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In 2023-24 the MPP will be in it's 21st year of successfully recruiting and educating policy leaders for the 21st century. The on campus version of the program is designed as a full-time two year degree with all coursework taken in residence on the Corvallis campus. Other options include the online (Ecampus) MPP, and the new Executive MPP, which are available for current working professionals. We have an increasingly diverse program—in terms of gender, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status of students—in addition to the growing presence of international students. MPP Quick Facts
Recent cohorts of MPP students have come from universities in Oregon (e.g., Lewis and Clark University, Willamette University, Linfield University, University of Portland, Portland State University, University of Portland, Western Oregon University and Southern Oregon University), universities in Washington (University of Washington, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Evergreen, Washington State University), universities in California (Chapman University, UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, US Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Berkeley, CSU Sacramento, CSU San Francisco, University of San Diego, CSU Monterey, University of Redlands) universities in other states (e.g., Clark University, Cornell University,University of Tennessee, University of Florida, University of Alabama, University of Pittsburgh, University of Akron, University of Puget Sound, Loyola University-Maryland, Notre Dame, Marquette University, Louisiana State University, University of Minnesota, University of Illinois, Ohio State University, University of Montana, Tulane University, University of Texas, Texas A&M, Auburn University, UNC Chapel Hill, etc.), and international universities (e.g., Nanjing Institute of Technology-China, Tribhuwan University-Nepal, Zhejiang University-China, University of Costa Rica, McGill University-Canada, University of Indonesia, Seoul University-Korea, etc.).
MPP students also come into the program with a variety of undergraduate and graduate majors including, but not limited to: Political Science, Sociology, Economics, Anthropology, Engineering, Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, English, Crop and Soil Science, Women Studies, Asian Studies, Psychology, Public Affairs, History, etc.
The graduation rate and time of cohorts since 2008 is as follows (note: resident MPP students are mostly full-time students while Ecampus (online) MPP students are mostly part-time students and will take longer to finish the program on average):
Year Admitted: | Cohort Size |
Graduates of Cohort to Date (as of July, 2022) |
Percent Graduating in 2 years or less | Percent Graduating in 4 years or less |
Length of Time to Completion (mean quarters)*
|
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2022-23 | 21 (6 main campus, 15 Ecampus) | ||||
2021-22 | 28 (16 main campus, 12 Ecampus) | 16 (16 main campus, 0 Ecampus) | 15 main campus (94%) | 1 main campus | Main campus: 6.06 quarters |
2020-21 | 27 (19 main campus, 8 Ecampus) | 20 (17 main campus, 3 Ecampus) | 15 main campus (88.2%); 2 (67%) | 15 main campus (88.2%); 2 (67%) |
Main campus: 6.12 quarters |
2019-20 | 28 (15 main campus, 13 Ecampus) | 27 (15 main campus, 12 Ecampus) | 11 main campus (78.6%); 1 Ecampus (7.7%) | 15 main campus (100%); 12 Ecampus (92.3%) |
Main campus: 6.60 quarters |
2018-19 | 24 (14 main campus, 10 Ecampus) | 14 main campus (100%); 8 Ecampus (80%) | 5 main campus (36%); 2 Ecampus (20%) | 14 main campus (100%); 8 Ecampus (80%) | Main campus: 6.64 quarters; Ecampus: 8.50 quarters |
2017-18 | 30 (23 main campus, 7 Ecampus) | 22 main campus (95.6%); 5 Ecampus (71.4%) | 16 main campus (69.6%); 1 Ecampus (14.3%) | 22 main campus (95.6%); 5 Ecampus (71.4%) | Main campus: 6.23 quarters; Ecampus: 8.33 Quarters |
2016-17 | 16 (12 main campus, 4 Ecampus) |
12 main campus (100%); 3 Ecampus (75%) |
8 main campus (66.7%); 2 Ecampus (50%) | 12 main campus (100%); 1 Ecampus (25%) | Main campus: 6.33 quarters; Ecampus: 6.33 quarters |
2015-16 | 26 | 24 (92.3%) | 20 (76.9%) | 24 (92.3%) | 6.24 quarters |
2014-15 | 24 | 22 (91.7%) | 21 (87.5%) | 22 (91.7%) | 6.00 quarters |
2013-14 | 28 | 26 (92.8%) | 24 (85.7%) | 26 (92.8%) | 6.04 quarters |
2012-13 | 24 | 23 (95.8%) | 17 (70.8%) | 23 (95.8%) | 6.30 quarters |
2011-12 | 29 | 27 (93.1%) | 22 (75.9)% | 27 (93.1%) | 6.30 quarters |
2010-11 | 25 | 22 (88.0%) | 19 (76.0%) | 22 (88.0%) | 6.50 quarters |
2009-10 | 18 | 16 (88.9%) | 12 (66.7%) | 16 (88.9%) | 6.43 quarters |
2008-09 | 16 | 15 (93.7%) | 11 (68.7%) | 15 (93.7%) | 6.48 quarters |
*Does not include formal leaves of absence.
Graduating Year | Graduates | % Employed in the profession within 6 months | % Obtaining Further Education | Employment Sectors |
---|---|---|---|---|
2021-22 | 22 | 90.9% (#20) | 9.1% (#2) | Natl Govt (#2); State govt (#7); Local Govt (#4); Nonprofit Domestic (#4); Nonprofit International (#3) |
2020-21 | 23 | 86.9% (#20) | 13.0% (#3) | Natl Govt (#2); State Govt (#6); Local Govt (#4); Nonprofit Domestic (#6); Nonprofit International (#2) |
2019-20 | 19 | 82.1% (#16) | 15.8% (#3) | Natl Govt (#1); State Govt (#6); Local Govt (#3); Nonprofit Domestic (#4); Nonprofit International (#2) |
2018-19 | 24 | 87.5% (#21) | 13.0% (#3) | Natl Govt (#5); State Govt (#9); Local Govt (#4); Nonprofit Domestic (#2); Private Sector (#1) |
2017-18 | 24 | 87.5% (#21) | 9.5% (#2) | Natl Govt (#5); State Govt (#3); Local Govt. (#4); Intl Govt (#0); Nonprofit Domestic (#9); Nonprofit Intl (#1) |
2016-17 | 22 | 72.8% (#16) | 27.3% (#6) | Natl Govt (#1); State Govt (#6); Local Govt. (#4); Intl Govt (#1); Nonprofit Domestic (#3); Nonprofit Intl (#2); Military Service (#1) |
2015-16 | 26 | 84.6% (#22) | 15.4% (#4) | Natl Govt (#3); State Govt (#4); Local Govt. (#3); Intl Govt (#2); Nonprofit Domestic (#3); Nonprofit Intl (#2) |
2014-15 | 23 | 87.0% (#18) | 13.0% (#3) | Natl Govt (#4); State Govt (#9); Local Govt. (#1); Intl Govt (#0); Nonprofit Domestic (#2); Nonprofit Intl (#4) |
2013-14 | 27 | 70.4% (#19) | 29.6% (#8) | Natl Govt (#1); State Govt (#7); Local Govt. (#1); Intl Govt (#1); Nonprofit Domestic (#5); Nonprofit Intl (#3) |
In 2020-21 the Public Policy Graduate Program conducted a survey of all graduates from 2019 and before to ascertain information on career paths and length of time to find employment. Two hundred and twenty-five out of the 270 alumni contacted responded to the survey and provided the following feedback concerning employment 6 months after graduation:
When asked if their current job was directly related to the MPP degree, alumni responded as follows:
In terms of the length of time to find employment "directly related" or "somewhat related" to the MPP degree, alumni responded:
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