公共政策硕士（MPP）为学生提供了进行研究的机会，并为研究公共政策和在现实世界中运用政策专业知识做出了贡献。公共政策哲学博士（PhD）为高素质的学生提供学习和研究的机会，以增进知识并推动对公共政策的研究。从该课程毕业的学生将能够培训下一代公共服务专业人员，并为政府进行公共政策和管理研究
The Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy (Ph.D.) offers learning and research opportunities for highly qualified students to advance knowledge and move the study of public policy forward. Students graduating from this program will be in a position to train the next generation of public service professionals and to conduct public policy and management research for government, business, think tanks and other research organizations.The Ph.D. program involves a combination of course work (culminating in a comprehensive exam) and proposing, writing and defending a dissertation. It is designed so that students can finish in as little as three years of full-time study. Students who are engaged in the program on a full-time basis can expect to receive financial support. Upon entry into the program, each student is assigned a research advisor and an advisory committee.