Public Policy & Administration Degree and Programs

Did you ever wonder how certain policies in your community, region, or state came to be, or wish you could have a say in their formation? If so, career training in public policy and administration might be for you. While programs vary, public policy and administration degrees offer students the opportunity to explore how policies affecting you are shaped and enacted.

Public Administration Careers

Public policy and administration degrees help graduates to see how lawmakers weigh issues when forming policies, and how to work within the system to effect changes. This kind of career training may lead you to any number of professions. You might go on to work in public relations as a lobbyist or public interest advocate; you might choose to work in local government, or pursue a paralegal career. With further study, you could become a public interest attorney or economist.