Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration
Deadlines: Spring Term 2025
Final Application:
October 15
Deadlines: Fall Term 2025
Early Action:
November 1
Fellowship Consideration:
December 20
Final Application:
February 5
Program Length
21 Months
Degree Awarded
MPA
STEM-DESIGNATED
Yes (effective Fall 2025 entering class)
Lead with Precision: A STEM-Designated MPA for Data-Driven Global Impact
Columbia SIPA's Master of Public Administration (MPA) stands at the forefront of policy education with its newly achieved STEM designation. This distinction highlights the program’s rigorous focus on management sciences, preparing students with in-demand skills essential for tackling global policy challenges. The MPA offers intensive coursework in leadership, economics, data analytics, and financial management. With this comprehensive approach, MPA graduates are equipped to drive impactful solutions in both public and private sectors, ensuring a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving policy landscape.
SIPA’s MPA is STEM-Designated
Our newly STEM-designated MPA degree program prepares graduates to navigate a complex, sometimes-uncertain future, effectively shaping policy and systemic change.
Who It's For
Developed for students looking to lead the policymaking process, the MPA will provide an enhanced data-rich analytical education, equipping students to understand policy challenges and to develop, implement, and evaluate policy solutions. The revised MPA is STEM-designated so that students in all policy domains will be eligible to apply for OPT extensions where relevant.
Career Paths
MPA graduates work in the most prestigious agencies and firms in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, as well as their own start-ups and social enterprises.
Curriculum
Our newly STEM-designated MPA degree program prepares graduates to navigate a complex, sometimes-uncertain future, effectively shaping policy and systemic change. Reorganized and reframed concentrations represent the key contemporary policy disciplines and the option to pursue a minor offers the opportunity to further customize one’s academic path. By restructuring the core curriculum around a modular format, students can design their program based on their prior academic preparation and professional goals. View a Sample Course Plan →
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MIA/MPA Concentrations
MIA and MPA students will concentrate their studies in one particular policy domain that corresponds with their professional goals.
Dual Degree Options
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- MPA and Juris Doctor (JD)
- MPA and Master of Public Health (MPH)
- MPA and Master in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (MA)
- MPA and Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW)
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- Berlin: the Hertie School - Master of Public Policy or Master of International Affairs
- London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Master of Public Administration
- Paris: School of International Affairs at Sciences Po - Master of International Affairs and School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po - Master of Public Administration
- São Paulo: Fundação Getulio Vargas Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (FGV-EAESP)
- Singapore: the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore - Master of Public Policy
- Tokyo: University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) - Master of Public Policy
Ready to Apply?
A Capstone Workshop is a live consulting project with an external client outside of SIPA. Each workshop partners a team of about 6 graduate students with a faculty advisor.
Employment Statistics
Employed/Further Study
Seeking Employment
Not Seeking Employment
Employment information as reported by the graduates six months after graduation. In 2023, 444 students graduated from the MPA program, 358 reported.
Frequently Asked Questions
Contact Us
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
514 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
+1 212-854-6216
+1 212-854-3010
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