Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management

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Accelerate Your Career with Advanced Credentials in Nonprofit Management

Build skills for leadership roles in nonprofits and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with graduate credentials from Johns Hopkins University’s Advanced Academic Programs division. This master’s program is international in scope and domestic in practice, focusing on varied political environments, cross-cultural partnership opportunities, and diverse leadership styles.

The inclusive-perspective coursework means you gain relevant competencies needed to manage global projects from concept to implementation.

This master’s program offers the flexibility of AAP’s part-time format with online instruction that fits around your professional responsibilities. You will experience engaging coursework led by instructors with real-world expertise. As a result, you can build relevant skills to become a leader in a nonprofit or a non-governmental organization that focuses locally or even internationally.

By earning an advanced degree with AAP, you can:

  • Emerge with the skills needed to lead, manage, and found a nonprofit or non-governmental organization anywhere in the world.
  • Study nonprofit management through a global lens to gain exposure to varied political environments, cross-cultural partnership opportunities, and diverse leadership styles.
  • Gain a competitive edge in your career through an exploration of social enterprise and international mission-based organizations. You will also study project management, evaluation, and leadership.
  • Graduate with a practical and theoretical understanding of nonprofit and non-governmental institutions, their leadership, and operations.

Fast Facts

The MA in Nonprofit Management degree consists of 10 courses and can be completed in as little as one year.

Build Multidisciplinary Skills Needed for Your Career

This flexible program consists of 10 online courses and includes opportunities to engage in specialized coursework in the following areas:

These courses are relevant if you are working in, or aspire to work with nonprofit organizations, in positions of leadership, monitoring and evaluation, programming, project management, development, human resources, or on a board of directors. Course options include:

  • Leadership Skills in the 21st Century
  • Principles of Nonprofit Law & Compliance Management
  • Project Management for NGOs
  • Monitoring & Evaluation for Nonprofits/NGOs

These courses are relevant if you are working in, or aspire to work with, multilateral organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations in the field of international development, and humanitarian affairs. Course options include:

  • Communication.org: Not-for-Profits in the Digital Age
  • Introduction to Advocacy and Lobbying
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Campaigns
  • Mission Meets Profit: Building a Social Enterprise

These courses are relevant if you are working in, or aspire to work with, a for-profit or nonprofit entity in any capacity. Course options include:

  • Negotiating as a Leadership Skill
  • NGOs in Development and Global Policy-Making
  • Organizational Leadership and Ethics in NGO Management
  • International NGOs in Civil Society & Development