Last week we told you all about the Harvard Kennedy School’s Mid-Career Master in Public Administration program. If you’re not caught up, be sure to check in out on the blog. This week we’re keeping the focus on you mid-career professionals who are interested in an advanced degree in public policy by introducing you to…
Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs
Master in Public Policy Program
Similar to the HKS Mid-Career MPA, the Woodrow Wilson MPP degree has been specifically designed as a one-year program for mid-career professionals who are rising leaders in international and domestic public policy. Over the course of an intensive year of studies, the MPP program offers students rigorous training in quantitative and policy analysis. This prepares graduates of the program to return to their careers with the intellectual breadth, organizational skills, and self-confidence necessary to assume leadership positions in an increasingly complex public service environment. Woodrow Wilson MPP candidates kick off their studies with a required 6-week summer program that prepares them for the pace and intensity of the year long curriculum.
Eligibility Criteria for the Woodrow Wilson MPP Degree
MPP candidates come from a variety of educational and professional backgrounds, but all must have a minimum of seven years of work experience in either the public or nonprofit sector in order to be considered for admission to the mid-career MPP program. Although the Woodrow Wilson MPP program typically accepts only 15-25 students per year, those lucky few will be considered for one of the most robust financial aid packages offered in the public policy graduate admissions sphere. Read on to learn more!
Financial Aid
One of the most unique aspects of the mid-career MPP program at Princeton is the financial aid. The Woodrow Wilson School aims to enable graduate students to earn a degree without incurring indebtedness so that they are able to pursue a career of public service in the public or nonprofit sector. What does this mean for you? It means that unless an applicant has received outside scholarships, the school will offer each MPP candidate a full tuition scholarship and a stipend to cover living expenses. Pretty incredible, right?? The MPP Program also offers the John L. Weinberg Fellowship to candidates selected from the U.S. Foreign Service and other agencies that are focused on international affairs. To learn more about the types of students within the MPP Program at Princeton, we recommend checking out some of the biographical profiles of current MPP graduate students. The MPP degree offers students an incredible opportunity to advance their careers and be an integral part of both the public and nonprofit sectors.
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Would love to enrol in the mid career MPA program, I don’t have a GRE score, will prefer it’s waived
Thanks for commenting, Emmanuel! I am Noah, a consultant at The Art of Applying. It is possible to enroll in a mid-career MPA program, even with a low GRE score! The following is the link to former Client Case Studies of former clients, who had a low GRE score, but still received an offers from MPA program. Hopefully, this is still helpful for you and someone else in that situation.
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