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At the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA), we believe that informed and engaged citizens can improve every sector of society. Part of George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, TSPPPA has more than 60 years of history offering the highest quality graduate education in public policy, public administration and environmental and sustainability policy.
#12 in Public Affairs Schools
TSPPPA's 2026 rankings by U.S. News and World Report:
International/Global Policy & Administration: 7
Homeland Security & Emergency Management: 11
Overall Public Affairs: 12
Public Management & Leadership: 14
Nonprofit Management: 18
Public Finance and Budgeting: 23
Public Policy Analysis: 26
The Trachtenberg School and the Regulatory Studies Center presents the Executive Innovation Series!
Webinars will shine a spotlight on issues such as data governance, energy, program evaluation, policy engagement, professional development, and more. Find out more about the Executive Innovation Series here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Emerging Trends in Regulation (and Deregulation)
Please join the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the GW Regulatory Studies Center for the first webinar in our new Executive Innovation Series. “Emerging Trends in Regulation (and Deregulation)” is a timely and insightful webinar featuring Professors William Yeatman, a leading expert on administrative law, and Susan Dudley, one of the nation’s foremost authorities on regulatory process.
Join us on Thursday, June 25 at 1pm.
Register here.
Public Sector Leadership in the Age of AI
Webinar panelists, Cynthia Pierre, Frank Digiammarino, Garrett Kephart, and Kathryn Newcomer, will discuss the role of public sector leaders in embracing changes connected to AI while attending to risk as well. Speakers will highlight the readiness layers that leaders must enable - including data, trust, and governance - to ensure that AI improves public value safely, repeatedly, and at scale. They will also highlight the tradeoffs between sustainability in public actions and embracing AI, and how leaders can effectively lead such unprecedented change efforts within their agencies.
Join us on Thursday, July 9 at 12pm.
Register here.
In our top-ranked degree programs, students gain knowledge, networks and experience that advances their careers in government, nonprofit and business and build interdisciplinary toolkits that are relevant to all sectors.
$1.7M
provided in financial awards to students each year
95%
graduates employed, not seeking a job or in school within 6 months of graduation
4,200
alumni working in wide-ranging fields across the globe
80+
career programs hosted
each year
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OUR PROGRAMS
100+
alumni volunteers helping the school each year
#4
median salary ranking for MPA graduates of top public affairs schools, GradReports
18
graduate degree and certificate options
100%
top U.S. public affairs journals with TSPPPA faculty as editors/authors
“The MPA program gave me a real glimpse of the type of work I can expect as a public servant. For me, it was important when I chose a graduate program that I was learning skills that could be immediately applied in my career, and I find myself doing this every day.”
Alivia Roberts, MPA '20
Political Appointee, U.S. Department of Justice
