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Hi!
I'm 19 and I have graduated rather recently from WGU with a bachelors in marketing. I really enjoyed my experience and would love to further my studies. I am currently working on the ENEB/Universidad Isabel I masters in Business and professional communication, but would love to obtain an MPA. This leads me to my question: Are there any relatively affordable MPA programs within the State of Texas that can be completed online? I am certainly sorry if this question has been asked a thousand times before!
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MPA can be either a master of public administration or a master of professional accountancy. Which one do you want?
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(06-04-2020, 04:39 PM)freeloader Wrote: MPA can be either a master of public administration or a master of professional accountancy. Which one do you want?
Master of Public Administration.
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19 and already have a bachelor's degree? Wow! That's awesome. You must have worked really hard to finish so many credits so close to finishing high school.
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(06-04-2020, 10:07 PM)ss20ts Wrote: 19 and already have a bachelor's degree? Wow! That's awesome. You must have worked really hard to finish so many credits so close to finishing high school.
It was super hard, but all of the hard work paid off! I was able to take a good chunk of the classes via Straighterline, Sophia, Study.com, and a local community college before transferring into WGU. It was also a bit difficult due to the fact that I am actually the first person in my family to attend college, so I had to try and figure out most things regarding college by myself.
Truthfully, I couldn't have done it without my family! They cheered me on constantly and made sure that I never lost sight of my goal.
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Just curious, is the MPA your final destination/educational goal? Because you're such a young'un - I wouldn't rush the masters degree just yet, since you're already using the Universidad Isabel I (ENEB learning options), I would finish those first and then decide. In fact, since you went with WGU, you might want to consider another degree from them, a MSML/MBA (both are ACBSP). You may want to save your cash/time on experience - while working, get the company to pay for your MPA or if you decide to get up that academic chain, get them to pay a portion of your DBA and/or PhD.
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06-05-2020, 06:11 AM
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Lamar University has the best/lowest cost for an online MPA program, and it happens to be in TX (public university)
https://degree.lamar.edu/programs/master...istration/
Amberton University
- MS Human Relations and Business - 2022
Thomas Edison State University (TESU)
- BSBA General Management - 2018
- ASNSM Computer Science -2018
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University of Texas, Permian Basin has a reasonably priced MPA:
https://degree.utpb.edu/programs/online-...px#tuition
Not TX schools, but Valdosta State and Arkansas State both have reasonably priced MPAs for out of state students.
This website isn’t updated constantly, I know some of their prices are out of date, but it’s a great starting place:
https://www.geteducated.com/online-colle...c-affairs/
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(06-05-2020, 06:58 AM)freeloader Wrote: University of Texas, Permian Basin has a reasonably priced MPA: https://degree.utpb.edu/programs/online-...px#tuition
Not TX schools, but Valdosta State and Arkansas State both have reasonably priced MPAs for out of state students.
This website isn’t updated constantly, I know some of their prices are out of date, but it’s a great starting place: https://www.geteducated.com/online-colle...c-affairs/
And Arkansas State and Valdosta State are both NASPAA accredited. I don't know this field at all, so I don't know if it matters much, but neither Lamar or UTPB are so accredited. List of accredited programs:
https://www.naspaa.org/sites/default/fil...5.2020.pdf