Graduate
APPLY NOW REQUEST INFO GRADUATE COLLEGEThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) offers a program leading to the degree of Master of Public Affairs (MPA). The MPA degree allows the student to select from three different tracks: Public Administration, Public Policy, and Global Security Studies and Leadership.
Current students and graduates of the Master of Public Affairs program work in professions such as:
- Federal government employees
- State government employees
- Local government employees
- City managers
- Assistant city managers
- Utility managers
- Directors of non-for-profit agencies
- County clerks
- Chief of staff
Timespan of degree completion: 2 years
Total credit hours: 36 hours
Areas of concentration include: Generalists, local government, nonprofit management, financial management, public policy analysis, and global security.