Organization:Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration

Rutgers University School of Public Affairs and Administration

Type	Public
Established	2006
Dean	Charles E. Menifield
Location	Newark , New Jersey , United States
Campus	Urban
Website	spaa.newark.rutgers.edu

The School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) is the public administration school of Rutgers University, and is located on the Rutgers-Newark campus.

Rutgers SPAA offers bachelor's, Master of Public Administration (MPA), and Ph.D. degrees as well as graduate and non-credit certificates focused on particular issues of public and nonprofit sector management and policy implementation.

The school conducts research in areas relating to public management and leadership; nonprofit management; public budgeting and financial management; health policy management; and urban policy.

History

The School of Public Affairs and Administration was founded in 2006 after providing doctoral and master’s public administration education for over 30 years to pre-service, in-service, and executive students through the Rutgers–Newark Graduate School.