Earn an On-campus or Online MPP at Temple University
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program offers an affordable education just steps from Philadelphia’s City Hall at Temple’s Center City Campus or fully online, with classes held in the evening. Whether you’re a recent college graduate or you’ve already started a career, the MPP program combines a robust research environment and real-world experience to help students learn the technical and analytical skills needed for successful careers in nonprofit organizations, or in the private or public sector. Learn to assess, develop and evaluate the effectiveness of government policies and programs at the federal, local and state levels. Temple’s Online Master of Public Policy (OMPP) degree offers students the same curriculum and faculty as our on-campus program but with 100% online classes.
Students can complete both the on-campus and online Master of Public Policy in two or three years, although part-time students may take longer. You decide the learning pace that best balances your current career needs and your future career goals. When you graduate, you’ll be prepared to apply your newfound political understanding, policy analysis skills and leadership abilities and take the next step toward a life-changing career.
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Master of Public Policy students can take advantage of elective courses offered by other College of Liberal Arts graduate programs as well as Temple University's hundreds of other courses. Examples include:
- Criminal justice
- Education policy
- Health policy
- Social policy
- Economic Development
- Geographic Information Systems
- Statistics
The MPP Curriculum
The 36-credit MPP and OMPP curriculum consists of eight required courses, an internship and three electives. Full-time students are able to complete the program in two years or in as little as a year and a half if they enter in the fall semester and take courses in the summer. If you enroll part time, the program takes between three and five years. Our schedule of evening classes make the MPP program accessible for our students to work during the daytime. The OMPP offers additional flexibility, with a combination of asynchronous and synchronous evening components. You will gain practical experience with public and nonprofit organizations and work on real-world projects and programs designed to address public policy problems.
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Students who matriculate into the In-person MPP program are permitted to take up to 6 credits of core, required MPP coursework online, excluding PLCY 8127 Public Policy Project. Requests to take required courses online must be approved in writing on a case-by-case basis.