Programs and Specializations
MPA Public Policy and Administration (MPA-PPA) Track
The MPA-PPA track at John Jay College of Criminal Justice equips future public servants with the knowledge, skills, and leadership experiences necessary for the advancement of integrity, accountability, inclusiveness, and justice in society and governance. The program celebrates the diversity of our students, including those underrepresented int he leadership of public service.
MPA-PPA specializations include:
- Management and Operations
- Human Resources Management
- Law and Public Management
- Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
- Emergency Management
- Urban Affairs
- Public Policy Analysis
MPA Investigation and Oversight (MPA-IO) Track
Our Inspection and Oversight program is unique. It trains students to work as monitors of government programs, fighting fraud, waste, corruption, and mismanagement. Not only does it offer an extraordinary variety of coursework designed to impart the necessary skills, but it also offers a connection to the Association of Inspectors General (AIG), a national organization of state and local inspectors general, physically housed in and administered out of our offices. Our students have the opportunity to network at the annual AIG conference, and to be mentored by members of AIG.
MPA-IO specializations include:
- Forensic Accounting
- International Inspection and Oversight
- Investigation and Operational Inspection
- Organizational Assessment and Monitoring
- Law and Inspection and Oversight
- Inspection and Oversight for Healthcare Services
- Advanced Certificate in Forensic Accounting
The programs (MPA-PPA and MPA-IO) share common foundation courses, and a student admitted to one program can transfer to the other program without special approval or application fees.
Saturday Schedule (Campus Students Only)
Campus selective specialization courses are offered on Saturdays for Management and Operations and Human Resources Management.
Enrolled Students
During fall 2021, we have 677 currently enrolled students. Below is the student enrollment breakdown by modality:
PPA Campus: 401
PPA Online: 136
IO Campus: 108
IO Online: 32
Organizational Relationship between Program and University
The Graduate Studies division of John Jay College of Criminal Justice houses our two MPA tracks – in Public Policy & Administration (MPA-PPA), and in Oversight & Inspection (MPA-IO). The Dean of Graduate Studies helps to represent its interests to the College administration and tries to coordinate the activities of the various graduate programs. At the same time, the Department of Public Management, as part of the Undergraduate division of the College, pays and supervises the faculty of the MPA Program. John Jay College itself is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY). Of its seventeen-member Board of Trustees, CUNY’s governing body, the Governor of the State of New York appoints ten and the Mayor of the City of New York, five. The Board appoints CUNY’s Chancellor, its chief executive and educational officer.
