Doctor of Public Administration in La Verne United States | University of La Verne

The University of La Verne's Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program, delivered through the College of Business and Public Management, caters to experienced professionals with at least five years in the field who aspire to become exceptional civic leaders. Program alumni emerge prepared to take on key positions as strategic thinkers across diverse public sector entities, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and various quasi-governmental institutions.
DPA graduates acquire practical expertise they can directly implement to tackle professional challenges and advance their careers, learning how to:

analyze organizational and business issues with critical, global perspectives,
evaluate and establish public policies,
create assessment tools, perform research, and measure program effectiveness,
design organizational frameworks for successful public sector results,
implement urban and governance theories in practical scenarios,
incorporate economic viewpoints into administrative and policy evaluations,
effectively work with teams and communicate across departments to accomplish objectives, and
make principled, well-reasoned choices.