The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (or LBJ School of Public Affairs) is a graduate school at The University of Texas at Austin that was founded in 1970 to offer professional training in public policy analysis and administration for students interested in pursuing careers in government and public affairs-related areas of the private and nonprofit sectors. Degree programs include a Masters of Public Affairs (MPAff), a mid-career MPAff sequence, 16 MPAff dual degree programs, a Masters of Global Policy Studies (MGPS), nine MGPS dual degree programs and a Ph.D. in Public Policy.
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