Master of Public Administration at The Universities at Shady Grove
You don't have to come to Baltimore for a UBalt degree.
For questions about USG admission:
email: gradadmission@ubalt.edu
For questions about USG advising:
Tylis Cooper
academic adviser
email: tcooper@ubalt.edu
You can earn The University of Baltimore’s Master of Public Administration degree at The Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, Maryland.
USG is a partnership of nine University System of Maryland universities, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs from across the state at its campus in Montgomery County.
As a UBalt student attending USG, you will pay the same tuition and have the same financial aid opportunities as does any other UBalt student (you may pay differing fees based on your home campus). Your classes at USG will be taught by UBalt faculty, and you’ll graduate with a UBalt degree, accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
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Your UBalt at USG education is now even more affordable.
UBalt is now offering in-state tuition to graduate students in Washington, D.C.; Northern Virginia ( Arlington, Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William, Clark, Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Spotsylvania, Stafford and Warren counties and the city of Fredericksburg. As well as Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park ); Pennsylvania (Adams, York, Chester and Lancaster counties); and all Delaware counties.
This tuition discount applies to programs at USG, where you pay the same tuition and have the same financial aid opportunities as does any other UBalt student.
Why choose USG?
Public administration spans the arenas of government, nonprofit organizations and third-sector organizations. Given the concentration of public-sector and nonprofit employees working and residing in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, you'll be poised to succeed in and advance your career.
How does the program work?
- You can complete the program through a combination of weekend and online courses.
- The onsite courses at USG are offered on six selected weekends (Saturdays or Sundays) within a 15-week semester.
- You’ll take 33 credits of core courses.
- In addition to your core requirements, you’ll specialize in one of six areas:
- public policy and administration
- health-care policy and administration
- budgeting and fiscal administration
- negotiations and conflict management
- global affairs and human security
- public and nonprofit management.
Or, you can design your own specialization.