Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)

The MIA develops international affairs professionals, who understand the increasingly complex issues that transcend national boundaries. The MPA emphasizes applying analytic tools to real world issues. Courses on the vast international resources of SIPA to address local and national level policy issues in a comparative and international context. The Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) is a 14-month master's degree program that provides promising mid-career policymakers with the skills to effectively design and implement economic policy in market economies, with a strong emphasis on the economic problems of developing countries.