and knowledge from the people who are already there.
The flexibility you need.
We believe that your education should be convenient and flexible enough to fit your life…
- You can tailor your program by selecting elective courses to fit your specific career interests.
- Classes are offered evenings and Saturdays throughout our network of more than 75 convenieint locations.
- We offer you the flexibility of attending classes onsite at any Keller location, online or through a combination of both.
- Our eight-week sessions begin six times a year, which enables you to start when it’s convenient for you.
You’ve already made one good decision by choosing to pursue an advanced education.
Now, make another by choosing Keller.
To learn more:
Call us at:
888.KELLER.0
(888.535.5370)
Visit us online at:
www.keller.edu
