"Dr. Flynn tailors the coursework and in-class lectures to his students. The small student ratios provide a hands-on experience that is uncommon in many tier one schools." — Brad Belzak, Alumnus

The Rockefeller Foundation has committed $164 million to build urban resilience in 100 cities around the world (CityofBoston.gov, 2015).

"The public policy portion of the program allows me to learn about the workings of a city and how to make a positive contribution. The informatics portion enables me to inform policy decisions with facts and is also desirable in the job market." — Ben Hoffman, Current Student

"There’s also an interesting focus on geographic information systems, which the other programs didn’t have...I really like that because for us, planners, the spatial component is so important." — Antonio Vázquez Brust, Current Student

68% of the world’s population projected to be living in cities by 2050 (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2018).

"Northeastern prepared me for my career in many ways. It afforded me the ability to work and attend school at the same time. The access to faculty was excellent and allowed me to tailor my degree to my own interests. It was a great experience." — Austin Faison, Alumnus

There is a 5 out of 5 job satisfaction rating of professionals with an MPA (payscale.com).

"I was quite surprised how easily what I have learned as an MPA student translated to the daily functions of a nonprofit organization." — Andrew Bryant, Alumnus

Northeastern's MPA program has been around for 50 years, making it the longest-running program in New England.

"It’s not just about big data analytics or data visualization. It’s about being able to use this constant stream of information in a geospatial sense, with this geographical and time component, and find out how we can do something with it to inform the decision-making process." — Dr. Cordula Robinson, Teaching Professor and Faculty Lead