How to apply to our joint doctoral programs
The Ford School of Public Policy’s joint PhD program offers three degrees: the PhD in public policy and economics, the PhD in public policy and political science, and the PhD in public policy and...
Online applicationThe University of Michigan strongly encourages all applicants to apply online. The applications for the master's of public policy and the master's of public affairs are available through the Rackham Graduate School website. We are...
Financial support for doctoral students
Graduate school is an expensive undertaking, requiring a significant investment of time and financial resources. The University of Michigan, through a combination of college, departmental, and graduate...
About our required summer internship
MPP students complete the required internship—10 consecutive weeks of full-time (40 hours/week) work—during the summer between the first and second year of study. The internship helps students:
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The Ford School's Weiser Diplomacy Center has made the University of Michigan a leading, dynamic hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education.
Free speech. The exchange of ideas. Fair and free elections. Democratic institutions. These are fundamental aspects of our democracy, and they require work, reform, and commitment to uphold them. Our community is engaged deeply in the issues of the...
Our faculty think, speak out, and teach about structural inequality–about differential outcomes and experiences for Black people and other marginalized populations in education, policing, health, economics, finance, and other key...
HAIL! HAIL! to Michigan the leaders and the bestHire. Assist. Invest. Learn.Hire. Ford School students and alumni are some of the best and brightest leaders, eager to apply their skills to policy challenges in the public, private, and non-profit...
