Short story, I got a BA in Accounting, randomly got an entry level job in public service job in CT. Fastforward 17 years later, I've climbed the career ladder significantly, I basically learned on the job and did a great job at it.
Now for me to get to the next level, my boss who has less than 2 years left says I need an MPA to go to the next step. He says my current potential competitors all have it but they have way less experience than I do. He said the current hiring trend is towards degrees over experience so if I get the degree I'll be on the same level for the interview purposes and then I'll edge out the competition with experience. I have never met a single person in my career with anything higher than a masters in Public Administration and I am currently in the Executive Level Management). I have always been curious about an MPA but my experience usually got me where I needed to be, now I need to get an MPA.
My current home/work life (kids, schedules etc) makes it that i can't do in class courses.
What school, based on your knowledge or experience, would I be able to get an okay to decent MPA, fully online at an affordable rate