Public policy MPP

Master'sMPPMaster of Public Policy

Overview

A 54-quarter-credit Master of Public Policy from the College of Liberal Arts with concentration options and an 11-week online policy lab capstone. It starts in any of the four terms and is accredited by NASPAA.

Official program name: Public policy MPP
Awarded degree: Master of Public Policy
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Master's
University: Oregon State University
Administering location: Corvallis, ORWhere 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 Policy
Required credits: 54 quarter credits
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Online Master of Public Policy; internship encouraged but optional.

Source: ecampus.oregonstate.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.
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement: Optional practical placement
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Internship Optional
Supervised internship strongly encouraged for students with minimal public-service or nonprofit experience
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

11-week online policy lab capstone for a client partner
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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”.

Application fee: Required$85 — $85 graduate application fee
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

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

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online studentsFrom the university's online tuition table	$609	per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$32,886 = 54 credits × $609 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Distance education fee (included in the per-credit rate): $15 per creditMandatory
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026
One-time graduate matriculation fee: $380Mandatory
Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration — Accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and AdministrationSource: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

Oregon State University is an NC-SARA member and states it is authorized to offer courses and programs in 49 of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories; it reports an exemption for California. Official pageSource: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

International students may study online; learning online does not require a visa and tuition and fees are the same regardless of location.Source: ecampus.oregonstate.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

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

ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/graduate/master-public-policy/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/services/doe-authorization.htm — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
ecampus.oregonstate.edu/tuition/rates.htm — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — NWCCU 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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