Master of Public Administration (MPA)

A recognized leader in the field of education, Taft University now offers a Master of Public Administration (MPA) degree. This is an intensive, 18 to a 24-month professional graduate degree program that provides students with the skills, knowledge, and network they will need to be successful professionals and engaged citizens serving the public good across local, national, and international government, nonprofit, and private sectors.

Our MPA program is designed to meet the growing need to advance public policy, enhance public management, and bridge the private and public sectors. Its curricular focus is grounded in a comprehensive view of public service education that equips students with the skills needed to implement effective policy; manage organizations with diverse stakeholders; and apply rigorous, evidence-based analysis to inform decision-making. Our students move on to successful careers, making an impact by serving the public good, finding jobs in national, state, local, and international government, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit companies throughout the US and around the world.

The Taft University System

For decades William Howard Taft University has offered distance learning graduate degree programs to students throughout the world. Presently the University offers nationally accredited programs in business and education. William Howard Taft University is an educational division of The Taft University System, Inc.

The Taft University System has over three decades of providing quality independent study programs to mature adults and professionals. Few people would have projected when we offered our first continuing education programs to certified public accountants in 1976, that the University would evolve into one of the most respected nationally accredited distance learning institutions in the country offering innovative graduate degree programs.

In 1976, computer-assisted research was in its infancy and the Internet was known only to a few individuals in the Department of Defense. The massive expansion of the Internet now allows students access to quality learning resources from virtually anywhere in the world.