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454 Master's degrees in Public Policy in North America
Public Policy
The M.A. in Public Policy at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is available as an option for students who are opting to exit the Ph.D. program prior to completing all requirements for the PhD.
Women's and Gender Studies and Social Work
The Women's and Gender Studies and Social Work programme at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee is a coordinated dual-degree Master’s course. This on-campus programme combines theoretical feminist research with professional social work practice. Depending on prior qualifications, the duration varies across 52 to 76 credits.
Smart City Policy and Planning
The Smart City Policy and Planning concentration from University of Wisconsin-Parkside explores business models, technologies and best practices for turning a smart city plan into reality. A smart city uses information and communication technologies to increase operational efficiency, share information with the public and improve both the quality of government services and citizen welfare.
Collaborative Governance
Within this Collaborative Governance Postgraduate Certificate from Portland State University, students will apply collaborative governance theory and practice to real-world, community-based problems in 16 credit hours in just 5 terms.
Education Policy
The Education Policy Postgrad Certificate of George Mason University is designed to meet the needs of students with an interest in improving educational opportunities and student outcomes through federal, state, and local policy.

Humanitarian Action and Human Rights - Law and Policy (Online)
Perhaps the areas of law and policy also interest you – and you’d like to combine your passions into a rewarding career that empowers you to carry out the Great Commission. If so, Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Humanitarian Action and Human Rights - Law and Policy (Online) may be right for you.
Political Science (Online)
As a student in the Indiana University Bloomington Master of Arts in Political Science (Online), you read, interpret, and evaluate literature in the political science discipline. You study the role of politics within the social sciences, the various methods used to build a body of knowledge, and the application of this knowledge to the political environment around you.
Public Affairs
Wayne State College's Public Affairs Master of Science program provides a unique opportunity to explore the intricacies of public policy, governance, and civic leadership.
Urban Planning and Public Policy
Urban Planning and Public Policy from Harvard University permits students to pursue a Master in Public Policy (MPP) degree at HKS and a Master in Urban Planning (MUP) degree at the GSD and to complete both degrees in three years, rather than the four years that would be required if the two degrees were pursued independently.

Public Policy
The Master of Public Policy (MPP) at William Paterson University of New Jersey is centered on educating students to become critical and creative policy thinkers.
Urban Planning and Policy Development
Founded in 1967, the Urban Planning and Policy Development programme at Rutgers University educates innovative people who wish to combine social concerns with analytic skills. While planners work on a wide range of problems, they also are likely to focus on a particular issue or specialization in building individual careers, concentrating their professional expertise.
Public Administration - Public Policy and Administration
The Master of Public Administration - Public Policy and Administration at John Jay College of Criminal Justice at The City University of New York equips future public servants with the knowledge, skills, and leadership experiences necessary for the advancement of integrity, accountability, inclusiveness, and justice in society and governance.
Public Policy
The Max Bell School of Public Policy's flagship teaching program offered by McGill University is a one-year Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.), combining courses in the theory of public policy with courses covering the complexities of the real-world policymaking process.
Public Policy
The Public Policy MPP program offered by University of Saskatchewan provides students with opportunities to conduct research and contribute to the study of public policy and the application of policy expertise in the real world. Students graduating from this program possess the research skills necessary to play integral roles in the civil service, research organizations and industry associations.
Public Policy and Administration
The Public Policy and Administration program at Northwestern University offers a unique and comprehensive opportunity to delve into both the administrative and analytical sides of policy.
Global Governance and Policy
The Global Governance and Policy program offered by Middlebury Institute of International Studies gives you the knowledge and skills in policy and program design, implementation, and analysis to govern sustainable development initiatives locally and globally.

Nonprofit Management (Online)
This Nonprofit Management (Online) course from Columbia University New York - School of Professional Studies prepares graduates for leadership roles within mission-driven organizations in a wide variety of contexts, including global and community nonprofits, foundations, higher education, healthcare, the arts, or as in-demand fundraising and development experts.
International Policy
University of Georgia’s Master of International Policy (MIP) is an applied graduate program dedicated to preparing a select group of thoughtful students for careers across a range of US government agencies, international organizations, nonprofits, think tanks, and consultancies.
Information Studies and Public Affairs
The Information Studies and Public Affairs MSIS/MPAff dual degree offered at University of Texas at Austin combines advanced studies of government, non-profit agencies, and policy with a focus on knowledge and practice needed to make meaningful contributions in information organizations such as government agencies, libraries, archives, schools, museums and beyond.
Bioscience, Technology and Public Policy
This graduate program in Bioscience, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Winnipeg will give students advanced training in the Life Sciences in fields ranging from Genomics and Bioinformatics to Natural Resource Management. Students will receive hands-on training in their discipline providing with skills preparing them to work in both academia and industry.