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Master of Public Administration (U.S. State and Local) (On campus)

Mltio University

Mltio University

Master's

Master of Public Administration (U.S. State and Local) (On campus)

Mltio University

Minneapolis, US

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Tuition

$12,500/year (on campus)

Degree

MASTERS

Delivery

Full-time · On-campus

Duration

2 years (18 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONAL$12,500/year (on campus)

About Mltio University

US university with honest campus and online pathways from Minneapolis.

Overview

Mltio University’s Master of Public Administration (U.S. State and Local) is built for people who already live inside levy limits, union contracts, and winter road budgets in the Upper Midwest. Minneapolis campus seminars and the tuition-free online pathway share one academic standard: you will reconstruct a county budget, brief a city manager, and write a memo a council can vote on. mltio.com publishes Mltio’s HLC and DEAC story on the accreditation page; this degree does not invent a third mark. Capstones use Minnesota or neighbouring-state public datasets, not a recycled coastal case with the city name swapped. Identity-checked assessment applies in both modes.

Delivered on campus in Minneapolis with in-person seminars, library access, and student services.

**Award:** Mltio University **Credits:** 36 | **Typical duration:** 2 years (18 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 36 credits

Module 1: Local fiscal systems

  • MLT101·U.S. Fiscal Federalism for Practitioners
    3 credits
  • MLT102·Property Tax, Levies, and Special Districts
    3 credits
  • MLT103·Capital Planning and Debt Literacy (Non-Licence)
    3 credits
  • MLT104·Public Financial Reporting without Dashboard Theatre
    3 credits

Module 2: Midwest governance

  • MLT105·Minnesota Session Calendar and Local Home Rule
    3 credits
  • MLT106·Counties, Townships, and Metro Overlaps
    3 credits
  • MLT107·Public Labour Relations Literacy (Not a Law Licence)
    3 credits
  • MLT108·Equity, Rural Capacity, and Service Design
    3 credits

Module 3: Operations through climate

  • MLT109·Winter Continuity for Public Services
    3 credits
  • MLT110·Procurement and Vendor Ethics in Small Governments
    3 credits
  • MLT111·Emergency Management as Administration, Not Heroics
    3 credits
  • MLT112·Civic Data, FOIA, and Public Information Practice
    3 credits

Module 4: Capstone

  • MLT113·Policy Memo Craft for Boards and Councils
    3 credits
  • MLT114·Evaluation Methods for Local Programmes
    3 credits
  • MLT115·Dual-Pathway Assessment Parity in Public Service Education
    3 credits
  • MLT116·Capstone: State or Local Administration Project
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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