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The Health and Social Policy specialization allows students to explore two key policy areas and their connections to various subfields. This program examines diverse subjects (including healthcare, social services, disaster readiness, environmental shifts) while emphasizing themes of accessibility, fairness, social equity, disparities, and at-risk communities. The curriculum aims to enhance students' competencies in nonprofit administration and policy challenges across public and nonprofit sectors.
Earning a Public Administration master's degree from the University of Nebraska Omaha goes beyond professional credentialing. It serves as a pathway to societal impact through public sector careers. Students cultivate their academic perspectives while interacting with experienced community leaders, nonprofit executives, and emergency response professionals.
We are committed to enhancing public sector excellence in our pluralistic democracy by preparing graduates to administer and guide governmental and nonprofit entities with competence, integrity, and democratic values. Our graduates pursue careers across multiple sectors: all levels of government, nonprofit providers of medical care, social programs, and neighborhood revitalization, global development initiatives, and private enterprises supporting public missions.