MPA
# MPA

MPA or mPa may refer to:

## Academia

### Academic degrees

* Master of Performing Arts
* Master of Professional Accountancy
* Master of Public Administration
* Master of Public Affairs

### Schools

* Mesa Preparatory Academy
* Morgan Park Academy
* Mounds Park Academy
* Mount Pisgah Academy

## Science and medicine

* Megapascal, SI unit of pressure
* Marine protected area
* MeerKAT Precursor Array for the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa
* Microscopic polyangiitis, a disease
* Minor physical anomalies
* Movement pattern analysis, for assessing motivations

### Chemicals

* Medroxyprogesterone acetate
* 3-Mercaptopropionic acid
* Methiopropamine, (N-methyl-1-(thiophen-2-yl)propan-2-amine)
* Methylphosphonic acid
* Mycophenolic acid, an immunosuppressant drug
* 4-Nonanoylmorpholine or morpholide pelargonic acid

## Legislation

* Marriage Protection Act, 2003–2004 US federal bill

## Organizations and companies

* Macedonian Press Agency, Greece
* Maine Principals' Association, governing school sports, Maine, US
* Manipur People's Army, India
* Manufacturing Perfumers' Association, the original name of the Personal Care Products Council from 1894 to 1922
* Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics, near Munich, Germany
* Medical Products Agency (Sweden)
* Metropolitan Police Authority, London, UK (2000–2012)
* Mineral Products Association, UK
* Motion Picture Association, US
* Movement for the Autonomies, Sicily, Italy
* MPA – the Association of Magazine Media, US
* Music Publishers Association, US
* Music Publishers Association (UK)

## Transportation

* Maritime patrol aircraft
* Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
* Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad, US
* Maryland Port Administration, US
* Mauritius Ports Authority
* Massachusetts Port Authority, US
* Mount Pleasant Airport, Falkland Islands
* Myanma Port Authority, Myanmar

## Other uses

* Mario Party Advance, a 2005 video game
* Member of the Provincial Assembly, Pakistan
* MPA submachine gun
