Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1972 |
| Dean | John Graham |
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Academic staff
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100 |
| Students | 2,400 |
| Location | Bloomington and Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
| Website | www.spea.indiana.edu |
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) is one of the undergraduate and graduate schools of Indiana University, and is the largest public policy and environmental studies school of its kind in the United States. Founded in 1972, it was the first school to combine public management, policy, and administration with the environmental sciences. SPEA was founded on the IU Bloomington campus, and today also has a campus at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). It is the best ranked school of public affairs in the United States. SPEA received a facelift and expansion with the Paul O'Neill Graduate Center opening for classes in the Spring 2017 semester due to the growing influx of students.
SPEA is the only institution in its league with an interdisciplinary character where students can combine science and public affairs. The School counts on more than 100 full-time faculty members and 2000 students. Indiana University's other highly ranked schools and programs complement SPEA's offerings; the school has 15 joint programs in social and natural sciences and professional fields. For example, in conjunction with the Department of Political Science, SPEA offers a Joint Ph.D. Program in Public Policy, the only one of its kind in the country. As another example, students interested in environmental studies can focus on the science or the public policy aspect under the same roof; under the separate degrees of B.S. Public Affairs where one can do Environmental Management as their major or B.S. Environmental Science as their degree.
In the 2016 "Best Graduate Schools" survey by U.S. News & World Report, SPEA Bloomington ranked tied for first in the U.S. among MPA programs. In terms of specialties, SPEA was ranked as follows:
The School was also ranked top 15 in Health Policy & Management, City Management & Urban Policy, and Social Policy. SPEA Bloomington is also a founding member of the Council of Environmental Science Deans and Directors.
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