About the Master of Public Administration Program
Mission
Through engaged teaching, research, and service, the MPA program equips current and future public service professionals with the capacity to address complex local and global problems.
Our Students
Two-thirds of our students are full time while the rest are part-time, many working full time in local government or nonprofit organizations. eighty-three percent of students who entered the program 5 years ago graduated within 2-years. Recently our graduates have taken jobs in all sectors of governance and secured prestigious fellowships such as the Presidential Management Fellowship and ICMA’s Local Government Management Fellowship. Last years graduates (13) have found employment at all levels of government as well as in the nonprofit sector.
Completion Rates
|
Initially Enrolled |
Graduated within 2 years |
Graduated within 3 years |
Graduated within 4 years |
Total Students Graduated and Persisting to Graduation |
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Total Number of Students in in 2014-2015 cohort |
12 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
