The Johns Hopkins Institute for Policy Studies is a leading

public policy school A public policy school is typically a university program that teaches students policy analysis, policy studies, public policy, political economy, urban planning, public administration, international relations, security studies, political science, ...

affiliated with

Johns Hopkins University Johns Hopkins University (Johns Hopkins, Hopkins, or JHU) is a private research university in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1876, Johns Hopkins is the oldest research university in the United States and in the western hemisphere. It consi ...

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. It seeks to improve the response of government, businesses, and nonprofit institutions locally, nationally, and internationally to such challenges as poverty, urban decline, and regional changes. Under the leadership o
Don Steinwachs
it offers
Master of Public Policy
and boasts 3 affiliated research institutes, 16 full-time faculty or research fellows and 8 joint faculty.

Degree Programs

''Master in Public Policy''
(MPP) – a multidisciplinary program offered as a 2-year full-time master. It was first offered in 1992, and combines a rigorous curriculum with participation in faculty research on social and urban policy issues or the nonprofit sector. *The Institute also sponsors two research programs - the International ''Fellows in Urban Studies'' and the ''International Fellows in Philanthropy''.

Research Centers

Center for Civil Society StudiesInternational Society for Third Sector ResearchSar Levitan Center for Social Policy Studies

Research Areas

*Baltimore & Maryland *Children & Youth *Jobs & Welfare *Nonprofit Sector

External links

Official site

Masters in Public Policy Degree
{{coord, 39.327857, -76.62076, type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-MD, display=title

Institute for Policy Studies The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is an American progressive think tank started in 1963 that is based in Washington, D.C. It was directed by John Cavanagh from 1998 to 2021. In 2021 Tope Folarin was announced as new Executive Director. ...

Public administration schools in the United States Public policy schools