Overview

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy / Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is located in Ann Arbor, MI, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Public Policy/Master of Science (MPP/MS)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Policy (MBA/MPP)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy (JD/MPP)
Master of Public Health/Master of Public Policy (MPH/MPP)
Master of Health Services Administration/Master of Public Policy (MHSA/MPP)
Master of Public Policy/Master of Arts (MPP/AM)
Master of Social Work/Master of Public Policy (MSW/MPP)
Master of Public Policy/Master of Arts (MPP/MA)
Master of Public Policy/Master of Information Science (MPP/MIS)
Master of Public Policy/Master of Urban Planning (MPP/MUP)
Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Policy (MD/MPP)
Master of Public Policy (MPP)	Public policy analysis methods, public & non-profit management, social policy, international policy, international economic develo

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	81
Doctoral Degrees	5
Other Advanced Degrees	86

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE optional Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

723

Applied

519

Accepted

128

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE required
Master's Degree Requirements	GRE Required
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE optional
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Letters of Recommendation, Official Transcripts, Academic Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, and Writing Sample.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 560 TOEFL IBT score: 84

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Traineership Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

344

Total Graduate Students

11%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	11.34%
Black or African American	8.14%
White or Caucasian	56%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.2%
Unknown	2.91%

Gender

Male (40%)

Female (59%)

Faculty

88

Total faculty

Full-time - 41

Part-time - 47

Male (46)

Female (42)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Quantitative policy analysis; U.S. social policy; international economic policy; environmentalpolicy; health policy
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	4,762,274

Location & Contact

Address 735 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48109
United States

Contact Celeste Watkins-Hayes
Interim Dean of Public Policy
Email: ford.school.dean@umich.edu
Phone: 734-764-2258

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