Use your career in public service to lead change

One of the most rewarding careers can be found in public administration, 保持企业和政府的运转，同时为他人服务，帮助改变世界. 公共行政对人民的生活和社区有直接影响. As a professional with a career in public service, you can take a leadership role to create, implement and manage governmental policies and programs; manage human resources and budgets; and drive institutional and community change.

公共管理的领域是多样和广泛的，让你去追求 numerous career opportunities to work for the public good. You may find a satisfying career in public service at the federal, state or local level, including working with city governments, Homeland Security and the United 金沙中国s; with a nonprofit organization; in a community health program; in urban development or criminal justice; or with a public transportation system. 如果你是一名已经在公共管理领域工作的专业人士，想要进入更高的职位，或者如果你对进入公共服务领域感兴趣, you need to develop flexible and diverse skills to help you advance. You will be able to enter the field with a bachelor's degree, but a Master of Public Administration degree 会不会成为你事业发展的跳板，也会成为你影响社区变化的能力的跳板.

Develop and grow your public administration skills with an MPA degree

一个通向MPA学位的课程——这些课程越来越多地在网上提供——将为你提供公共服务职业所需的基本管理概念和能力, whether in an area of government or in the private sector. Core coursework for an MPA degree provides the latest theories, 公共行政的问题和趋势，通常包括对公共行政基础的研究, administrative leadership and decision making, public finance, law and ethics, strategic planning and communications, human resources, financial management, and program and policy evaluation. General areas of study also teach the skills of problem solving, research and analysis, 而在你感兴趣的领域的专业选择可以包括预算, 项目执行信息系统和政府间关系.

获得MPA学位不仅可以帮助你在公共或私人领域晋升到更高的管理职位，还可以提高你的薪水, depending on your position. According to MPADegree.org, 这是一个面向对公共管理硕士学位感兴趣的学生的在线社区, 仅攻读学士学位的毕业生的最高收入潜力为50美元,000. 那些获得MPA学位的人的平均年薪为68,000美元. Executive directors of nonprofit organizations, city managers, 政府事务主管和顶级研究主管有望获得六位数的薪水, MPADegree.org reports in its latest survey dated April 11, 2015. 公共或私营部门的任何职位都有很大的晋升空间，如果你拥有公共管理硕士学位，你的薪水就会高于平均水平.

If a career in public service is something you are considering, MPA学位可以为你提供领导技能和更光明的薪水前景，并给你改变他人生活的机会.

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Learn about University of Texas Rio Grande Valley online MPA program.

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Source:

http://mpadegree.org/10-reasons-why-you-should-consider-public-administration/

www.mastersinpublicadministrationguides.org/

http://onlinempadegrees.com/what-is-an-mpa/

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