Percent of Graduates employed, by professional sector, within six months of MPA degree completion:

Professional Employment

Graduation Year
2023-2024

Graduation Year
2022-2023

Graduation Year
2021-2022

Graduation Year
2020-2021

Graduation Year
2019-2020

National Government: USA

25%

10%

12%

10%

13%

State or Regional Government

14%

40%

21%

33%

30%

City, County, Other Local Government

10%

3%

14%

13%

17%

Obtaining Further Education

0%

0%

0%

3%

0

Nonprofit Domestic

14%

33%

29%

30%

27%

Nonprofit International focus

0%

3%

0%

0%

12%

Private research/consulting

7%

0%

5%

0%

3%

Private non research/consulting

14%

3%

0%

7%

3%

Military Service

0%

0%

2%

0%

0%

Unemployed

14%

7%

2%

3%

3%

Status Unknown

0%

0%

0%

0%

3%

Program Graduates

20

30

42

30

30

 

The table below reflect the percentage of total students completing the program in five semesters (full-time) and in increments of an additional two semesters (e.g. 150% = 6-7 semesters). The majority of our students work and attend school part-time, leading to longer completion rates. The standard Program Length (PL) is based on a full-time student completing the program in five semesters.

Graduation Rates for Master of Public Administration 2016-2023

Academic Year

Students Entering

100% of PL

150% of PL

200% of PL

Still Active

2016-2017

38

47

79

86

1

2017-2018

33

55

85

94

0

2018-2019

34

35

88

90

0

2019-2020

34

59

91

91

1

2020-2021

32

50

97

97

1

2021-2022

31

75

87

*

13

2022-2023

28

50*

*

*

50

*Students are still in progress in completing the degree.