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Texas Southern’s Graduate Public Administration Programs Top Ranked & Accredited

Texas Southern’s Graduate Public Administration Programs Top Ranked & Accredited
Posted By: Reginald Culpepper on November 13, 2015


Graduate Programs (graduateprograms.com), a resource for prospective graduate students recently ranked the Online Executive Master of Public Administration (eMPA) program in the Barbara Jordan – Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs 19th for Best Overall Online Graduate Schools for Public Administration Programs, making it a top online MPA program for Fall 2015.

“GraduatePrograms.com assigns 15 ranking categories to each graduate program at each graduate school. Rankings cover a variety of student topics, such as academic competitiveness, career support, financial aid, and quality of network. For a given graduate program, rankings are determined by calculating the average score for each program based on the 15 ranking categories. These scored are then compared across all ranked schools for that program and are translated into a final ranking for that graduate program. A given graduate program is not ranked until a minimum threshold of graduate student surveys is completed for that graduate program. Rating reflect both current and recent students attending graduate programs at more than 1,600 schools.” 1 (http://www.graduateprograms.com/graduate--‐school--‐ rankings/)

“The faculty and staff of the eMPA Program pride ourselves in doing our best to provide a first class online education tour students,” said Dr. Michael O. Adams, eMPA Program Director.



Adams went on to say: “we are elated to be included in this list of top online MPA programs and will strive to enhance our program to eventually increase our rank.”

The online Executive Master of Public Administration, founded in Fall 2010, at Texas Southern
University is a 36--‐credit hour program that is uniquely designed to meet the growing demand for mid--‐career professional in the public sector. The program is conveniently offered online and provides a focus on public policy. With its student abroad component, students of the eMPA program have traveled to Brazil, China and Ghana.

In addition to the performance of the eMPA program, the on--‐ground Master of Public Administration (MPA) program is in its fifth year of its seven--‐year accreditation by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). 2 (https://naspaaaccreditation.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/annual--‐roster--‐of-- accredited--‐programs--‐ updated--‐09--‐01--‐15.pdf)

The only program in the Houston metro area to be NASPAA--‐accredited, the MPA program is home to a 48--‐credit hour graduate program that includes four specialization options and the opportunity to pursue a joint degree with a Juris Doctor degree.

Adams, also program director of the MPA program said, “our graduate programs in the Department of Political Science are definitely flourishing. We take pride in the growth of our MPA program and are committed to seeing the program expand to be even greater.”
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