Master of Public Administration, a Graduate Program at Evergreen

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mohandas K. Gandhi

The Evergreen State College Master of Public Administration Program provides high-quality professional education to students pursuing careers in government agencies, nonprofits, tribal governments, and research and advocacy organizations. We have hundreds of graduates of our program working in responsible positions throughout Washington State and the Northwest, and beyond. Through our program they gained important knowledge and skills and learned how to be effective advocates for change.

Evergreen's MPA program is unique, due to our emphasis on social change and democratic governance, and the College's innovative approach to education. The cornerstones of an Evergreen education, graduate or undergraduate, include collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching and learning, narrative evaluations instead of grades, and an emphasis on experiential learning and engaged discussions encompassing diverse views.

For more information about our Non Profit/Public Administration and Public Policy concentrations, check out the links to the left, or contact Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director-General cohort at (360) 867-6554. For information about our Tribal Governance Concentration, contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director-Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202.

News and Upcoming Events

Apply for Fall 2009 Inter-year admission to the Tribal Governance Concentration! We are currently accepting applications to enter the program Fall 2009. Please contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director - Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202.

We are closed for Fall 2009 admission to the Public and Non-Profit Administration and Public Policy concentrations. Students begin the MPA program once a year, in the Fall, and we will begin accepting Fall 2010 applications on September 1, 2009, with a priority deadline (application review guaranteed) of February 16, 2010. Get more information now about admission requirements and application procedures. You can also attend an upcoming group information session. And, if you have a bachelor's degree you can try out the MPA program and take MPA elective courses as a non-admitted student (see more info below).  

For admission and application information, check out our admission requirements and application information links. If you are interested in either the Public and Non Profit Administration concentration or the Public Policy concentration, please contact Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director- General cohort, at (360) 867-6554. For more information about the Tribal Governance Concentration, feel welcome to contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director - Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202.

Try out the MPA program: take courses as a Graduate Special Student before you are admitted! If you have a bachelor's degree you are eligible to take MPA elective courses as a non-admitted graduate student: a "Graduate Special Student." You can take up to 8 MPA elective credits per quarter and up to 12 credits total will count toward your MPA degree if you are later admitted to the program. Interested? Get more information about Special Student requirements and registration procedures for the Summer 2009 and Fall 2009 quarters.