All core public administration courses are taught by full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty members. Faculty bring both academic achievements and practical experience to the classroom. Some have management experience in public-serving organizations, policy research experience in policy research institute, and volunteer leadership experience in a variety non-profit organizations, while all hold doctoral degrees in their field, and have strong publication records.

Faculty member publications are found in the Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management; Public Budgeting and Finance; International Journal of Public Administration; Urban Affairs Review; Journal of Public Affairs Education; Nonprofit Management and Leadership; Public Personnel Management; International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing; Public Integrity; Nursing Ethics; the Journal of Applied Gerontology; JONA'S Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation; and Journal of School Choice.

Other UW Oshkosh faculty members teach some of the elective courses.