Academics
An Education Built for Public ServiceFrom undergraduate studies to graduate degrees, joint pathways, and online certificates, the Bush School prepares principled leaders for service across government, nonprofits, and the world.
What a Bush School Education Is Built To Do
Faculty Who’ve Done the Work
You’ll learn from people who have served, at the State Department, the CIA, in the military, in federal agencies, in nonprofits, alongside academic researchers shaping their fields.
Real Problems, Real Clients
Most Bush School master’s programs include a capstone where students work on real policy problems for real clients. Recent capstone clients have included the State Department and the CIA.
Service at the Core
Every program, every track, every concentration connects back to one belief: that public service matters, and that doing it well takes preparation.
Find Your Path
Choose the area of study that fits where you are and where you’re going.
Bachelor’s degrees in political science, international affairs, and public service and administration, plus minors for current Texas A&M students.
Combine two degrees into one efficient path: earn a bachelor’s and a Bush School master’s in five years (3+2), pursue two master’s degrees together, or pair a master’s with a doctorate for a research career.
Master’s degrees, an executive online program, and a doctoral program, offered in College Station, at our Washington, D.C. teaching site, and online.
Focused graduate credentials in international affairs, homeland security, nonprofit management, public management, national security affairs, geospatial intelligence, and more.
One School, Many Ways to Study
Each Bush School program is shaped by where and how it’s taught. Programs are offered in residence at College Station, at our Washington, D.C. teaching site, online, or in a combination, and class formats, timing, and application processes vary. Each program page tells you the ways it’s available.
What Surrounds the Classroom
Faculty Who Are Active Scholars
Beyond their practitioner experience, Bush School faculty lead institutes and centers and conduct research that shapes their fields, bringing current scholarship directly into the classroom.
Faculty Directory
Research That Informs Policy
Through institutes, centers, and programs focused on intelligence, women, peace and security, trade and economics, nonprofits, and beyond, Bush School research engages directly with the questions shaping public policy today.
Research at Bush
A Network That Carries You Forward
Bush School graduates join the largest and most active alumni network in the country. The Aggie Network is one of the school’s quiet competitive advantages, and one its graduates rely on for decades after graduation.
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The Bush School Experience
Discover what learning looks like beyond the classroom, from capstones and internships to study abroad, leadership development, and international opportunities.
The Bush School ExperienceCareers & Outcomes
See where Bush School graduates go and how the school prepares them.
View OutcomesAdmissions
Ready to take the next step? Explore requirements, deadlines, and how to apply.
How to ApplyStudent Experience
Student life, leadership, organizations, and belonging at the Bush School.
The Student Experience