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What are the differences between the Master of Arts (MA), the Master of Public Policy (MPP), and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees?

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What are the differences between the Master of Arts (MA), the Master of Public Policy (MPP), and the Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees?

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• The three degrees are similar, but the MA in Public Policy with Concentration in Philosophy and Social Policy includes required courses that apply philosophical methods and reasoning to policy issues. The MA Program emphasizes reading, writing, and the ethical analysis of policy alternatives, although students are also expected to learn quantitative methodology, history, economics, and political science, as in the MPP and MPA degrees.