A compilation of degree-granting graduate programs in the US that offer a concentration focused on nonprofits.
With support from the W.K.Kellogg Foundation, Naomi B. Wish, Ph.D., andRoseanne M. Mirabella, Ph.D., of Seton Hall University have been researchingthe growth and characteristics of programs in Nonprofit Management Education. The Seton Hall project has an online resource for exploring educational resources in the field; see http://tltc.shu.edu/npo/.
The table below began with the roster of programs listed in their August1997 report of progress to date. Entries have been added and updatesrecorded since then as suggestions and corrections have been received. (It was not always possible to find a reference to a specifically nonprofit program at the websites of the listed institutions. The URLs reflect a reasonable search.) Please use the "feedback" button in the right hand column to assist in maintaining and improving this list.
Many of theses programs are members of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. See http://www.naccouncil.org/ for a description and roster.
Curriculum materials from academic centers (the degree-granting ones in this list and others) are available through the Teaching Resource Center of the Institute for Nonprofit Organization Management at the University of San Francisco at http://www.inom-trc.org/. TRC invites submission of additional instructional materials from instructors and presenters.
| College or University | Degree Offered |
| Antioch University McGregor (Yellow Springs, OH) | Master of Community Change and Civic Leadership |
| Antioch University New England (Keene, NH) | Master of Human Services Administration |
| Arizona State University (Tempe) | |
| Auburn University at Montgomery (Alabama) | MPA |
| Aurora University (Illinois) | School">http://www.aurora.edu/academics.htm">School of Professional Studies offers program in organizational management |
| Azusa Pacific University (California) | MA in Nonprofit Leadership and Theology |
| Boston University (MA) | Public & Nonprofit MBA (see also the student webpage at http://people.bu.edu/pnpclub) |
| Boston University School of Social Work (MA) | MSW |
| Bowling Green State University (Ohio) | MPA |
| Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) | Master of Management in Human Services |
| Brandeis University, Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal Service (Waltham, MA) | MM/MA, MBA/MA |
| California State University at Hayward | MPA |
| Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) | Executive Doctor of Management |
| Case Western Reserve University (Cleveland, Ohio) | Master of Nonprofit Organization |
| City University of New York - Baruch College | MPA |
Cleveland State University
(Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs)
Cleveland, Ohio | MPA |
| The College of Notre Dame of Maryland (Baltimore) | Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management |
| DePaul University (Chicago, IL) | MS in Public Service |
| Duquense University (Pittsburgh, PA) | MS in Community Leadership |
| Eastern College (Washington, DC) | MS |
| Florida State University (Tallahassee) | MSW |
| George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) | MPA |
| Georgia State University (Atlanta) | Master in Urban Studies |
| Golden Gate University (CA) | MA |
| Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI) | MPA |
| Hamline University Graduate School (St. Paul, MN) | MA in Public Administration |
| Harvard University - J.F.Kennedy School (Cambridge, MA) | Master in Public Policy/Public Administration |
| Hebrew Union College, Daniels School of Jewish Communal Service (Los Angeles, CA) | MA |
| High Point University (NC) | MPA |
| Hunter College - School of Social Work (New York, NY) | MSW |
| Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) | MPA |
| Indiana University - Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis) | MA in Philanthropic Studies |
| Indiana University - Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis) | Ph.D. in Philanthropic Studies |
| Indiana University/Purdue University (Indianapolis) | Master of Public Affairs in Nonprofit Management |
| Johns Hopkins University -- Institute for Policy Studies (Baltimore, MD) | MA in Policy Studies |
| Kennesaw State University (GA) | MPA |
| Kent State University (OH) | MBA |
| Lewis and Clark College (Portland, OR) | MPA |
| Lindenwood University (St. Charles, MO) | MA in Human Services Agency Management |
| Long Island University (NY) | MPA |
| Loyola University (Chicago, IL) | Certificate |
| Marywood College (Scranton, PA) | MPA |
| Moorhead State University (MN) | MS in Public and Human Service Administration |
| New England College | MS in Management for Nonprofit Leadership |
| New School for Social Research (New York, NY) | MS in Nonprofit Management |
| New York University - Wagner School (New York, NY) | MPA |
| North Park University (Chicago, IL) | Master of Arts in Community Development |
| North Park University (Chicago, IL) | Master of Management in Nonprofit Administration |
| Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) | Master of Management |
| Oakland University (Rochester, MI) | MPA |
| Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) | MSW |
| Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) | MA, Ph.D. (Arts Admin.) |
| Park University (Parkville, MO) | MPA |
| Portland State University (Portland, OR) | MPA |
| Regis University (Denver, CO) | Master of Nonprofit Management |
| Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY) | Master of Science in Organization |
| Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) | MPA |
| San Francisco State University (CA) | MPA |
| Seattle University | Executive Master in Not-For-Profit Leadership |
| Seattle University | MPA |
| Seton Hall University (So. Orange, NJ) | MPA |
| Southern Connecticut State University (New Haven) | MSW |
| Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville | MPA |
| Spertus College of Judiac Studies (Chicago, IL) | Master of Science in Human Services |
| St. Cloud State University (MN) | MS in Public & Nonprofit Institutions |
| St. Louis University (MO) | MSW |
| St. Mary's University of Minnesota (Winona) | Master of Arts in Philanthropy and Development |
| St. Xavier University | MS and MBA in Pubic and Nonprofit Management |
| State University of New York at Albany | MPA |
| Suffolk University (Boston, MA) | MS in Philanthropy and the Media |
| Temple University (Philadelphia, PA) | Masters in Social Work Administration |
| Troy University (Norfolk, VA) | MPA |
| Tufts University (Medford, MA) | MA |
| The Union Institute (Cincinnati, OH) | Ph.D. |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | MPA |
| University of California at Berkeley | MBA |
| University of Colorado at Denver - Graduate School of Public Affairs | MPA |
| University of Connecticut (Storrs) | MPA |
| University of Dallas (Irving, Texas) | MBA |
| University of Georgia (Athens) | MA |
| University of Illinois at Urbana | MSW |
| University of Judaism (Los Angeles, CA) | MBA in Nonprofit Management |
| University of Memphis (TN) | MPA |
| University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) | MSW in Administration |
| University of Minnesota - Humphrey School | Master in Public Affairs |
| University of Missouri at Kansas City | MPA |
| University of Missouri - St. Louis | Masters in Public Policy |
| University of Nebraska (Omaha) | MPA |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | MPA |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | MSW |
| University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls) | MA |
| University of North Texas (Denton) | Volunteer Management |
| University of Notre Dame (South Bend, IN) | MS in Administration |
| University of Oregon (Eugene) | MPA, MCRP, Cert. |
| University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) | MS |
| University of Pittsburgh (PA) | MPA |
| University of San Diego (CA) | MA |
| University of San Francisco (CA) | Master of Nonprofit Administration |
| University of Southern California (Los Angeles) | MPA |
| University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN) | MBA |
| University of Washington - MPA Program (Seattle) | MPA |
| University of Washington School of Social Work (Seattle) | MSW |
| University of West Florida (Pensacola) | MPA |
| Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) | Master of Public and International Affairs |
| Virginia Tech (Blacksburg) | Ph.D. in Environmental Design and Planning |
| Walden University (Bonita Springs, FL) | MPA Specializes in "delivering graduate education at a distance." |
| Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo) | MPA |
| Widener University (Chester, PA) | MPA |
| Yeshiva University (New York, NY) | MSW |
