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MPA ACADEMIC PROFILE
The entering class of Fall 2022 have the following profile:
Entering class of 76 students
Average GPA 3.09
Females represent 68% of the class
Males represent 32% of the class
| Ethnicity | % of class |
| African American | 13% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan/Native Hawaiian | 0% |
| Asian | 12% |
| Hispanic | 50% |
| White | 16% |
| Two or More Ethnicities | 7% |
| Decline to State | 3% |
The entering class of Spring 2023* have the following profile:
Entering class of 16 students
Average GPA 3.15
Females represent 81% of the class
Males represent 19% of the class
| Ethnicity | % of class |
| African American | 13% |
| Asian | 13% |
| Hispanic | 56% |
| White | 6% |
| Two or more races | 6% |
| Decline to State | 6% |
Undergraduate Feeder Schools
For the Spring 2023 class:
- Colorado State University
- CSU Dominguez Hills (38%) *
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Long Beach (19%)
- CSU Polytechnic Pomona
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- UC Riverside
- UC San Diego
- UC Santa Barbara
* Institutions where more than one student graduated from
For the Fall 2022 class:
- CSU Chico
- CSU Dominguez Hills
- CSU East Bay
- CSU Fullerton
- CSU Long Beach
- CSU Northridge
- CSU Polytechnic Pomona
- CSU Sacramento
- CSU San Bernardino
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
- Marymount California University
- Philander Smith College
- San Diego State University
- UC Berkeley
- UC Irvine
- UC Los Angeles
- University of La Verne
- University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- University of Phoenix
- University of Toronto Mississauga
Employment Statistics – remove data from 2018 and older
Employment Statistics
For the Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 semesters, there were 83 MPA graduates.
Alumni Job Placement Data:
Alumni responses 32
| State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program | 3 |
| City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program | 18 |
| Nonprofit domestic-oriented | 3 |
| Private Sector | 12 |
| Unemployed (seeking employment) | 1 |
| Unemployed (not seeking employment) | 3 |
For the Spring 2019 and Fall 2019 semesters, there were MPA graduates.
Alumni Job Placement Data:
Alumni responses 25
| National or central government in the same country as the program | 0 |
| State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program | 2 |
| City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program | 10 |
| Government (all levels) or international quasi-governmental | 1 |
| Nonprofit domestic-oriented | 10 |
| Private Sector | 2 |
For the Spring 2018 and Fall 2018 semesters, there were 87 MPA Graduates
Alumni Job Placement Data:
Alumni responses 33
| National or central government in the same country as the program | 1 |
| State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program | 3 |
| City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program | 18 |
| Nonprofit domestic-oriented | 1 |
| Private Sector | 3 |
| Unemployed (not seeking work) | 1 |
For the Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 semesters, there were 87 MPA Graduates
Alumni Job Placement Data:
Alumni responses 29
| National or central government in the same country as the program | 2 |
| State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program | 2 |
| City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program | 10 |
| Foreign government | 1 |
| Nonprofit domestic-oriented | 9 |
| Nonprofit foreign | 1 |
| Private Sector | 4 |
For the Spring 2016 and Fall 2016 semesters, there were 67 MPA graduates.
Alumni Job Placement Data:
Alumni responses 35
| National or central government in the same country as the program | 4 |
| State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program | 4 |
| City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program | 15 |
| Government (all levels) or international quasi-governmental | |
| Nonprofit domestic-oriented | 2 |
| Private Sector | 7 |
Graduation Statistics
For the academic calendar year of 2015-2016, 72%* of the entering class graduated. Of the 89 people who graduated, 3 graduated in two years or less and 59 graduated in three years or less.
For the academic calendar year of 2016-2017, 76%* of the entering class graduated. Of the 102 people who graduated, 11 graduated in two years or less and 73 graduated in three years or less.
For the academic calendar year of 2017-2018, 65%* of the entering class graduated. Of the 62 people who graduated, 9 graduated in two years or less and 49 graduated in three years or less.
For the academic calendar year of 2018-2019, 64%* of the entering class graduated. Of the 67 people who graduated, 7 graduated in less than two years and all graduated in three years or less.
For the academic calendar year of 2019-2020, 70% of the entering class graduated. Of the 57 people who graduated, 8 graduated in two years or less and all graduated in three years or less.
For the academic calendar year of 2020-2021, 12% of the entering class graduated. Of the 14 people who graduated, all graduated in two years or less.
Last updated May 16, 2023