About the MPM Program
Accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI) in 1983, the Master of Project Management Degree Program at Western Carolina University was the first such master’s degree in the United States at a nationally accredited institution. The first students graduated from the program in 1987.
To learn more about how the MPM Program began and where it’s headed, we invite you to learn more about our history and accreditation, and read our vision and mission statements.