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Master of Public Affairs

Washington State University

  • Vancouver, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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Washington State University campus

About the program

Doctorate on public administration, Policy, Management and criminal justice.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights: yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop independent research expertise in Public Affairs. Design and conduct original investigations
  • Critically assess evidence
  • and communicate defensible scholarly findings.

Career outcomes

  • Academia and consulting firms
  • Public management and administration
  • Public policy analysis
  • Politics and advocacy
  • Nonprofit organisations

Curriculum

  • 60 Credit hours: 30 hours of coursework (historical and comparative foundations of public administration
  • Seminars in public management and public policy
  • Quantitative methods I and II
  • Qualitative methods
  • Empirical inquiry) and 30 dissertation hours.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Equivalent of a US bachelor degree from an accredited institution with a 3.0 cumulative GPA (4.0 scale) or a B average
  • Three letters of recommendation and acceptance by the programme
  • GRE only where the programme requires it. English: IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 75 or Duolingo 105 unless exempt
  • Programmes may set higher minimums.

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Equivalent of a US bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution (typically four years beyond grade 12), Three letters of recommendation, Admission also needs the department or programme to accept the applicant, GRE only where the programme requires it

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 75 (new TOEFL 4)
  • TOEFL PBT 540
  • Duolingo 105
  • PTE Academic 56
  • Cambridge 176

Documents you’ll need

  • Post-secondary academic transcripts from all institutions attended
  • English translations if applicable
  • English proficiency evidence or an accepted exemption
  • Additional program-specific application materials as required

How to apply

  1. Check the programme requirements and priority deadlines: 10 January for fall
  2. 1 July for spring. Apply through the Graduate School portal GradCAS (engineering programmes use EngineeringCAS) and pay the 100 USD non-refundable fee. Submit transcripts
  3. English proof and recommendations listed at The programme recommends admission and the Graduate School decides. After admission
  4. send the Certificate of Finances and follow the visa steps at.

Other costs

Tuition per year$31,233 USD
Application fee$100 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusVancouver
Faculty or schoolCollege of Arts and Sciences
DepartmentSchool of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value30
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Post-study stay_
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Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

  • Program starts

    January 2028

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.