- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
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NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 
Established 1938 Type Private Postgraduates 859 Location New York City, New York, USA Dean Ellen Schall Website wagner.nyu.edu The Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (often truncated to NYU Wagner or simply Wagner) is a public policy school that offers a comprehensive curriculum in public and nonprofit policy and management. It is one of 14 schools and divisions at New York University and is the largest school of public service in the United States.[citation needed] NYU Wagner is considered one of the nation's premier graduate schools for public policy and administration and is regularly ranked among the top programs in the nation, most recently in the nation's top 10 programs in public affairs, by U.S. News & World Report.[1]
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History
The Puck Building- Home of the Wagner School
Established in 1938 as the Graduate School of Public Administration, the school was named for the three-term New York City mayor Robert Ferdinand Wagner, Jr. in 1989 after having received a major donation by the Wagner family. In 2004 Wagner relocated to the Puck Building, a well-known New York City landmark in the city's SoHo neighborhood. In 2005, the school opened the John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress.
Academics
The school offers the following degrees:
- Master of Public Administration in public and nonprofit management and policy
- Master of Public Administration in health policy and management
- Master of Urban Planning
- Master of Science in management of international public service organizations
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in public administration
Wagner also offers joint degree programs with the NYU School of Law, the Stern School of Business, the Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, and other units at NYU.
The most recent U.S. News and World Report ranked Wagner #10 nationally for all policy schools. In addition, the survey ranked Wagner #3 in Health Policy and Management,[2] #6 in City Management and Urban Policy,[3] #6 in Public Finance and Budgeting,[4] #9 in Nonprofit Management,[5] and #7 in Social Policy.[6] Wagner is the largest school of public service in the United States.[citation needed] The school operates nine research centers:
- Center for Health and Public Service Research
- Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
- Institute for Civil Infrastructure Systems
- Institute for Education and Social Policy
- John Brademas Center for the Study of Congress
- Research Center for Leadership in Action
- Rudin Center for Transportation Policy and Management
- Taub Urban Research Center
- Women of Color Policy Network
Alumni
For a comprehensive list of NYU Wagner alumni, please refer to the List of New York University People.
References
- ^ Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
- ^ Health Policy & Management - Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
- ^ City Management & Urban Policy - Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
- ^ Public Finance & Budgeting - Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
- ^ Nonprofit Management - Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
- ^ Social Policy - Public Affairs - Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report
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- New York University schools
- Public administration schools in the United States
- Public policy schools
- Educational institutions established in 1938
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