Northwestern MPPA or Marist MPA

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  1. JonathanPerea

    JonathanPerea New Member

    So here is the deal - I have been accepted to both programs, and now I have to decide which one. I am in NYC so Marist is well known to me, and there MPA program is out of the School of Management. Northwestern is a great school based in Illinois, there MPPA program is out of the School of Continuing Studies.

    Any suggestions.
     
  2. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    Well, I would choose Northwestern University for their reputation. Besides, I rather to have "University" in my diploma than "College."
     
  3. honesroc

    honesroc Member

    Marist is a great school, however their tuition is over 2k per class... It ended up being too much for me, but hey - if you can afford it I'd say go for it. The school has a great rep, especially on the East Coast.
     
  4. -kevin-

    -kevin- Resident Redneck

    You might want to consider looking at the NASPAA list for an online MPA program.

    NASPAA schools Online Programs

    If a non NASPAA program isn't a concern I would go with Northwestern. Marist does have NASPAA for their online MPA and is a great school but isn't comparable to Northwestern, unless the additional accreditation is important.
     
  5. Arch23

    Arch23 New Member

    If you can afford it, go for big-name Northwestern and its NASPAA-accredited program. I don't think anyone's going to care which department or school of that university you took your classes from.
     

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