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Master in Public Administration
The two-year Master in Public Administration (MPA2) is a flexible program designed to enhance the knowledge and skills of established professionals and dual-degree students seeking further leadership responsibilities in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.
Prospective students interested in the MPA2 program are encouraged to review the prerequisites for academic and work experience prior to applying.
Students admitted to the MPA2 are invited, in consultation with their advisors, to design an individual 16-course plan of study, constrained only by the requirement to fulfill distribution requirements in the three Harvard Kennedy School foundational methodological areas: analytics, management, and leadership, as well as a two-course Policy Areas of Concentration.
Alumni Spotlight
Charity Bell
MPA 2003
"I came to the Kennedy School to learn. And I did, from some of the most respected, informed, and deeply caring professors I have ever known."
Alumni Spotlight
Ana S. Trbovich
MPA 2001
"The Kennedy School for me was an intense immersion into American politics. One of my most memorable days at the school was waiting for the outcome of the 2000 U.S. presidential elections. It was inspiring to meet people who cared with such zeal. The Kennedy School was also where I learned how to apply business skills to nonprofit management, which has allowed me to advise a charity in Serbia that helps war orphaned children."