Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs: Indiana University

Earn your MPA from a leader in public affairs education

With an MPA from the O’Neill School, your education builds on 50 years of growth and scholarship. The O’Neill School is one of the largest and most respected schools of its kind, consistently recognized as one of the best among all Master of Public Affairs programs.

The O’Neill School MPA prepares you with transferrable skills needed to lead across any sector. We place an emphasis on data- and evidence-based problem-solving and decision making, along with project management skills and fundamental economics, law, budgeting, and finance skills.

We offer a rich, experiential learning environment focused on leadership through public service. Get experience outside the classroom through internships, a capstone project, and work placement opportunities from a dedicated career services team.

100% of O'Neill master's students are considered for funding.

Competitive funding packages are available to assist in making our top-ranked school affordable.

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Your degree, your way

In-residence

Join us at the IU Bloomington or Indianapolis campus.

Hybrid

With our Bloomginton campus MPA, you can switch between in-residence and online delivery as needed.

Top-ranked curriculum

O’Neill offers more than a dozen top-ranked curriculum areas and the #1 MPA program in the nation.

98%of reporting 2021-22 MPA residential masters students go into employment or continuing education upon receiving their degree

Bloomington

When you choose the MPA program on the Bloomington campus you can choose from 12 specialized concentrations—more than any other MPA program—five of which are top-ranked by U.S. News & World Report, 2023. You may qualify to earn up to nine credit hours with prior experience.

48credit hours

Indianapolis

From environmental policy and homeland security to nonprofit management and urban affairs, you’ll find faculty who are experts and practitioners in their fields. You can earn your degree in two to four years with full-time and part-time options. Coursework is offered in the evenings to allow students to work full-time and earn a degree.

39credit hours

You don't become the best by just having the best curriculum—you've got the best faculty, you've got the best facilities, you've got the best peers and students, and you've got the best network.
—Ian Nicolini, MPA’07, Vice President of Development, Pure Development