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. The...

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: apply...

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.  

A creative, research-based approach to strengthening democracies–now and for a better future

Honoring the legacy of President Ford through bipartisan cooperation and civility, community service, and public sector service.

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...

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