Masters Public Administration vs Masters Business Administration

Masters Public Administration vs Masters Business Administration?
My goal in the future is to work in the public sector, or more specifically in the county and state government. I am open to many positions that would be available from to the Planning Department to the Personnel Services. Which degree would more valuable when pursuing these type of goals, an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) or an MPA (Masters of Public Administration)?
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The MPA is probably more suitable, but I am not an expert on that area. You may want to do a small private poll and ask people who work in government what they think and which degree they have. Before you decide on an MBA program explore the Internet for information on available programs. There is a lot of information available. Some sites are limited to specific countries, such as Germany, UK, or Australia. There is a comprehensive free public service with more than 2,000 MBA programs listed worldwide. The nice thing is that it allows you to find the program that best fits you. It allows you to search for programs by location (US, Europe, Far East, etc.), by concentration (finance, marketing, aviation management, health management, accounting, etc.), by type of program (full-time, distance learning, part-time, executive, and accelerated), and by listing your own criteria and preferences to get a list of universities that satisfy your needs. Schools report their accreditation status look for AACSB accreditation or at least AACSB membership), tuition cost, number of students, class sizes, program length, and a lot of other data. Schools provide data on entrance requirements, program costs, program characteristics, joint degrees, joint degrees such as MBA/JD, and much more. You can use it to contact schools of your choice, examine their data, visit their web site, and send them pre-applications. You can see lists of top 40 schools ranked by starting salaries of graduates, GMAT scores, and other criteria. some of the other sites are less comprehensive, but all are useful.