About the Public Management Graduate Program
When you study Public Management at RWU, you’ll gain the foundational knowledge to become a manager in the public sector. The program offers classes in a range of areas, from ethics and public law to grant writing and program evaluations. Whether you earn this certificate on its own or as part of the Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree, you’ll develop the values of accountability, transparency, ethics, privacy and participation that are core to any government or nonprofit career.
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Public Management Program Facts
Format
Hybrid (Providence)
Synchronous online
Schedule
Evenings meeting every other week
Credits Required
15
Time Commitment
1 to 2 years
Cost
2026-2027 Academic Year
$780 per credit
Fees
2026-2027 Academic Year
$165 per semester (part-time students)
$145 per semester (online students)
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Fall: March 1 (priority), June 15 (regular), August 1 (final)
Spring: November 1 (priority), December 15 (regular), January 6 (final)
Summer: March 1 (regular), April 1 (final)
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Public Management Degree Requirements
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Tuition Discounts for First Responders, Active Duty Military, and Veterans
If you are a first responder (police/fire/EMS), active duty U.S. service member, or a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, you qualify for a 20 percent tuition discount on graduate programs in the School of Justices Studies.



