BA-MPA and BA-MUP with College of Arts and Science
A four-year liberal arts education makes an excellent foundation for a job in public service, but a master’s degree can give you the professional skills and tools to have an even greater impact. Pursuing two degrees can feel like a long road, but it doesn’t have to be, thanks to BA-MPA and BA-MUP tracks jointly offered by NYU Wagner and the NYU College of Arts and Science (CAS).
CAS students at least three semesters into their undergraduate degree (or one semester, for transfer students) can apply for one of these Bachelor’s-Master’s tracks. If you’re interested, you can check the approved majors for each degree and submit the Pre-Application to CAS for consideration.
Advising
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Curriculum
On the BA-MPA and BA-MUP tracks, you can complete up to 21 credits toward the 45 credit graduate degree while you are still an undergraduate student. This can include both undergraduate course equivalents (see below) and graduate coursework.
If you complete the maximum 21 credits during your undergraduate career and take a prescribed sequence of coursework in consultation with an advisor, you can finish the MPA or MUP degree in one additional full-time year.
If you complete fewer than 21 credits, you will need two years to finish the graduate degree at Wagner. Alternatively, you can make part-time progress toward your degree over up to five years which also gives you access to Wagner resources over a longer period as you begin your career. (Whichever path you are on, you will still save on tuition costs on the Bachelor’s-Masters’ track by completing graduate credits during your undergraduate degree.)
For more information about planning your coursework during undergrad and other policies, please see our Advising and Policies.
Undergraduate Course Equivalents
| NYU Wagner Core Course | Undergraduate Course Equivalents |
|---|---|
| CORE-GP 1011 Statistical Methods | BIOL-UA 42 Biostatistics ECON-UA 18, Statistics ENVST-UA 310, Environmental Quantitative Methods POL-UA 850, Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science PSYCH-UA 10, Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences SOC-UA 302, Statistics for Social Research UGPH-GU 20, Biostatistics for Public Health UPADM-GP 111, Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy |
| CORE-GP 1018 Microeconomics | ECON-UA 2, Introduction to Microeconomics; ECI-UF 2, Principles of Microeconomics ECON-UA 10, Intermediate Microeconomics UPADM-GP 140, Economics of Public Policy |
| CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership | UPADM-GP 103, Management and Leadership |
| CORE-GP 1021 Financial Management | No undergraduate course equivalent |
| CORE-GP 1022 Introduction to Public Policy | POL-UA 300, Power and Politics in America POL-UA 354, Politics of Administrative Law UPADM-GP 101, Politics of Public Policy |
Please make note of the following:
- UPADM-GP 101, 111, 140 & 103: These are NYU Wagner undergraduate courses
- CORE-GP 1020 & CORE-GP 1021: BA-MUP students should delay completing these requirements if they are planning to complete the MUP in one additional year
- CORE-GP 1020: Undergraduate students must take the undergraduate version of CORE-GP 1020 Management and Leadership (UPADM-GP 103 Management and Leadership)
- CORE-GP 1022: Not accepted for MUP degree
Applying to Wagner
If you’re accepted onto the BA-MPA or BA-MUP track, you are not automatically admitted to the corresponding Wagner graduate program. You must complete the graduate application in your final undergraduate year at the end of the fall semester.
Please see our admissions website for information about the graduate application including deadlines and the BA-MPA and BA-MUP Application Checklist.
Financial Aid
Pursuing a graduate degree is an investment in the future and a serious commitment of time and money. All Bachelor’s-Master’s track applicants will be considered for scholarships and funding to help you finance your degree. In the graduate application, you can also opt to be considered for the Georgina and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Service Fellows Program, a full-tuition scholarship opportunity.