Public Management (Certificate)

The Master of Public Administration program at Stuart School of Business offers certificate programs specifically designed for mid-career professionals who want to enhance their expertise with the latest industry-relevant ideas, skills, and tools.

The Certificate in Public Management is a convenient way for career professionals to increase their knowledge and skills in areas of public management that are most important to their career interests and needs. Students choose among a wide range of courses addressing effective financial and systems management in government, community and regional planning and policy making, information technology, performance measurement, policy evaluation analytics, and more.

Students in this certificate program take four semester-length courses, learning alongside degree-seeking students and benefiting from the same expert faculty and master’s degree curriculum that is attuned to leading-edge business practices and technologies.

Convenient for busy professionals, courses are scheduled in the evening and most are held at Illinois Tech’s Conviser Law Center in downtown Chicago.

Your Choice—In Person or Online

With the M.P.A. program’s hybrid courses, you can choose to attend your class sessions in person or go online to attend virtually.

Program Overview

The Certificate in Public Management allows career professionals to increase their knowledge and skills in areas of the field that are most important to their career interests and needs. Students can customize their course of study, choosing among the wide range of courses offered.

Career Opportunities

The Certificate in Public Management is attuned to management and administrative professionals in the public sector at the local, state, and federal levels who want to apply the most current and effective policies, systems, performance measures, and technologies in their areas of responsibility.

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This certificate includes a minimum of four semester-length courses (12 credit hours total). In addition to a core course, students select at least three courses related to public management offered through the Master of Public Administration program. Each course meets once a week for 15 weeks. Use the link below for a list of courses and descriptions.

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  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade-point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)
  • Three to five years of related work experience
  • Depending on previous academic coursework, the applicant may need to take additional prerequisite courses that may not count toward the certificate

Designed for Busy Professionals

Stuart School of Business Certificates Are:

  • Targeted: Get the education you need now to propel your career forward
  • Convenient: Evening course schedule, with most courses taught at Illinois Tech’s Conviser Law Center, located in downtown Chicago one block west of Union Station and close to Ogilvie Transportation Center
  • Flexible: Take one or more courses at a time

Use Your Certificate Credit Toward a Master’s Degree

Certificate program students who later apply and are admitted to a master’s degree program at Stuart School of Business may apply all approved certificate coursework with a grade of “B” or higher to a master’s degree. A certificate is typically equivalent to one-fourth to one-third of the credit hours required for a degree. Students have the option of transferring to the master’s program in any semester.

Featured Faculty

Roland Calia
Associate Dean Director, Master of Public Administration Director, M.S. in Sustainability Analytics and Management Professor of Public Administration
Joanne Howard
Industry Associate Professor of Public Administration