Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) is the
public administration
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school of
Rutgers University
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, and is located on the
Rutgers-Newark campus.
Rutgers SPAA offers
bachelor's,
Master of Public Administration (MPA), and
Ph.D.
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degrees as well as graduate and non-credit certificates focused on particular issues of public and nonprofit management and policy implementation. The State of New Jersey's
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program is housed at SPAA.
History
The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) was founded in 2006 after providing doctoral and master's public administration education for over 30 years to pre-service, in-service, and executive students through the Rutgers–Newark Graduate School.
Rankings and Accreditation
Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration has one of the top programs in public affairs and administration in the United States according to rankings released by
U.S. News & World Report.
The school is accredited by the
.
Notable Current and Former SPAA Faculty
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Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia
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James Davy
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Marc Holzer
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Norma Riccucci
References
External links
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Public administration schools in the United States
Rutgers School of Public
Universities and colleges in Essex County, New Jersey
Education in Newark, New Jersey