MPA Program

The Master of Public Administration program at California State University Fullerton has been the premier public administration program in Orange County since 1968. The program has a long working relationship with local governments in and around the County which employ many of our graduates. Our graduates are City Managers in four Orange County cities and lead other cities and government agencies in Southern California.

In a recent survey, 90% of responding alumni said that they were satisfied or very satisfied with the MPA program, and 86% would recommend the program to a friend or relative. Amazingly 25% of alumni said that they made a major move to a new organization or had a big career break in their current workplace within one year of completing their MPA program.

We are proud to announce that the CSUF MPA program has recently been re-accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA). Accreditation by NASPAA means that our program has gone through a rigorous peer review process and met high standards for professional master's degree programs in public administration.

This web site is created to answer many of your questions about our MPA program. If it does not answer any of your questions, feel free to contact the program director is Shelly Arsneault at sarsneault@fullerton.edu. You can also contact the program secretary, Sue Collea at scollea@fullerton.edu or (657) 278-3523 to request a brochure be mailed to you.