What are some of your school's core values and how do they come across in the courses and programs that you offer?
The O’Neill School is a world-renowned institution with more than 50 years of teaching and research excellence. Our faculty and students are dedicated to research and guiding society through the most pressing challenges facing current and future generations. O’Neill’s two campuses provide our faculty and students with a robust network of thought leaders and direct access to public- and private-sector organizations in a large and thriving urban state capital. Locally, O’Neill faculty are experts on issues affecting our communities, from homelessness and criminal justice reform to the reach of nonprofits and energy insecurity. Globally, our faculty are sought after for their insight into topics of worldwide significance, such as economic development and climate change.
What types of programs do you offer?
Founded in 1972, the Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs was the first school to combine public management, policy, and administration with the environmental sciences. The O’Neill School offers programs on two campus locations—Bloomington and Indianapolis.
Bloomington campus
• Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs—Environmental Management, Human Resource Management, Law and Public Policy, Management, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, Policy Analysis, Public Financial Management, Public Management and Leadership
• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
• Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and Policy
• Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Sustainability Studies
• Bachelor of Science in Arts Management
• Master of Public Affairs (offered both in-residence and online)
• Master of Science in Environmental Science
• Master of Public Affairs and Master of Science in Environmental Science Dual Degree
• Master of Environmental Sustainability
• Master of Science in Healthcare Management (offered both in-residence and online)
• Master of International Affairs
• Master of Public Affairs and Master of International Affairs Dual Degree
• Master of Arts in Arts Administration
• Master of Arts in Arts Administration and Master of Public Affairs Dual Degree
• Ph.D. in Public Affairs
• Ph.D. in Environmental Science
Indianapolis campus
• Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs—Management and Civic Leadership, Public Policy, Sustainability Practice and Policy
• Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice—Criminal Justice, Public Safety Management
• Master of Public Affairs
• Master of Public Affairs and Doctor of Jurisprudence Dual Degree
• Master of Public Affairs and Master of Arts in Philanthropic Studies Dual Degree
• Executive Master of Public Affairs
• Master of Science in Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Learn more about the diverse opportunities available through the O’Neill School on our website.
How are you helping to prepare students for careers in public service?
The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs takes enormous pride in its place as one of the country’s premier schools of public affairs and environmental studies. U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks the school’s Master of Public Affairs program as one of the best in the nation—the school is ranked No. 2 in the 2024 Best Graduate Public Affairs programs, with four specialty areas ranking No. 1: Environmental Policy and Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Finance and Budgeting, and Public Management and Leadership.
In 2019, the school received a transformative $30 million gift from Indiana University alumnus and former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury Paul H. O’Neill. The gift provides support for the Paul H. O'Neill Center on Leadership in Public Service; a dean's initiatives fund; three faculty chair positions; five professorships; a fellowship program for master's, doctoral, and postdoctoral students; and a scholarship program, which will continue in perpetuity.
The school is incredibly proud of its three newest degree programs—the Master of Science in Healthcare Management, a joint-degree program with IU’s renowned Kelley School of Business; the Master of International Affairs, a joint-degree program with IU’s Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies; and the Master of Public Affairs and Master of International Affairs dual degree. In addition, O’Neill has introduced an innovative Master of Public Affairs Washington, D.C., Accelerator Program, combining its traditional MPA with an immersive, connection-rich, one-year experience in the nation’s capital. Students also can fast-track earning an advanced degree through O’Neill’s Accelerated Master’s Program which allows students to work on their undergraduate and graduate degrees simultaneously, earning both within five years.