Through the Public Policy Administration’s Master’s Program, the university offers the Graduate Certificate in Policy & Program Evaluation (PPE). Administrators and managers in both the public and nonprofit sectors need to have the tools to respond to the increasing demand for accountability and documenting outcomes.
In governmental organizations, taxpayers want to know that programs are both efficient and effective. In the nonprofit sector, funders want to see proposed programs that are evidence-based and that, once implemented, achieve the promised outcomes.
The PPE program provides students the opportunity to gain expertise in policy and program evaluation methods, including completion of an applied evaluation project.
In addition to the public and nonprofit sectors, the certificate is appropriate for individuals in other fields, including education, economics, gerontology, social work, and sociology. Basically anyone who needs to conduct assessments of the programs for which they are responsible would benefit from this advanced knowledge.
The certificate can be taken by itself or in conjunction with the pursuit of the Master's in Public Policy Administration or a graduate degree in another field. Course credits earned in the certificate program can be applied to the MPPA, but a separate application may be required.
