The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is a major research university in the Baltimore-Washington area. The Department of Public Policy offers a Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) and a Ph.D. degree.

Our major areas of focus include educational policy, evaluation and analytical methods, health policy, legal policy, public management, and urban policy.

• Keeping the Lights on in Maryland: How Can We Do It?
• Steve Hemelt wins APPAM 2009 Dissertation Award
• Public Policy student Frances Carter selected for diversity internship program