Master of Public Administration

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MPA Concentrations

For Current Students

For Prospective Students

Master of Public Administration, a Graduate Program at Evergreen

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

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The Evergreen State College Master of Public Administration Program provides high-quality professional education to students pursuing careers in government agencies, nonprofits, tribal governments, and research and advocacy organizations. We have hundreds of graduates of our program working in responsible positions throughout Washington State and the Northwest, and beyond. Through our program they gained important knowledge and skills and learned how to be effective advocates for change.

Evergreen's MPA program is unique, due to our emphasis on social change and democratic governance, and the College's innovative approach to education. The cornerstones of an Evergreen education, graduate or undergraduate, include collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching and learning, narrative evaluations instead of grades, and an emphasis on experiential learning and engaged discussions encompassing diverse views.

For more information about our Non Profit/Public Administration and Public Policy concentrations, check out the links to the left, or contact Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director-General cohort at (360) 867-6554. For information about our Tribal Governance concentration, contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director-Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202.

News and Upcoming Events

We are hiring faculty members for the MPA Program! Click www.evergreen.edu/facultyhiring  for more information.

We are now accepting applications for Fall 2010 admission to all concentrations, with a priority deadline (application review guaranteed) for the Public/Non Profit Administration and Public Policy concentrations of February 16, 2010. Get more information now about admission requirements and application procedures. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible: note that you do not have to wait until your application materials are complete in order to apply. You can also attend our next group information session on Monday, November 30 from 6-7pm in downtown Olympia at the Olympia Timberland Library at 313 8th Ave. SE (8th and Franklin) -- no need to RSVP, just show up! And, if you have a bachelor's degree you can try out the MPA program and take MPA elective courses as a non-admitted student (see more info below).  

For admission and application information, check out our admission requirements and application information links. For more information about the Tribal Governance concentration, feel welcome to contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director - Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202. If you are interested in either the Public and Non Profit Administration concentration or the Public Policy concentration, please contact Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director- General cohort, at (360) 867-6554.

Try out the MPA program: take courses as a Graduate Special Student before you are admitted! If you have a bachelor's degree, you are eligible to take MPA elective courses on a space-available basis as a non-admitted graduate student: a "Graduate Special Student." You can take up to 8 MPA elective credits per quarter and up to 12 credits total will count toward your MPA degree if you are later admitted to the program. Interested? Get more information about Graduate Special Student requirements and registration procedures for the Fall 2009 quarter.