From grassroots contributions to global applications, acquire the skills and perspectives in demand by public and nonprofit organizations.
This concentration is only available for students enrolled in the Master of Public Administration program.
With the public and nonprofit management concentration, you will choose from a range of core courses tailored to you interests as well as taking a set of required degree courses. A set of required degree courses are outlined in the MPA plan of study for this concentration.
Work with faculty whose academic backgrounds, fieldwork, and research make them experts in public and nonprofit management.
George Dougherty
Public Policy and Management Program Director, Associate Professor
Dougherty brings extensive practical knowledge in issues of local government finance, court administration, and management.
Gary Hollibaugh
Public Administration Program Director, Associate Professor
Hollibaugh focuses on American institutions in politics and leadership in public administration through theoretical and statistical analysis.
Huafang Li
Assistant Professor
Li's current research focuses on using various methods to study public and nonprofit management, particularly how public and nonprofit organizations' information communication influences individual coproduction and giving decisions.
