Overview

School of Public Administration / School of Public Administration is located in Boca Raton, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	27
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

51

Applied

23

Accepted

17

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	May 1st	February 15th	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	July 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Faculty reference, scholarly writing samples, letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 61
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study Financial support for part-time students

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 1

Male (7)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Public finance and budgeting, public management, evaluation, criminal justice, postmodern public administration
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL  33431-6424
United States

Contact Leslie Leip
Program Coordinator
Email: lleip@fau.edu
Phone: 561-297-4153

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