Apr 1, 2025 · The Bush School of Government and Public Service was founded in 1997, under President George H.W. Bush’s philosophy that public service is a noble calling. Since then, the Bush School has continued to reflect that notion in curriculum, research, and student experience and has become a leading public and international affairs graduate institution.

The Bush School DC offers graduate students from diverse backgrounds a path to a successful career in national security, diplomacy, and intelligence. Read more about the Bush School DC ACADEMIC FOCUS

The Bush School welcomes students and working professionals in the fields of state, local, and federal government, international affairs, law enforcement, military, homeland security, nonprofit, the private sector and more.

John B. Sherman ’92 became Dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service on 1 August, 2024.

The vision of the Bush School is to inspire excellence in the noble calling of public service. The mission is to educate, explore, and engage.

The curriculum provides students with general knowledge and analytical skills in management, leadership, policy analysis, and research methods. In 2020, the Bush School was named the no. 1 ranked “best value” in residential MPSA programs by Value College.

Bush School faculty members are carefully selected, well credentialed, from diverse backgrounds, and fully engaged in the School’s extensive research agenda, instructional activities, and professional service.

Located in College Station, Texas, Bush School programs are housed in the newly renovated Robert H. and Judy Ley Allen Building, part of the George Bush Presidential Library Center on the campus of Texas A&M University, a top-tier research institution.

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Degree Programs at The Bush School of Government & Public Service in Public Service and Administration, International Affairs, and International Policy, as well as an online Executive Master in Public Service and Administration, develop principled leaders …