1. From the training direction: MPA is a master of public administration, which trains senior applied talents engaged in public affairs and public management, and more serves the government or non-government public institutions; MBA tends to cultivate business talents with national career, ability to adapt to economic globalization and international management.
2. As far as the curriculum is concerned, MBA originated from business and is a methodology refined from business practice. The teaching mainly adopts enterprise cases, involving strategy, organizational behavior, organizational structure, human resources, marketing, finance and other aspects. MPA mainly studies the course of public management. Although it has also designed various management contents, it tends to focus on public relations and government functions, less on marketing and market, and more on public organization management.
3. As far as applicants are concerned, the people who apply for MPA are mainly national civil servants, government agencies and institutions. And most of them want to improve their academic qualifications within the system. MBA registration groups are relatively extensive, involving various fields, mainly from enterprises, and some people from the government are applying. Of course, many people are prepared to improve their academic qualifications and change jobs.
4. Employment direction: MBA graduates have a wide range of employment directions. The survey shows that MBA graduates are mainly distributed in finance, manufacturing, real estate, new energy, Internet, consumer goods and other industries. And many people have entered institutions after obtaining academic qualifications; Among the people who apply for MPA, the proportion of on-the-job civil servants is as high as 80%, which is also suitable for non-profit public organizations (various associations, foundations, etc.). ). But because of working in the system, few people change jobs by MPA.
5. There is a gap in admission scores: Generally speaking, because the candidates of MPA are basically people in the system, there are many overlaps in public examinations, compilation examinations and management comprehensive examinations, so the scores of MPA are generally high. As can be seen from the table directly listed here, in most years, especially in recent years, the total score of MPA is much higher than that of MBA.
Second, going to school, after all, price is also a particularly important factor. The tuition of MBA in all schools is more expensive than MPA, generally in the range of 1.5 to 4 times.
Third, MBA and MPA are suitable people.
1. Groups that give priority to MBA: a. Management of enterprises, governments and institutions, employees of enterprises who are interested in upgrading themselves; B. there is a need for job hopping; C. I hope to make friends with the business community; D. good economic conditions can afford tuition.
2. Give priority to MPA groups: a. Civil servants, institutions and other employees in the establishment intend to improve themselves; B. there is no need to change jobs; C. I hope to make friends in the system; It is difficult to afford tuition in the economy.
Generally speaking, MBA and MPA are not to say which is better, but what suits you is the best.