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The Catholic University of America’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) program transcends politics, focuses on the common good and the dignity of the human person, and equips you to develop innovative and ethical policies to address major societal challenges. Unique among public policy programs: Catholic University has designed an MPP that fills a gap in graduate public policy: it is the only graduate public policy program in the Washington, D.C., area that puts human flourishing and the common good at the center of a curriculum that integrates the latest social science research with an ethically and philosophically robust framework.

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The Master of Public Policy (MPP) program is a 36-credit-hour degree program.

The curriculum is built around an innovative competency structure whereby students build their public policy competency in three key areas over the duration of the program. The competencies are:

Technical Competency

  • Policy Process
  • Policy Evaluation and Analytics
  • Ethics, Politics, & Economics

Leadership Competency

  • Technical Writing
  • Strategic Communication
  • Innovative Thinking

Specialization Competency

  • Family and Social Policy
  • National Security Policy
  • Technology and Innovation Policy
  • Development and Sustainability Policy
  • Advanced Quantitative Methods

$1,350 / credit hour

More information about this degree is available on the School website or by request from our Admissions team.