The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The heart of NYU Wagner's programs is our faculty. An amalgam of full-time, clinical/research/visiting, and adjunct professors, they are outstanding teachers, expert researchers and committed practitioners.
The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service is home to research and policy centers, institutes, and initiatives that focus on solving urban problems and strengthening public policy and public service nationally and around the world.
Ranked #6 in Public Affairs by U.S. News & World Report, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service educates the future leaders of public, nonprofit, healthcare and private sector organizations addressing the world's critical issues.
Students arrive at NYU with the desire to serve the public. They leave with the skills and experience to bring about change. Combining coursework in management, finance and policy with cutting-edge research and work experience in urban communities, the NYU Wagner education will enable you to transform your personal commitment into public leadership.
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Students in the doctoral program enter with a previously earned master's degree. In extremely rare circumstances, a student with only a bachelor's degree may be admitted to the doctoral program provisional upon the completion of a year of master's study. Current master's students who are accepted to the doctoral program must complete their master's degree.
All doctoral students must maintain continuous matriculation for their degree, and no degree may be awarded to a student who has not maintained continuous matriculation.
Continuous matriculation may be met in the following ways:
Please note that upon completion of all coursework, students may only 'maintain matriculation' by payment of fees for one academic year. Thereafter, students must enroll in PHD-GP 5902, Research in Progress. Matriculation fees and tuition for Research in Progress are not covered by doctoral student scholarships.
Students are required to complete the following:
In addition, students choose other courses based on their interests and on the number of credits needed to complete the degree. Seventy-two (72) credits are required for the doctoral degree, although some credits may be transferred from a previously earned master's degree. At a minimum, 32 credits of coursework must be completed at NYU Wagner and/or other graduate divisions of NYU.
It is strongly recommended that students begin taking coursework in their chosen fields of specialization, and in the Research Methods courses in particular, as early as possible, preferably during the first year of study.
The major purpose of advanced coursework is to develop expertise in research methods and two fields of concentration, at least one of which must be management, policy or finance; the other may be urban policy, health policy or a customized field option (with permission). Field descriptions are available to assist students with course selection and preparation for the comprehensive exams.
Actual course selection varies based on the interests and background of each student. Students are encouraged to consult with their Faculty Advisor regarding course selection.