Enrollment, Graduation, and Alumni Employment Data
The UM MPA program is designed to enable both pre-career and in-service students to complete the degree within two years. Full-time students typically complete the degree in four semesters (excluding Summer terms); part-time students can complete the degree within 24 months by taking two courses each Fall, Spring, and Summer term. Our program is designed to be flexible, allowing students the option to take fewer courses per term, which could extend their time to degree completion. Students in our joint/dual degree programs often have an extended time-to-graduation rate because they are completing two degrees simultaneously.
UM MPA Program
Enrollment, Persistence, and Graduation Data by Annual Report Year
|
Annual Report Year |
Enrolled |
Graduated |
Graduated |
Graduated |
% Graduated or Persisting to Graduation |
| 2022-23 | 22 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 40 | 20 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 38 | 14 | 26 | N/A | N/A |
| 2019-20 | 44 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 81.8% |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 13 | 34 | 34 | 85% |
| 2017-18 | 55 | 26 | 44 | 47 | 85% |
| 2016-17 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 80.8% |
Numbers of Enrolled and Graduated are students who first enrolled during that Annual report Year who went on to complete the MPA degree; it is not the number of students who graduated during that year.
UM MPA Alumni, Employment within 6 months of Graduation, by Sector, by Annual Report Year*
| Employment Sector | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | Totals |
| National Government | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 167.0% |
| State Government | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6026.3% |
| Local Government | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 3817.1% |
| International Government | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.8% |
| Nonprofit (domestic) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3917.1% |
| Private Sector | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2812.3% |
| Additional Education | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 125.3% |
| Military Service | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1<1% |
| Unemployed (not seeking) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41.8% |
| Unemployed (seeking) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.2% |
| Status Unknown | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 219.2% |
| Total Graduated | 27 | 30 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 47 | 228 |
*Alumni statistics are reported by Annual Report Year (ARY). The data for each year include all students who first enrolled in classes as an MPA student during the terms of that year.