公共行政部门关注民主负责的集体行动的制定，分析，谈判和实施。该课程以跨学科为重点，特别强调城市社区和在城市服务的公共管理人员的特殊挑战。该课程旨在培养领导能力，对当今城市环境的政治，社会和经济特征的理解，以及将当前的管理和分析理论应用于棘手的管理问题的能力。该计划的目的是为首次进入政府的管理职业做好准备，或者为那些已经寻求在公共管理中向上流动的已就业人员提供职业发展。
The mission of the Master of Public Administration program is to strengthen public decision making and the delivery of public services in a globalized and diverse society by educating students to lead and manage organizations at all levels of government and nonprofit institutions ethically, democratically, and effectively. This program is the largest enrolled accredited program in Texas and #No.15 in the U.S. with good reason. All three MPA programs for a master's are campus, online, and a city cohort. Our MPA programs are fully accredited by NASPAA, the international accreditation body for the MPA. Set in the dynamic Dallas-Fort Worth region, the on-campus and accelerated online programs offer tremendous opportunities for practice and learning. The unique intermix of city planning, public policy, and architecture in the program's home college creates significant unique opportunities for students.