Master of Public Administration – Nonprofit Leadership and Management Online

Prepare to advance your career and make a difference in your community by developing the leadership and service expertise to positively influence public policy.

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Start class: 8/24/26 Apply Now

Program Overview

Accelerate your professional growth with an online MPA program focused on nonprofit leadership and management

Make a lasting impact on your community with Texas A&M International University’s online Master of Public Administration – Nonprofit Leadership and Management program. Whether you want to launch your own nonprofit or advance in the public sector, this NASPAA-accredited program prepares you with the leadership, management and policy expertise needed to succeed in mission-driven organizations.

Gain insights from experienced faculty and industry leaders, including city officials, nonprofit executives and public service professionals. Through engaging coursework, hands-on mentorship and a dynamic speaker series, you will develop expertise in policy analysis, program management and nonprofit leadership. Benefit from two annual orientation events designed to connect you with faculty, resources and peers who share your passion for service.

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • Identify the structure of the nonprofit sector and principles of accountability
  • Lead and govern nonprofit organizations
  • Measure nonprofit organization’s effectiveness
  • Design and compare different strategies for nonprofit management
  • Analyze fundraising plans for nonprofit organizations
  • Evaluate the financial health of nonprofit organizations
  • Develop community collaboration through social value creation
  • Apply effective volunteer recruitment, retention and training principles
In this online program, you will learn to:+
  • Identify the structure of the nonprofit sector and principles of accountability
  • Lead and govern nonprofit organizations
  • Measure nonprofit organization’s effectiveness
  • Design and compare different strategies for nonprofit management
  • Analyze fundraising plans for nonprofit organizations
  • Evaluate the financial health of nonprofit organizations
  • Develop community collaboration through social value creation
  • Apply effective volunteer recruitment, retention and training principles

As a graduate of this online MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management program, you will be well-prepared for a variety of public sector roles such as:

  • Nonprofit Founder
  • Executive Director
  • Development Director
  • Director of Major Gifts
  • Marketing and Grants Manager
  • County Executive
  • City Executive
  • Departmental Director
  • Policy Analyst
As a graduate of this online MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management program, you will be well-prepared for a variety of public sector roles such as:+
  • Nonprofit Founder
  • Executive Director
  • Development Director
  • Director of Major Gifts
  • Marketing and Grants Manager
  • County Executive
  • City Executive
  • Departmental Director
  • Policy Analyst
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Also available:

Texas A&M International University offers multiple online public administration programs. Explore our public administration programs.

Total Tuition $15,414*
Duration As few as 16-18 Months
Credit Hours 42

Accreditation


The Public Administration programs at Texas A&M International University are accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).

Our MPA program has prepared and empowered leaders committed to public service for more than 25 years. What began as a traditional, in-person program serving Webb County has grown into a fully online program that reaches students across Texas and the nation. Our graduates continue to strengthen our cities, counties and communities through their service in government and nonprofit organizations.

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Tuition

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Tuition for the MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management online program is affordable and can be paid by the course. All fees are included.

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In-State Tuition:

The following tuition applies only to Texas residents.

Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program*
MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management $367 $ $15,414

Out-of-State Tuition:

Program Per Credit Hour Per Program*
MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management $1,030 $43,260

*Tuition subject to change.

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $15,414*
Per Credit Hour $367

Calendar

Find your MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management online program application and start dates here

The MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management online program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that is best for you.

Graduate Programs Degree Plan

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SessionProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Fall I8/24/268/10/268/17/268/21/2610/9/26
Fall II10/19/2610/5/2610/12/2610/16/2612/8/26

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Apply Date 8/10/26
Class Starts 8/24/26

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Admissions

Your guideline for admission to the online MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management program

You must meet the following requirements for admission into the MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management online program.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 3.0 GPA
  • No GMAT/GRE
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  • A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4-point scale)
  • Satisfactory performance on the statement of purpose essay portion of the application

International Transcript Evaluation:
TAMIU does their own foreign credential evaluations. Graduate School does not require third party evaluations nor are obligated to accept the results, or GPA calculations, if an evaluation is submitted. If an applicant submits an official evaluation, the evaluation does not replace official transcripts or certificates of graduation.

Official transcripts from all institutions attended can be sent to:

Texas A&M International University
Graduate School
Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library, Suite 416
5201 University Boulevard
Laredo, TX 78041
OR
Electronically to GraduateSchool@tamiu.edu

Former TAMIU students DO NOT have to request TAMIU transcripts.

For documents other than transcripts, please upload to your application portal located here. If transcripts are uploaded to the portal, you will be asked to resend all official transcripts by mail or email and will delay the application process.

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Courses

Preview your online MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management program courses

Curriculum for the MPA – Nonprofit Leadership and Management online program is comprised of 10 core courses (30 credit hours), 3 electives (9 hours), and either a project (3 hours) or an internship (3 hours) as a culminating course. Students must pass a comprehensive program exam after the completion of all core courses and are allowed two testing attempts. This exam is offered in the Fall II and Spring II terms. Two exam preparation meetings will be scheduled to clarify the exam process and expectations.

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Students will complete 10 core courses. You must complete either a project PADM 5395 (3 hours) or an internship PADM 5396 (3 hours).

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course introduces the student to the essentials of conducting social science research. Students will be introduced to the different dimensions of social research: ethics, theory, hypothesis testing, research design, sampling, measurement, and quantitative data analysis. By the end of the course students will possess the foundation to begin applying this knowledge to real world applications - in academia, government, non-profit, or private industry. Fixed First course.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is a broad introduction to the framework of program evaluation. It is designed to introduce students to the major concepts, approaches, methods, theories, and the processes in the field of program evaluation. In this course students will learn the primary tools and techniques of the evaluation process, as well as, the organizational and political context in which evaluators operate.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An in-depth analysis of the constitutional and legal foundations of public administration, as well as court decision rules, precedents, and practices as they relate to public organizations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the evolution of organization theory, from classical to the modern with a main focus on public organizations. It is designed as a broad introduction to the structure and function of organizations. The primary focus is to equip students with organizational concepts and theoretical perspectives for public management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The study of communication challenges and strategies for public administration professionals. Compare communication demands placed on public organizations versus private corporations. Apply theories of public discourse and public service to specific cases.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Practicing ethics in government, including the philosophy of ethics, the role of ethics in public organizations, and applications of case studies to ethical problem-solving in public service as well as nonprofit organizations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Theories of public organization, public service, and public administration are examined as they influence individual and group behaviors and decision making in public sector environment. Fixed First course.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the principles and practices of personnel administration in public bureaucracies. It includes the development of human resources management as a branch of knowledge and as a partner in the management of public organizations. Some of the key functions noted are personnel motivation, personnel recruitment and retention, bureaucratic subculture, organizational change, and political climate.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Methods, norms, and practices of public budgeting and fiscal management are studied. Course covers the politics of budgeting, principles of public finance, and the analysis of fiscal management processes, procedures, and standards.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the public policy process in the United States, including agenda setting, policy formulation, implementation, evaluation, and termination. While the focus is on policy making at the national level, similar dynamics occur at the sub-national level. This course examines policy-making environment in the United States from a political, social, economic, and cultural context and covers selected substantive policy areas.
Duration: 10 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Individual supervision of a project paper, approved by student's advisor, to be undertaken at or near the end of student's classwork. Students must select PADM 5395 or PADM 5396.
Duration: 10 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Individual supervision of a project paper, approved by student's advisor, to be undertaken at or near the end of student's classwork. Students must select PADM 5395 or PADM 5396.

Students must complete 3 of the following courses:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Through a fusion of best practices and nonprofit management research literature, this course provides an overview of nonprofit leadership including CEO/Executive Director management, volunteer leadership recruitment, selection, training, management, retention, including theories of motivation, leadership and ethics. It also provides a broad overview of the management of nonprofit organizations finances, financial development, legal requirements and the role of nonprofits in community and as a global phenomenon.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Methods of acquiring financial resources in nonprofit organizations are studied. The course covers relevant accounting procedures, statistical presentations of different financial resources, timeline set-up and program development, and volunteering considerations.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course presents hands-on training in grant writing and contract/grant management for nonprofit organizations. Including how to respond to grant solicitations, how to prepare/present a grant/contract application and an overview of how to develop a program evaluation of grant/contract funded programs. This course includes a service learning component as students will research and produce a grant/contract proposal and application for a local nonprofit organization.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will cover essentials in recruiting and hiring employees, employee development and evaluating employee performance as these issues particularly relate to nonprofit organizations in order to ensure optimum performance in a nonprofit organization.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides hands-on-training in the development and management of a nonprofit strategic plan and strategic action plan including goal setting, development, and analysis. It will also provide an overview of budgeting, cost accounting, estimating income and expenses, financial reporting and ethical implications of managing financial resources for nonprofit organizations as they develop and implement their strategic plans. This course provides an opportunity for service learning as students will work with a local nonprofit organization to create a strategic plan that will be presented to the organizations’ executive director and board of directors.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Special topics relevant to public administration. May be repeated when topic changes.

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