Innovation & Social Change

Earn an MPA with a concentration in Innovation and Social Change

The Innovation and Social Change concentration prepares students to deal with large-scale, fast-moving change and innovation in public, private, and nonprofit service delivery. The focus of the concentration blends educational preparation with workplace experiences to provide greater degree specialization to meet your specific career goals.

Rather than focusing on a specific occupation or job title, the Innovation and Social Change concentration provides graduates with the flexibility to easily change careers or job sectors, which is reflective of current labor market trends.

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Take the first step toward obtaining the skills needed to create real change and solve today's most most pressing and complex issues.

Help organizations meet changing industry demands

Employees collaborating on a project.

Nonprofit and public organizations face myriad challenges, including funding uncertainty, increased competition, and the need to meet growing accountability demands. Leaders in those sectors can face those challenges by adopting more entrepreneurial approaches and practices found in the private sector, such as focusing on the scale of the organization, establishing better metrics, and being more innovative by introducing novel solutions and services.