MPA Program Data

 

Graduation Rates

The following data is from the AY 2024-2025 NASPAA Annual Maintenance Report (submitted August 2025). The data is for the AY 2019-2020 MPA Cohort.

 

Graduation Rates

Fall

Spring

Summer

Total

Percentage

Initially Enrolled

16

17

 5

38

-

Within 2 years

11

8

 2

21

55.30%

Within 3 years

13

9

3

25

65.80%

Within 4 years

13

9

3

25

65.80%

Total Graduating and Persisting to Graduate

13

9

3

25

65.80%

 

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 2023-2024 academic year. These statistics are based on the NASPAA AY 2024-2025 Annual Maintenance Report (submitted August 2025).

National or central government in the same country as the program  1
State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program 9
City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program 4
Foreign Government (all levels) or international quasi-governmental 0
Nonprofit domestic-oriented 0
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented 2
Private Sector - Research/Consulting 0
Private Sector but not research/ consulting 13
Military Service 0
Obtaining further education 0
Unemployed seeking employment 0
Unemployed not seeking employment 0
Status Unknown 6
Total 35

 

MPA Student Data

The data below is from the NASPAA 2024-2025 Self-Study report (submitted August 2025).

Currently Enrolled
Out of State 28%
International 0%
Female 66%
Non-white 60%

Applied: 69
Accepted: 57 (83%)
Enrolled: 43 (62%)