Institute, the Korea Institute of Public Administration, Moscow State University, Seoul National University, and Tsinghua University. Online programs Online Executive Master of Public Administration Program The Maxwell School offers an online Executive Master of Public Administration degree for mid-career professionals. The curriculum requires 30 credits, includes live online classes and real-world learning opportunities, and can be completed in 15 months. Courses focus on mastery in leading and managing organizations with diverse stakeholders; formulating, implementing, and evaluating policy; and applying rigorous and evidence-based analysis to inform decision-making. Rankings Since 1995, the Maxwell School has been ranked the top graduate program for public affairs in the country in 11 out of the 12 times the rankings were administered by U.S. News & World Report. In 2022, the school ranked #1 in Public Management and Leadership, #2 in Nonprofit Management and Public Finance and Budgeting, #6 in the Environmental Policy and Management department, and six other sub-speciality ranked in the top 15. In 2018, Foreign Policy magazine ranked the master's program in International Relations #16 in the world. Notable alumni Government and politics John R. Bass, US Ambassador to Georgia, Turkey, and Afghanistan (BA '86) John Berry, US Ambassador to Australia (MPA '81) David Bing, Mayor, City of Detroit (MS '06 & JD '06) Carolyn Bourdeaux, member, US House of Representatives (DPA '03) Andrew R. Ciesla, Senator, State of New Jersey (MPA '76) James B. Cunningham, Ambassador for Kabul, Afghanistan (BA '74) Benjamin Diokno, Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics and Department of Budget and Management secretary of the Philippines, 1998-2001 and 2016–present (PhD '81) Kwabena Duffuor, Finance Minister of Ghana (MA '75) Robert Duffy, New York Lieutenant Governor (MPA '98) James E. Graves Jr., Federal Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (MPA '81) Stanley L. Greigg, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northwestern Iowa (MPA '56) Ponatshego Kedikilwe, Vice President, Republic of Botswana (MPA '72) Stephanie Miner, Mayor, Syracuse, NY (BA '92) Mohammad Al Murr, Speaker, UAE Federal National Council (BA '78) Bismark Myrick, former Ambassador to Liberia (MA '73) Masahide Ota, Governor, Okinawa Prefecture (MA '56) Matt Rhoades, American political consultant and strategist for the Republican National Committee (MPA '00) Steve Rothman, member, US House of Representatives (BA '74) Salvador del Solar, former Prime Minister of Peru (MA '02) Donna Shalala, Member of the US House of Representatives