公共事务(Public Affairs)是学习如何管理公共事务的专业,城市规划、公共政策、社会政策、环境政策、卫生政策、非营利组织管理、公共信息与技术管理、公共财政政策及管理等都属于公共事务的范畴。公共事务专业一般开设于类似于政府学院或专门的公共事务学院之下,该专业最典型学位MPA或MPP学位。MPA全称Master of Public Administration,也即公共管理硕士;MPP全称Master of Public Policy,也即公共政策硕士。MPA比较侧重于行政管理方面的工作,而MPP则侧重于从事政策分析方面的工作。
公共事务专业的PhD专业,主要从事公共事务方面的研究工作,常见的研究方向有:公共卫生(PhD in Health Policy)、社会政策(PhD in Social Policy)、公共政策(PhD in Public Policy)、政治经济学(PhD in Political Economy & Government)。*(1)
公共事务专业的毕业生主要去往政府机构、私营企业(如银行、证券公司等)、各类非营利组织(如国际劳工组织、联合国粮农组织、联合国教科文组织、世界卫生组织、国际货币基金组织等)、其它机构(如医院、学校)等公共组织从事管理或政策分析的工作。对国际学生而言,主要进入私营企业和非营利组织,也可以进入相应国家的政府机构担任公务员。在国内就业的话,MPA或MPP专业毕业生,可以进入了政界、商界、文化管理、大众传媒甚至金融领域。
申请要求
MPP和MPA的申请大多要求申请者有一定的前置条件,如哈佛大学的MPP专业的申请条件描述:
“要求本科毕业,且最好有经济学、微积分以及统计学的学习背景,无工作经验要求,但最好能有2-3年的工作经验。” *(3)
MPA专业申请描述:
“求学生本科学过微观经济学(microeconomics)、宏观经济学(macroeconomics)、微积分(calculus)以及多元微积分(multivariable calculus)课程,并强烈建议学生学过线性代数(linear algebra)、统计学(statistics)课程。GRE数学最好能在总分80%以上(也即170分制的158分),申请者最好能有2-3年的工作经验。” *(4)
大学排名
2014USNEWS公共事务(Public Affairs)项目排名
排名 | 学校 | 学校英文名 | 所在城市/州 |
1 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | |
2 | Indiana University,Bloomington | Bloomington, IN | |
3 | 哈佛大学 | Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
4 | University of Georgia | Athens, GA | |
5 | Princeton, NJ | ||
6 | New York University | New York, NY | |
6 | University of California,Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | |
6 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | |
9 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | |
9 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | |
9 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA | |
12 | American University | Washington, DC | |
12 | George Washington University | Washington, DC | |
12 | University of Michigan,Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | |
12 | University of Wisconsin,Madison | Madison, WI | |
16 | Arizona State University | Phoenix, AZ | |
16 | Duke University | Durham, NC | |
16 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | |
16 | SUNY University at Albany | Albany, NY | |
16 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, KY | |
16 | University of Minnesota,Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | |
16 | University of Texas,Austin | Austin, TX | |
23 | Georgetown University | Washington, DC | |
23 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, GA | |
23 | 罗格斯新泽西州立大学纽华克分校 | Rutgers,the State University of New jersey-Newark | Newark, NJ |
23 | University of California,Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | |
23 | University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | |
23 | University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | |
29 | Columbia University | New York, NY | |
29 | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | |
29 | University of Colorado,Denver | Denver, CO | |
29 | University of Maryland,Baltimore County | College Park, MD | |
33 | Texas A&M University–College Station | College Station, TX | |
33 | University of Missouri | Columbia, MO | |
33 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | Omaha, NE | |
33 | University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA | |
37 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | |
37 | University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | |
37 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE | |
37 | University of Illinois,Chicago | Chicago, IL | |
37 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, VA | |
42 | Cleveland State University | Cleveland, OH | |
42 | George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | |
42 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | |
42 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | |
46 | CUNY–Baruch College | New York, NY | |
46 | 海军研究生院 | Naval Postgraduate School | Monterey, CA |
46 | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, IL | |
46 | Portland State University | Portland, OR | |
46 | 罗格斯新泽西州立大学新布伦瑞克分校 | Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey,New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
46 | University of Connecticut | West Hartford, CT | |
46 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | |
53 | SUNY Binghamton University | Binghamton, NY | |
53 | Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | |
53 | Brown University | Providence, RI | |
53 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | |
53 | North Carolina State University,Raleigh | Raleigh, NC | |
53 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA | |
59 | Brigham Young University,Provo | Provo, UT | |
59 | 纽约市立大学约翰·杰伊学院 | CUNY–John Jay College | New York, NY |
59 | Indiana University-Purdue University,Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN | |
59 | Northwestern University | Chicago, IL | |
59 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | |
59 | University of North Carolina,Charlotte | Charlotte, NC | |
59 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX | |
59 | University of Wisconsin,Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI | |
67 | Florida International University | Miami, FL | |
67 | The New School | New York, NY | |
67 | Northeastern University | Boston, MA | |
67 | 宾州州立大学哈里斯堡分校 | Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) - Harrisburg Campus | Middletown, PA |
67 | 马里兰大学巴尔的摩郡分校 | University of Maryland–Baltimore County | Baltimore, MD |
67 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | |
73 | Auburn University | Auburn, AL | |
73 | College of William and Mary | Williamsburg, VA | |
73 | Louisiana State University–Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | |
73 | 蒙特利国际研究学院 | Monterey Institute of International Studies | Monterey, CA |
73 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | |
73 | University of Alabama–Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | |
73 | 巴尔的摩大学 | University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD |
73 | University of Massachusetts–Amherst | Amherst, MA | |
73 | University of Missouri–Kansas City | Kansas City, MO | |
73 | University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | |
73 | University of Texas–Arlington | Arlington, TX | |
73 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | |
73 | Wichita State University | Wichita, KS | |
73 | 威拉米特大学 | Willamette University | Salem, OR |
87 | 纽约市立大学城市学院 | CUNY–City College | New York, NY |
87 | Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | |
87 | San Francisco State University | San Francisco, CA | |
87 | University of Arkansas (Clinton) | Little Rock, AR | |
87 | 伊利诺伊州大学斯普林菲尔德分校 | University of Illinois–Springfield | Springfield, IL |
87 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY | |
87 | University of Massachusetts–Boston (McCormack) | Boston, MA | |
87 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | |
87 | University of Missouri–St. Louis | St. Louis, MO | |
87 | Wayne State University | Detroit, MI | |
97 | 奥本大学蒙哥马利分校 | Auburn University–Montgomery | Montgomery, AL |
97 | 加州州立大学洛杉矶分校 | California State University–Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
97 | Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | |
97 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | |
97 | Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | |
97 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | |
97 | Villanova University | Villanova, PA | |
104 | 博伊西州立大学 | Boise State University | Boise, ID |
104 | College of Charleston | Charleston, SC | |
104 | DePaul University | Chicago, IL | |
104 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA | |
104 | 詹姆斯·麦迪逊大学 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA |
104 | Ohio University | Athens, OH | |
104 | 奥多明尼昂大学 | Old Dominion University | Norfolk, VA |
104 | 罗格斯新泽西州立大学卡姆登分校 | Rutgers,the State University of New Jersey,Camden | Camden, NJ |
104 | San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | |
104 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN | |
104 | University of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM | |
104 | University of North Carolina,Greensboro | Greensboro, NC | |
104 | 南缅因大学 | University of Southern Maine (Muskie) | Portland, ME |
104 | University of Texas–Dallas | Richardson, TX | |
104 | University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | |
104 | Washington State University | Vancouver, WA | |
104 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | |
121 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, OH | |
121 | California State University–Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | |
121 | 加州州立大学萨克拉门托分校 | California State University–Sacramento | Sacramento, CA |
121 | Evergreen State College | Olympia, WA | |
121 | Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | |
121 | Grand Valley State University | Grand Rapids, MI | |
121 | Kent State University | Kent, OH | |
121 | St. Louis University | Saint Louis, MO | |
121 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | |
121 | University of Akron | Akron, OH | |
121 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | |
121 | 阿肯色大学小石城分校 | University of Arkansas–Little Rock | Little Rock, AR |
121 | University of Nevada–Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | |
121 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, LA | |
121 | University of North Carolina–Wilmington | Wilmington, NC | |
121 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | |
121 | University of South Florida | Tampa, FL | |
138 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC | |
138 | 纽约州立大学布鲁克波特分校 | College at Brockport–SUNY | Rochester, NY |
138 | 东肯塔基大学 | Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond, KY |
138 | Seattle University | Seattle, WA | |
138 | Southern Illinois University,Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | |
138 | 萨福克大学 | Suffolk University | Boston, MA |
138 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX | |
138 | University of Hawaii,Manoa | Honolulu, HI | |
138 | University of Houston | Houston, TX | |
138 | University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | |
138 | University of Texas–San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | |
149 | California State University–Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | |
149 | California State University–San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | |
149 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | |
149 | East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | |
149 | Hamline University | Saint Paul, MN | |
149 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, IN | |
149 | 印第安纳普渡大学韦恩堡分校 | Indiana University-Purdue University–Fort Wayne | Fort Wayne, IN |
149 | 肯尼索州立大学 | Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw, GA |
149 | Oakland University | Rochester, MI | |
149 | 帕克大学 | Park University (Hauptmann) | Kansas City, MO |
149 | Seton Hall University | South Orange, NJ | |
149 | University of Arkansas–Fayetteville | Fayetteville, AR | |
149 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH | |
149 | University of New Hampshire | Durham, NH | |
149 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, FL | |
149 | University of Tennessee–Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | |
149 | Western Michigan University | Kalamazoo, MI | |
166 | 加州州立大学北岭分校 | California State University–Northridge | Northridge, CA |
166 | Central Michigan University | Mt. Pleasant, MI | |
166 | Clark University | Worcester, MA | |
166 | Drake University | Des Moines, IA | |
166 | 东华盛顿大学 | Eastern Washington University | Spokane, WA |
166 | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS | |
166 | 密苏里州立大学 | Missouri State University | Springfield, MO |
166 | New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, NM | |
166 | Pace University | White Plains, NY | |
166 | Tennessee State University | Nashville, TN | |
166 | 阿拉斯加大学安克雷奇分校 | University of Alaska–Anchorage | Anchorage, AK |
166 | 缅因大学 | University of Maine | Orono, ME |
166 | University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | |
166 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH | |
166 | Wright State University | Dayton, OH |
参考资料:
(1) Harvard Kennedy School Doctoral Programs Harvard Kennedy School
(2) Public Affairs program ranking USNEWS研究生院排名
(3) Applying to HKS Application Harvard Kennedy School
(4) Master in Public Administration/ International Development Harvard Kennedy School
学校列表
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综合性大学(非完全列表):
文理学院(非完全列表):
斯克利普斯学院 | 凯尼恩学院 | 富兰克林与马歇尔学院 |
西方学院 | 葛底斯堡学院 | 斯沃斯莫尔学院 |
波莫纳学院 | 克莱蒙特·麦肯纳学院 | 科尔比学院 |
汉密尔顿学院 | 卫斯理大学 | 史密斯学院 |
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