Apply Now: 2025 Master’s Programs at the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Oct 01, 2024

Sponsored by The Humphrey School of Public Affairs

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is recognized as the 9th best graduate school for public affairs in the nation. We support, educate, and inspire innovative leaders to advance the common good in a diverse world. With graduate degree programs in development practice, human rights, public policy, urban and regional planning, and environmental policy, the Humphrey School can help you create change on a local and global scale.

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs offers the following Master’s programs:

  • Master of Development Practice: Prepares students for careers in international development, equipping them with the skills needed to address the problems of poverty, social justice, and sustainable development.
  • Master of Human Rights: Prepares students to engage in global human rights challenges through research, policy analysis, and advocacy, and teaches diverse substantive and methodological approaches to the study and practice of human rights.
  • Master of Public Policy: Prepares students who are committed to public service at the local, state, national, and international levels; equipping them to design, manage, and advocate for better policy solutions.
  • Master of Urban and Regional Planning: Prepares students to become leaders who build cities, tackle urban sprawl, upgrade housing, protect the environment, and promote community and economic development.
  • Master of Science in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy: Prepares students to be leaders in addressing urgent environmental and energy challenges at local to global scales and explore interests in climate policy, the clean energy transition, environmental justice, and food and water sustainability.
  • Master of Public Affairs (Mid-Career): Prepares mid-career professionals with 10+ years of work experience who want to advance their skills in public and nonprofit leadership, policy, and program analysis, and use research data for evidence-based decision-making.

Program Benefits

Location

Deeply rooted in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, the Humphrey School offers students the opportunity to intern at the State Capitol as well as numerous city, county and state governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, Fortune 500 Companies (#3 in the country for F500s per capita), and other community partners. Beyond our backyard, though, the Humphrey School leverages its professional, academic and alumni networks to help students secure internships and job placements across the country, with a particularly strong track record in Washington, DC. Lastly, Minneapolis and St. Paul have been recognized for their affordable cost of living compared to other major cities.

Student-Driven Curriculum

Curricular flexibility is a hallmark of a Humphrey education, with each of our programs dedicating at least 1/3 of its credits to student-selected concentrations courses and electives. Students also have the chance to engage in substantive work with local public or nonprofit sector stakeholders through a team-based capstone project, typically in their final semester as a student.

Funding Opportunities

Merit scholarships and non-resident tuition waivers are available to eligible applicants who apply by our priority deadlines. In addition to these general merit aid opportunities (which range from partial to full tuition), applicants who apply by our priority deadline of December 15 can be nominated for competitive University-wide full tuition plus stipend fellowships (more information can be found here)

Eligibility

To be eligible for admission and scholarship consideration, candidates must have a:

  • Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited US university or foreign equivalent
  • English language proficiency

Previous coursework in mathematics, statistics, and economics is recommended.

Eligibility requirements related to University-wide fellowships can be found here.

Application Deadlines:

Priority deadlines: December 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025

Priority deadline for the mid-career Master of Public Affairs: February 15, 2025

How to Apply

Application requirements differ by program. Visit https://www.hhh.umn.edu/application-requirements to learn more.

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