{"id":633,"date":"2020-04-13T20:03:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T20:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advanced.jhu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/ma-in-public-management\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:15:45","slug":"ma-public-management","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advanced.jhu.edu\/academics\/graduate\/ma-public-management\/","title":{"rendered":"MA in Public Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>MA in Public Management Program Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Prepare to stand out from the rest in the complex and competitive landscape of the government and public service sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Rigorous academics combine with strategic management skills to prepare part-time and full-time students with the fundamentals of public management such as policy analysis, financial management, economics and fiscal policy, and public policy and administration.<\/p>\n<p>Named one of the best public affairs programs in the nation by <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em>, our flexible program allows you to specialize by choosing among one of three Areas of Focus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public Administration and Leadership<\/li>\n<li>Public Policy Evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Public Financial Management and Budgeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Successful, Accomplished Alumni<\/h3>\n<p>Our alumni have careers across all levels of the public spectrum, including such places as the White House, Department of the Treasury, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, the Office of the Governor of Delaware, the U.S. House of Representatives, the United States Army, the Office of the President of Afghanistan, and the Embassy of Ecuador.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MA in Public Management Program Overview Prepare to stand out from the rest in the complex and competitive landscape of the government and public service sectors. 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