MPA Program Data

 

Graduation Rates

The following data is from the AY 2025-2026 NASPAA Annual Maintenance Report (submitted October 2026). The data is for the AY 2020-2021 MPA Cohort.

 

Graduation Rates

Fall

Spring

Summer

Total

Percentage

Initially Enrolled

31

26

 5

62

-

Within 2 years

19

14

 2

35

56.45%

Within 3 years

23

17

3

43

69.35%

Within 4 years

23

18

3

44

70.97%

Total Graduating and Persisting to Graduate

24

18

3

45

72.58%

 

Alumni Employment Information

A major interest for students, of course, is what happens after graduation. Our MPA program is a marketable degree, not only in government employment, but also in the non-profit and private sectors. The chart below provides a breakdown of alumni employment by sector, six months after graduation. The employment numbers below were collected from alumni graduating in the 2025-2026 academic year. These statistics are based on the NASPAA AY 2025-2026 Annual Maintenance Report (submitted October 2026).

National or central government in the same country as the program  2
State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program 5
City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program 6
Foreign Government (all levels) or international quasi-governmental 0
Nonprofit domestic-oriented 5
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented 0
Private Sector - Research/Consulting 0
Private Sector but not research/ consulting 14
Military Service 1
Obtaining further education 0
Unemployed seeking employment 0
Unemployed not seeking employment 0
Status Unknown 13
Total 46

 

MPA Student Data

The data below is from the NASPAA 2025-2026 Self-Study report (submitted October 2026).

Currently Enrolled
Out-of-state students 44%
International students 1%
Female students 63%
Part-time students 61%
Persons of diversity 64%

Applied: -
Accepted: - (%)
Enrolled: - (%)