Short version: which public policy schools have good one-year mid-career programs? Bonus if their applications for this year haven't closed yet.
Long version:
I put several applications for MPP and MPA programs late last year on a "we'll see what happens" basis. As the process has gone on, I've decided I really want to do this, and am looking for more options.
I am ideally interested in the 12-month courses, primarily for financial reasons but also because I'd rather spend the second year working/interning than doing classroom study. I have nine years of directly relevant public policy work experience so I'm eligible for most of them. I'm only interested in domestic policy, not international / development stuff.
I've got applications in for the HKS, WWS and Georgetown mid-career programs (as well as the SIPA, NYU Wagner and LSE two-year programs, although I'm not sure that I'd accept any of those). I'm now thinking I should do a few more last minute applications to lower-ranked schools that still have rolling deadlines, as backups.
So: are there other schools I should be thinking about that have good one-year programs?
(I know that Maxwell at Syracuse does, but I ruled that out due to a combination of location (I'm not a small-town kind of person) and zero name-recognition in my home country.)
Even if their deadlines have closed, feel free to suggest places - this thread might be useful for others in future, as it's not easy to find info about the mid-career programs.
My background: First Class Honours from a top school in my home country (developed English-speaking nation) but not in a relevant field; a Graduate Certificate in public policy with OK but not great results (studied part time while working fulltime); 9 years of work experience in prestigious government and think-tank roles; co-founder of two not-for-profits; GRE: 170V 158Q 6.5W; great professional recs but no academic recs.
