MS in Nonprofit/Ngo Leadership
Student Spotlight
The non-profit sector is changing. It is up to us to decide what this sector will look like. This program at Penn is a vehicle to help students do this.
- Yomaira G. Tamayo
The MS in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership is a one year, full time graduate degree program designed for professionals preparing to assume leadership positions in nonprofit or non-governmental (NGO) organizations dedicated to enhancing community viability. The Penn Masters degree in Nonprofit/NGO Leadership is offered by the School of Social Policy and Practice. The program is governed by a committee of standing faculty from the School of Social Policy and Practice, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the Wharton School. Core courses are taken in the School of Social Policy and Practice. Students have the opportunity to take appropriate electives from an array of courses offered by all three schools and other graduate programs at Penn.
Applicants should be individuals preparing to enter the senior management ranks in the nonprofit/NGO sector, professionals in the areas of business, law, social work, education, health care, and others seeking to make a mid-career shift into nonprofit/NGO leadership, established nonprofit/NGO managers being groomed for major leadership responsibilities, and current candidates for bachelor degrees preparing to enter the workforce as young adults with a passion for human and system transformation.
Graduates of this program are prepared to enter leadership positions in nonprofit and non-governmental organizations, charitable, advocacy and volunteer organizations.