Fast Facts

Our Community

835 students
From 30 countries

77% domestic
23% international
 

Average age: 29
Average age for executive program: 42
 

Legal sex:
58% Female
42% Male

 

 

Enrollment status: 
55% full-time
45% part-time

 

Race/ethnicity:
43% White
22% Hispanic or Latino
18% Asian/Pacific Islander
14% Black or African American
3% Two or more races

Student Employment Information

Average years of work experience: 3
Average years of work experience for executive program: 13
76% of students are working while in school 
95% are employed within 10 months of graduation

Degree Breakdown

52% MPA-PNP
16% MHA
15% MUP
9% MPA-HPAM
5% EMPA
1% PhD
1% MSPP
1% Adv Cert

Academics

Over 200 faculty
Average class size: 
40 for required courses
20 for elective courses
Number of courses offered each semester: ~95
Capstone students: 282

Our Alumni

15,000+ alumni worldwide
Living in 94 countries

Degree-Specific Statistics

  • Of the MPA (PNP and HPAM) students who began in the 2019–2020 academic year, 52% graduated in 2 years, 83% graduated in  3 years, 91% graduated in 4 years, and 93% graduated in 5 or more years.
  • Based on a knowledge rate of 73% for the 261 students who graduated during the 2023–2024 academic year:
    • 45% are working in the Nonprofit domestic-oriented sector
    • 20% are working in the Private Sector (not research/consulting) sector
    • 11% are working in the Local Govt sector; 6% are working in the internationally-oriented Nonprofit/NGOs sector
    • 5% are working in the State Govt sector
    • 5% are working in internationally-oriented Nonprofit/NGOs
    • 4% are working in the Govt outside of the US
    • 4% are working in the Private Sector Research/Consulting sector
    • 4% are unemployed
    • 3% are working in the Federal Govt sector
    • 1% are obtaining further education.
    • Employment status is unknown for 27% of the graduates. 
  • The median time to degree for graduates in the 2021-2022 academic year was 32 months, and the 80th percentile to complete the program was 41 months.  
  • Based on a knowledge rate of 81% for graduates in the 2021-2022 academic year:
    • 76% are working in a hospital/health system
    • 12% hold a post-graduate fellowship
    • 6% each are working in consulting/other. 
  • The median time to degree for graduates in the 2021-2022 academic year was 28 months, and the 80th percentile to complete the program was 29 months.
  • Based on a knowledge rate of 88% for graduates in the 2021-2022 academic year:
    • 69% of graduates are working in a hospital/health system
    • 6% are employed by a pharmaceutical/biotech company
    • 4% are working in a foundation, and 3% are working in consulting, for governmental agencies, outside healthcare, in information technology, in a physician practice, and for an insurance/HMO company each
    • 1% of graduates are working in a long-term facility and pursuing another graduate degree.