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At USC, your graduate experience extends far beyond the classroom. As part of the Trojan Family, you’ll join a global network of alumni and professionals who are leaders across industries and sectors. This community is well known for its loyalty, mentorship, and willingness to open doors for fellow Trojans.

Whether you’re seeking career opportunities, research partnerships, or guidance from accomplished peers, the strength of the Trojan network ensures that you are supported throughout your career journey, long after graduation.

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Our Programs

Choosing USC Price means joining a world-class university with strong academic programs, a powerful alumni network, and connections that open doors to top career opportunities.

Master of Health Administration (MHA)

You can make a difference. The health care field needs leaders and managers – in hospitals, health plans, medical practices, health-related enterprises, and community health organizations – to make decisions that affect access, quality and cost for millions of people.

Online Executive Master of Health Administration (EMHA)

An online program that helps prepare mid- to senior-level clinical and management professionals to advance into executive management and C-suite level roles. Expand your skills and competencies to become a leader in the dynamic field of health care.

Master of International Public Policy and Management (MIPM)

This interdisciplinary degree is for early-to-mid-career professionals with a focus on international public policy and social issues. IPPAM students represent a diversity of professions, and work cross-culturally with colleagues from around the globe in an immersive academic environment.

Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management (MNLM)

This unique degree provides the critical skills and training you need to lead complex nonprofit and mission-driven organizations and foundations. As a student you will learn from nonprofit executives, philanthropic leaders, social entrepreneurs, and expert faculty, linking your coursework with real-world fieldwork and case studies.

Master of Public Administration (MPA)

Our MPA program not only prepares you for a career in public administration, but it also provides opportunities to work with outstanding research centers, allows you to specialize in one of six areas, and offers the chance to earn additional certificates.

Online Master of Public Administration (MPAOL)

Prepare to lead with impact through the nationally acclaimed MPA Online program. Designed for working professionals and career changers, this flexible program builds the analytical, organizational, and leadership skills needed to drive meaningful change. Through immersive online coursework, in-person residencies, a capstone project, and the powerful Trojan Network, you’ll be ready to lead across public, private, and nonprofit sectors worldwide.

Master of Public Policy (MPP)

Our nationally recognized MPP program emphasizes three areas: policy process and analysis, economics, and quantitative analysis. With an emphasis on social justice and innovation, your comprehensive studies will be immersive, spanning a variety of disciplines, subjects and scholarship, and culminating in a unique year-long practicum.

Master of Public Policy Data Science (MPPDS)

Analytics and big data are essential to policy development in both public and private sectors. Bolster your ability to make data-driven decisions and open doors to constantly expanding career opportunities with the USC Price School of Public Policy and USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s Master of Science in Public Policy Data Science.

Dollinger Master of Real Estate Development (MRED)

Get advanced training that helps you navigate the complex system of finance and governance, find place-based solutions to the unique set of problems presented by real estate projects, and explore the risks, rewards and responsibilities that come with making our built environments even better.

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Master of Urban Planning (MUP)

Learn from USC Price’s award-winning faculty who are paving the way to critically leverage new data to make cities more just, livable, and sustainable. USC Price has consistently been ranked in the top echelons of national rankings, including #2 for urban policy.

“My time at USC Price gave me both the skills and confidence to grow as a public servant and leader. The curriculum bridged theory with practice, and the opportunity to engage with real-world projects challenged me to think creatively about complex problems. The support from professors and peers alike made my experience truly transformative, and I carry those lessons with me every day in my career.”

Luis Sanchez

Alumni, Master of Public Administration Program

Funding Your Education

At USC Price, we’re committed to making higher education accessible and affordable for all. We offer substantial funding opportunities and resources to support your academic, professional, and personal goals, both during admission and throughout your program. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and/or financial need and are open to domestic, international, and undocumented students.

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With a master’s degree from USC Price, you’ll have the intellectual foundation and the professional connections to lead with impact—wherever your career takes you.