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Master of Public Administration Careers

Improve Our Region

Professionals like you make an impact in their communities.

Governments and nonprofit organizations are looking for well-trained leadership to bring efficiency, effectiveness and equity to their programs. With a master of public administration, you can meet this demand. Job opportunities include both traditional leadership areas like human resources and budgeting but also unique areas like board management and working with elected officials.

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Solid Job Growth

Positions in the public and non-profit sectors are on the rise in the next 10 years ranging from 9-17% market growth, depending on the position.

A Good Investment

Professionals with a master’s degree earn $15,000-$20,000 more than people with a bachelor’s degree.

Be In Demand

A significant number of local governments and nonprofits in Northeast Wisconsin need people with your experience and expertise.

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Career Options

With your degree, you can find employment in a variety of fields with government agencies, nonprofits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), private companies and community development organizations. Some careers include:

  • Policy Manager
  • City Manager
  • Civil Service Administrator
  • Budget Analyst
  • Director of Development
  • Health Services Manager
  • Urban Planner
  • Healthcare Administrator
  • Fundraising Manager
  • Political Analyst

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Learning Outcomes

Through coursework and upon graduation from the master of public administration program, you should have achieved the NASPAA (Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration) Competencies and be able to effectively:

  1. Lead and manage in public governance.
  2. Participate in and contribute to the public policy process.
  3. Analyze, synthesize, think creatively, solve problems and make decisions.
  4. Articulate and apply public service perspectives.
  5. Communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing workforce and citizenry.

Moreover, UW-Green Bay program has identified learning outcomes that reflect these competencies, and articulate the skills and knowledge you will have at the time of graduation from this specific master's program. These include the ability to:

  1. Synthesize the major theories of the field to articulate how they inform a public service perspective.
  2. Collect, manage, evaluate and apply data to make decisions and solve public and nonprofit problems.
  3. Utilize core budgeting and financial management skills to effectively advance the mission of public service organizations.
  4. Effectively and ethically communicate and interact with a diverse and changing workforce through the application of leadership and management theories and behaviors.
  5. Embed leadership and management with the core values of the field which include social equity, inclusion, democratic accountability, professionalism and ethics.
Professor Kerry Kuenzi

Want to Know More?

Professor Kerry Kuenzi’s publications focus on career trajectories of nonprofit executives. If you have questions about professional opportunities, reach out to her.

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