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Master of Public Administration

Master'sMPAMaster of Public Administration

Overview

A 36-credit NASPAA-accredited MPA with online courses, offered as a general degree or with a Criminology and Criminal Justice or Social and Community Policy concentration. Students not working in the public sector take an internship in place of one elective.

Official program name
Master of Public Administration
Awarded degree
Master of Public Administration
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Master's
University
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Carrollton, GAWhere 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
Specializations
Criminology and Criminal Justice Concentration · Social and Community Policy Concentration
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
Total semester hours required: 36
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

MPA with 100% online courses.

Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We list online bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees from institutionally accredited US universities. Eligibility rules

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.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Optional practical placement
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Internship Optional

    Public Administration Internship required for students not working in the public sector, in place of one elective.

    Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

  • Comprehensive Research Project (3 hours) at the completion of the degree.
    Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Criminology and Criminal Justice Concentration
    Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  • Social and Community Policy Concentration
    Source: westga.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”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.5 — Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredPersonal statement on work experience, goals and reasons for choosing the program.
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation from former professors or job supervisors.
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurrent resume.
Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee
Required$55 — $55 graduate application fee.
Source: westga.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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All online students — Graduate Online Only Courses (NET) tuition; an Etuition charge also appliesFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$249per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$8,964 = 36 credits × $249 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: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Online Learning Fee (per credit hour, $428.00 maximum per term)
$85.60 per creditMandatory
Source: westga.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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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 Administration (NASPAA).Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

State authorization

  • UWG is a member of NC-SARA; non-residents and international students must check with UWG that it may enroll residents of their state or country. Official pageSource: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

  • International students (online or not) must check with UWG to confirm it is allowed to enroll residents of their country.Source: westga.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. westga.edu/assets/studentaccounts/fy2027_osabs/graduate_net.pdf — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. westga.edu/consumer-information/state-professional-licensure.php — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. westga.edu/uwgonline/program_details.php?program_id=78 — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026

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