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Lowest Cost D.P.A.? (Doctorate in Public Administration) - MFG - 06-24-2025
What would be low-cost online/at-a-distance D.P.A.'s in US or abroad?
Thanks!
RE: Lowest Cost D.P.A.? (Doctorate in Public Administration) - dietcenter - 06-24-2025
University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) – Doctor of Public Administration, $367.50 per credit hour
Valdosta State University (VSU) – DPA $385 per credit hour
Liberty University – Online DPA $595 per credit hour
The idea of doing a DPA dissertation makes me want to lose my lunch. Most of those PA professors are very quirky folks.....
RE: Lowest Cost D.P.A.? (Doctorate in Public Administration) - FireMedic_Philosopher - 06-27-2025
(06-24-2025, 07:51 PM)dietcenter Wrote: University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) – Doctor of Public Administration, $367.50 per credit hourI can speak to UIS as my mother in law is an alum.
Valdosta State University (VSU) – DPA $385 per credit hour
Liberty University – Online DPA $595 per credit hour
The idea of doing a DPA dissertation makes me want to lose my lunch. Most of those PA professors are very quirky folks.....
The focus is local government and non-profit management. Very little if anything regarding the federal workforce.
The MPA program at UIS has an integrated internship program called GPSI (graduate program student interns) which pairs MPA students up with state agencies in the capital of Springfield.... Dept of Public Health, Dept of Transportation, Emergency Management, State Police... et cetera. The students get a bit of work experience and their tuition covered, the state government gets a bunch of young project managers. The program is only for in-residence students though, and i do not know if DPA students can apply. (I believe there is an age limit)