Earning your M.P.A. can lead to a career in public service, both domestically and abroad. Curricula often incorporate courses in policy, economics, analysis and management. These are the top public affairs schools. 

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/public-affairs-rankings

Indiana University--Bloomington

Bloomington, IN

#1 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

#1 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

#3 in Best Public Affairs Programs

University of California--Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

#4 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

University of Michigan--Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

#4 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA

#4 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

#7 in Best Public Affairs Programs

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

#8 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

#8 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie）

American University

Washington, DC

#10 in Best Public Affairs Programs (tie)