Thinking about next steps to advance your career or perhaps wanting to make a career change into the public sector?
The Carsey School invites you back to UNH where you will find a special mix of academic rigor and real-life expertise to prepare you for a career with impact. Our master's degree programs bring passionate students together with teachers at the top of their professions. We pride ourselves on a faculty that combines leading policy, development, and management professionals with academic scholars to bring the best hands-on experience and scholarly expertise to the classroom. Students graduate empowered to build a better, more sustainable, future for their communities, state, country and planet.
Financial Aid Options
Discover financial aid options – including Scholarships, Fellowships, and Education Awards– available from the Carsey School.
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Education Awards
Learn about the Carsey School’s partnerships with distinguished organizations who share a similar mission and vision. We are proud to offer a variety of Education Awards for those who have served in AmeriCorps, City Year, and Peace Corps, or are members/employees/board members of organizations such as NeighborWorks, OFN, LISC, and their member/ally organizations. Additionally, Carsey just announced an Education Award for all active First Responders.
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Research & Publications
Learn about ongoing research work at the Carsey School and discover our research publications.
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Carsey Graduate Degree Programs
Executive Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Fully Online Program
Ready to advance or launch your public service career? Interested in working in public administration or managing a nonprofit organization? Join your online cohort in the fall or spring and complete your degree in as little as 12 months with the Executive MPA for those with 5 or more years of relevant work experience.
Master in Community Development (MCD)
Fully Online Program
Want to better serve your community or transition into the public sector? Through our 14-month MCD program, we'll prepare you to effectively serve others as a community organizer, nonprofit manager, project coordinator, or fundraiser/development officer.
Master in Public Policy (MPP)
On-campus program
Gain the skills and learn the tools needed to make a difference and create change in the challenging world of 21st-century policymaking. Through this 16-month on-campus MPP, you will learn how to develop transformative policies through research, and how to strategically communicate those policies to bring your ideas to fruition.
