University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
Founded in 1957, the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public & International Affairs (GSPIA) is one of the largest and most comprehensive schools of its type in the United States. It offers an exceptional breadth of academic programs, covering topics as diverse as international security and nonprofit management. Uniquely, it allows students to pursue both a major and a minor at the graduate level, making it possible to study a wide variety of fields and subfields in international affairs, international development, and public administration.
GSPIA is home to some of the leading research centers in its field, including the Matthew Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, the Ford Institute for Human Security, the Center for Disaster Management, the Johnson Institute for Responsible Leadership and the Center for Metropolitan Studies. Along with their degrees, students may also pursue certificates in the study of a major world region, including Africa, Asia, Latin America, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the European Union.
GSPIA sponsors study abroad/exchange programs with universities around the globe, and has an extensive network of more than 7,000 alumni pursuing careers in government, nonprofit management, business, research, and education, among other fields. In addition to its facilities in Pittsburgh, it sponsors permanent offices in Washington, DC and Shanghai, China.
Degree Programs
- Master of Public and International Affairs - Major in Security & Intelligence Studies
- Master of Public and International Affairs - Major in Human Security
- Master of Public and International Affairs - Major in International Political Economy
- Master of International Development - Major in Human Security
- Master of International Development - Major in NGOs & Civil Society
- Master of International Development - Major in Urban Affairs and Planning
- Master of International Development - Major in Energy & Environment
- Master of International Development - Major in Governance & International Public Management
- Master of Public Administration - Major in Policy Research and Analysis
- Master of Public Administration - Major in Public and Nonprofit Management
- Master of Public Administration - Major in Energy & Environment
- Master of Public Administration - Major in Governance & International Public Management
- Master of Public Administration - Major in Urban Affairs and Planning
- Master of Public Policy and Management
- Master of Public Policy and Management - Online
- PhD in Public and International Affairs
- MPA/MPIA/MID with Joint Law Degree (JD)
- MPIA/MID with Joint MBA
- MPA/MPIA/MID with Joint Master of Public Health
- MPA/MPIA/MID with Joint Master of Social Work
- MPA/MPIA/MID with Joint Master of Science in Information Science
- MPA/MPIA/MID with Joint International Organizations MBA
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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and County Manager William D. McKain CPA recently presented the Frank J. Lucchino Distinguished Service Award to GSPIA Alumnus Mr. Randolph (Randy) W. Brockington (MPA, ’86), Executive Deputy Director of the Office of Administrative and Information Management Services in the Department of Human Services (DHS).
In a signing ceremony on the 40th floor of the Cathedral of Learning, GSPIA Dean John Keeler and Sarah Poole, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Director, UNDP, signed a memorandum of understanding between the University of Pittsburgh and the United Nations Development Programme. The agreement establishes the Gender Inequality Research Lab (GIRL) at Pitt, a new interdisciplinary research forum for scholars and practitioners to collaborate on policy-relevant research on gender inequality.
