Master of Public Administration Program Enrollment Details

2011 NASPAA Annual Enrollment Survey

State Institution Program/Department/School Degree Awarded Program Enrollment % of Part-Time Student DegAwd/Enrl Ratio
AL Auburn University MPA 10 47 14.9 21.3
AL The University of Alabama Department of Political Science 3 14 35.7 21.4
AL Troy University Master of Public Administration 267 721 0.0 37.0
AL University of Alabama at Birmingham MPA/Department of Government 29 63 50.8 46.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in AL 309 845 5.2 36.6
AR Arkansas State University-Main Campus Department of Political Science 11 43 14.0 25.6
AR University of Arkansas Department of Political Science 9 30 33.3 30.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in AR 20 73 21.9 27.4
AZ Arizona State University School of Public Affairs 62 165 36.4 37.6
AZ University of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy 22 85 23.5 25.9
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in AZ 84 250 32.0 33.6
CA California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Masters in Public Administration 12 70 21.4 17.1
CA California State University-Chico Department of Political Science 9 51 39.2 17.6
CA California State University-Dominguez Hills College of Business Administration and Public Policy 73 81 50.6 90.1
CA California State University-Fresno Master of Public Administration Program 15 37 54.1 40.5
CA California State University-Fullerton Master of Public Administration 27 117 3.4 23.1
CA California State University-Los Angeles Political Science Department 27 70 0.0 38.6
CA California State University-San Bernardino Public Administration 0 191 88.5 0.0
CA San Francisco State University Department of Public Administration 26 143 77.6 18.2
CA San Jose State University Department of Political Science 27 93 68.8 29.0
CA University of La Verne Master's of Pubic Administration 25 98 38.8 25.5
CA University of Southern California School of Policy, Planning, and Development 94 229 17.0 41.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in CA 335 1,180 44.2 28.4
CO University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs 113 415 33.0 27.2
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in CO 113 415 33.0 27.2
CT University of Connecticut Master of Public Administration 22 76 32.9 28.9
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in CT 22 76 32.9 28.9
DC American University Dept. of Public Administration & Policy 56 154 48.7 36.4
DC George Washington University The Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration 52 170 31.8 30.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in DC 108 324 39.8 33.3
DE University of Delaware School of Public Policy and Administration 22 26 11.5 84.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in DE 22 26 11.5 84.6
FL Florida Atlantic University School of Public Administration 25 93 79.6 26.9
FL Florida Gulf Coast University Division of Public Affairs 12 92 62.0 13.0
FL Florida International University Department of Public Administration 67 177 55.4 37.9
FL Florida State University Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administrtaion and Policy 51 192 62.5 26.6
FL University of Central Florida Department of Public Administration 63 154 57.1 40.9
FL University of North Florida Master of Public Administration 29 94 100.0 30.9
FL University of South Florida-Main Campus Public Administration Program 24 72 79.2 33.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in FL 271 874 67.3 31.0
GA Albany State University Master of Public Administration Program(MPA) 26 63 79.4 41.3
GA Augusta State University Master of Public Administration 16 41 29.3 39.0
GA Columbus State University Master of Public Administration 154 360 33.6 42.8
GA Georgia Southern University Master of Public Administration 15 53 32.1 28.3
GA Georgia State University Department of Public Management & Policy 52 150 41.3 34.7
GA Kennesaw State University Master of Public Administration 35 103 41.7 34.0
GA Savannah State University Master of Public Administration 12 32 0.0 37.5
GA University of Georgia Department of Public Administration and Policy 64 142 28.2 45.1
GA University of West Georgia Master of Public Administration 9 26 46.2 34.6
GA University of West Georgia Master of Public Administration 9 26 46.2 34.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in GA 392 996 37.0 39.4
IA Drake University College of Business and Public Administration Graduate Programs 77 206 83.5 37.4
IA Iowa State University Department of Political Science 13 59 57.6 22.0
IA Upper Iowa University Division of Business 16 88 0.0 18.2
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in IA 106 353 58.4 30.0
ID Boise State University Department of Public Policy and Administration 15 73 63.0 20.5
ID Idaho State University Public Administration 15 25 80.0 60.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in ID 30 98 67.3 30.6
IL DePaul University School of Public Service 10 48 0.0 20.8
IL Governors State University Master of Public Administration 56 162 91.4 34.6
IL Northern Illinois University Division of Public Administration 34 71 47.9 47.9
IL Roosevelt University Department of Political Science & Public Administration 35 55 83.6 63.6
IL Southern Illinois University Carbondale Master of Public Administration 14 70 45.7 20.0
IL Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Public Administration and Policy Analysis Department 42 133 57.1 31.6
IL University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Public Administration 36 153 51.0 23.5
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in IL 227 692 59.8 32.8
IN Ball State University Political Science Department 0 16 18.8 0.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in IN 0 16 18.8 0.0
KS University of Kansas School of Public Affairs & Administration 36 135 83.0 26.7
KS Wichita State University Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs 15 74 71.6 20.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in KS 51 209 78.9 24.4
KY Eastern Kentucky University Department of Government 5 47 51.1 10.6
KY Kentucky State University School of Public Administration, Social Work, and Criminal Justice 17 100 38.0 17.0
KY Morehead State University School of Public Affairs 8 32 37.5 25.0
KY Northern Kentucky University Department of Political Science, Criminal Justice, and Leadership 18 103 91.3 17.5
KY University of Kentucky Martin School of Public Policy and Administration 22 50 54.0 44.0
KY University of Louisville Master of Public Administration 14 82 36.6 17.1
KY Western Kentucky University MPA Program 34 59 66.1 57.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in KY 118 473 55.8 24.9
LA Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Public Administration Institute 36 140 50.0 25.7
LA Southern University and A & M College Master of Public Administration 42 141 48.2 29.8
LA University of New Orleans Master of Public Administration program 11 64 21.9 17.2
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in LA 89 345 44.1 25.8
MA Harvard University Harvard Kennedy School 361 523 1.3 69.0
MA Northeastern University Department of Political Science 15 131 38.2 11.5
MA Suffolk University Public Management Department 72 161 78.3 44.7
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MA 448 815 22.5 55.0
MD University of Baltimore School of Public and International Affairs 81 295 79.0 27.5
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MD 81 295 79.0 27.5
MI Central Michigan University Master of Public Administration program 62 128 3.1 48.4
MI Eastern Michigan University Department of Political Science 17 142 81.7 12.0
MI Grand Valley State University School of Public, Nonprofit & Health Administration 75 340 37.9 22.1
MI Oakland University Master of Public Administration 22 88 45.5 25.0
MI Western Michigan University School of Public Affairs and Administration - MPA 32 173 43.4 18.5
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MI 208 871 41.8 23.9
MN Hamline University School of Business 30 88 100.0 34.1
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MN 30 88 100.0 34.1
MO Missouri State University MPA Program, Political Science Department 15 25 40.0 60.0
MO University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Public Affairs 44 133 73.7 33.1
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MO 59 158 68.4 37.3
MS Mississippi State University Public Policy and Administration 29 70 48.6 41.4
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in MS 29 70 48.6 41.4
NC Appalachian State University Master of Public Administration 25 69 43.5 36.2
NC East Carolina University Master [f Public Administration 14 37 45.9 37.8
NC North Carolina Central University Department of Public Adiministration 63 180 23.9 35.0
NC North Carolina State University at Raleigh Department of Public Administration 31 97 48.5 32.0
NC University of North Carolina at Charlotte Department of Political Science and Public Administration 15 82 62.2 18.3
NC University of North Carolina at Greensboro Master Public Affairs 21 59 50.8 35.6
NC University of North Carolina-Wilmington Department of Public & International Affairs/MPA 24 81 59.3 29.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in NC 193 605 44.0 31.9
NE University of Nebraska at Omaha School of Public Administration 41 241 69.7 17.0
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in NE 41 241 69.7 17.0
NJ Kean University Public Administration Department 44 143 57.3 30.8
NJ Rutgers University-Newark School of Public Affairs & Administration 89 227 66.5 39.2
NJ Seton Hall University MPA program 15 57 43.9 26.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in NJ 148 427 60.4 34.7
NM New Mexico State University-Main Campus Master of Public Administration 5 22 36.4 22.7
NM University of New Mexico-Main Campus School of Public Administration 30 219 72.6 13.7
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in NM 35 241 69.3 14.5
NY CUNY Bernard M Baruch College School of Public Affairs 186 630 77.6 29.5
NY CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Master of Public Administration Program 172 741 83.9 23.2
NY Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus Master of Publilc Administration Program 51 170 65.9 30.0
NY Long Island University-C W Post Campus Department of Health Care & Public Administration 41 153 51.0 26.8
NY New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service 269 727 42.0 37.0
NY SUNY College at Brockport Public Administration 0 111 77.5 0.0
NY Syracuse University Public Administration 113 147 0.0 76.9
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in NY 832 2,679 63.2 31.1
OH Ohio State University-Main Campus John Glenn School of Public Affairs 25 88 26.1 28.4
OH Ohio University-Main Campus Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs 28 68 4.4 41.2
OH University of Dayton Master's in Public Administration 20 32 37.5 62.5
OH University of Toledo Master of Public Administration Program 6 19 26.3 31.6
OH Wright State University-Main Campus Department of Urban Affairs and Geography 30 95 21.1 31.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in OH 109 302 20.9 36.1
OR Portland State University Division of Public Administration 50 148 60.8 33.8
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in OR 50 148 60.8 33.8
PA Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg School of Public Affairs 41 100 70.0 41.0
PA Villanova University Master of Public Administration Program 19 70 60.0 27.1
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in PA 60 170 65.9 35.3
PR University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus Graduate School of Public Administration 17 111 32.4 15.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in PR 17 111 32.4 15.3
SC College of Charleston Master of Public Administration 20 61 37.7 32.8
SC University of South Carolina-Columbia Master of Public Administration Program 22 35 42.9 62.9
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in SC 42 96 39.6 43.8
SD University of South Dakota Plotical Science- Graduate Studies 15 49 22.4 30.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in SD 15 49 22.4 30.6
TN Tennessee State University Department of Public Administration 20 77 80.5 26.0
TN The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Master of Public Administration 21 44 52.3 47.7
TN University of Memphis Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration 14 66 77.3 21.2
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in TN 55 187 72.7 29.4
TX Midwestern State University Dept. of Health and Public Administration 8 80 25.0 10.0
TX Texas A & M International University MPA Program 15 60 100.0 25.0
TX Texas State University-San Marcos Masters Public Administration 37 171 69.6 21.6
TX Texas Tech University Master of Public Administration 17 44 56.8 38.6
TX The University of Texas at Brownsville Department of Government 11 87 98.9 12.6
TX The University of Texas at San Antonio Department of Public Administration 52 159 69.8 32.7
TX The University of Texas-Pan American Master of Public Administration Program 8 110 90.9 7.3
TX University of Houston Master of Public Administration 9 61 82.0 14.8
TX University of North Texas Department of Public Administration 35 144 38.2 24.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in TX 192 916 68.3 21.0
UT Brigham Young University Romney Institute of Public Management 60 122 1.6 49.2
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in UT 60 122 1.6 49.2
VA George Mason University Department of Public & International Affairs 107 279 69.9 38.4
VA James Madison University MPA 19 43 67.4 44.2
VA Old Dominion University Department of Urban Studies and Public Administration 45 131 65.6 34.4
VA Virginia Commonwealth University L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs 37 89 62.9 41.6
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in VA 208 542 67.5 38.4
VT Norwich University School of Graduate & Continuing Studies 72 110 0.0 65.5
VT University of Vermont Master of Public Administration 19 37 48.6 51.4
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in VT 91 147 12.2 61.9
WA Eastern Washington University Graduate Programs in Public Administration 32 86 52.3 37.2
WA Seattle University Institute of Public Service 65 225 25.3 28.9
WA The Evergreen State College MPA 47 140 24.3 33.6
WA University of Washington-Seattle Campus Evans School of Public Affairs 132 354 9.6 37.3
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in WA 276 805 21.1 34.3
WV West Virginia University Public Administration 29 79 40.5 36.7
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in WV 29 79 40.5 36.7
WY University of Wyoming Political Science Department - MPA Program 16 51 56.9 31.4
Total Student Enrolled in MPA in WY 16 51 56.9 31.4
Total students obtaining MPA degrees in the survey 5,621 17,460 48.5 32.2

Data Source: 2011 NASPAA Annual Survey (AY 2009-10 Data)