The Bush School Master of Public Service and Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
The commitment to public service values distinguishes NASPAA-accredited programs from other degree programs. NASPAA expects an accredited program to be explicit about the public service values to which it gives priority; to clarify the ways in which it embeds these values in its internal governance; and to demonstrate that its students learn the tools and competencies to apply and take these values into consideration in their professional activities. The NASPAA expectation is that that the program will:
Define and pursue a mission; and
Continuously improve its performance to benefit its community in observable ways through education and disseminating knowledge about public affairs, administration and policy reflects NASPAA’s commitment to public service values.
In this way, NASPAA’s accreditation process promotes these values as the heart of the profession. The NASPAA standards verify that the MPSA program focuses its resources and efforts toward a defined mission. Its mission statement should assist the program’s decision-makers, students, and other constituents to understand the program and its operations. Decision-makers should be able to demonstrate that they use the mission statement to help them set priorities and align resources with their goals.