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ASU’s School of Public Affairs (SPA) is among the leading schools in the nation, with unique strengths in information technology, science and technology policy, local government management, emergency management and homeland security, nonprofit management, environmental policy, and urban policy.

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School of Public Affairs
ASU’s School of Public Affairs (SPA) is among the leading schools in the nation, with unique strengths in information technology, science and technology policy, local government management, emergency management and homeland security, nonprofit management, environmental policy, and urban policy.

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You will be joining a group of faculty, students and staff truly that are as committed to effecting change as you are. We’ll challenge you to take on a problem that is important to you—and throughout your time with ASU, you’ll have a chance to test ways to find a solution.

Public Administration programs prepare students for public service, public management, and policy analysis at the local, state and national levels of government.

Programs in public service and public policy prepares students for work in government at all levels and in nonprofit organizations through comprehensive coverage of topics in public policy, public leadership and management, and urban studies.

Emergency Management and Homeland Security degrees blend concepts of public policy and management, criminal justice, science and technology to enhance and foster critical thinking.

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ASU's School of Public Affairs is one of
the top rated programs in the nation

ASU's School of Public Affairs is one of the top rated programs in the nation

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Internship led Watts College outstanding grad to fall 'in love with local government'

December 6, 2019

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of profiles for fall 2019 c

Gallego tells ASU students about public service, what it’s like to be mayor of Phoenix

December 6, 2019

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego talked about her job — that it’s very rewarding but involves dealing with criticism — and encouraged students to sign up

ASU professor to co-lead group helping to maximize innovations at federal labs

October 21, 2019

Thousands of scientists are hard at work across the country, but their innovations don’t always make it out of their labs.

ASU PhD candidate selected as Emerging Scholar by Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration

October 16, 2019

For the second time in three years, a doctoral candidate from Arizona State University’s School of Public Affairs has been named an Emerging Scholar of the

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ASU PhD candidate selected as Emerging Scholar

ASU PhD candidate selected
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Highly Ranked
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Source: US News & World Report

#14 Public Affairs school in the nation

#1 Emergency Management and Homeland Security

#2 IT Management

#3 Local Government Management

#4 Urban Policy

#7 Public Management and Leadership

#9 Nonprofit Management

#11 Environmental Policy and Management

#14 Public Finance and Budgeting

#16 Social Policy

#20 Public Policy Analysis