Public Affairs, M.P.A.

Master'sMPAMaster of Public Affairs

Overview

A 48-credit online Master of Public Affairs with ten core courses, a focus area in public management, nonprofit management or policy analysis, electives and an experiential component.

Official program name: Public Affairs, M.P.A.
Awarded degree: Master of Public Affairs
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Indiana University Bloomington
Administering location: Bloomington, INWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Public Administration Public Policy
Specializations: Public Management · Nonprofit Management · Policy Analysis
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits: 48 credit hours
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

100% online MPA from the O'Neill School, hosted by IU Bloomington.

Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
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Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Optional practical placement
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Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Internship Optional
An approved internship is one option for the experiential component; alternatives are credit for prior experience or a research project.
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Curriculum

Ten core courses (24 credits), focus area and electives (15 credits) and an experiential component.
Source: online.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Capstone

Capstone course (3 credits) in the core.
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Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Public Management
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Nonprofit Management
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Policy Analysis
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Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredBachelor's degree
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Credit for prior learning: OptionalUp to 9 hours may be credited for prior professional experience or volunteer service.
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Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three references
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Application fee: Required$70 — $70 application fee
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Tests

GRE General Test: Optional
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GMAT: Optional
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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

Each Indiana University campus participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Official pageSource: iuonline.iu.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

iuonline.iu.edu/compliance/authorizations/index.html — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
online.iu.edu/degrees/public-affairs-mpa-graduate.html — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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