Customize Your MPA for a Career in Public Leadership
Ohio University's 100% online MPA with a concentration in Public Leadership and Management allows you to tailor your educationfor in-demand careers in the field of your choice. With this program, you'll complete 9 creditsas part of the 36 total credits required for the master's degree.
- Gain skills for strategizing sustainable solutions in your community and beyond.
- The specialized curriculum blends public leadership efficacy with management ethics.
- Coursework combines theoretical and practical knowledge so you benefit from a comprehensive education and learn to lead in the public administration space.
What Makes Us Unique?
- 100% online
- Faculty have real-world public leadership experience
- No GRE/GMAT required
Become an Invaluable Asset in the Public Leadership and Management Sectors
With the online Public Leadership and Management concentration, you'll learn what it takes to strategize positive outcomes on both the local and national levels. Experienced faculty teach each course and deliver one-on-one attention as you explore the contemporary landscape of the digitally enlightened era and build the skills to lead effectively, maximize financial resources and achieve sustainable, long-term solutions.
Public Leadership and Management Courses
3 Concentration Courses | 9 Concentration CreditsThe Public Leadership and Management courses examine the field through the perspective of government leadership. Each course can be completed 100% online.
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MPA 5120 Public Human Resource Management
This course explores the analysis of philosophy, problems and procedures of public personnel management. Recruitment, training and promotion policies, position classification and employer/employee relations are also examined.
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MPA 5830 Data Analytics for Public and Non-Profit Managers
The set of skills required for today’s successful public and non-profit managers includes competencies in managing complex data systems and using that data to inform decision making and strategy development. This course will focus on the critical elements of data informatics for public and non-profit fields such as education, the environment, governance and health care.
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MPA 5870 Financial Management in Government
This course surveys the principles, issues and skills of financial management in the public sector. The objectives of the course are to provide students with both theoretical understanding and the fundamental skills necessary to work competently in the field. The focus prepares students to be skilled consumers of financial information who can make sound decisions based on their analysis.
Career Outlook
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the need for public leadership experts is on the rise. In fact, the number of social and community service managers alone is expected to grow by 9% through 2032.
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Answers to Common Questions
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Budget Analysts. Retrieved March 25, 2024, from https://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/budget-analysts.htm .
- Payscale.com. Public Programs Manager Salary. Retrieved April 11, 2022 from https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Public_Programs_Manager/Salary .
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