• Seton Hall University
• Department of Social Work and Public Administration

M.P.A. Graduation and Employment Outcomes

Our Master of Public Administration students are talented, dedicated and ambitious. Here's a look at how they typically perform in our program and where they often go after graduation.

• 2022-2023 »

  Entering Students	23
  Graduated in 2 Years:	8
  Graduated in 3 Years:	1
  Graduated in 4 Years:	TBD
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	TBD
  Total Graduates:	TBD

• 2021-2022 »

  Entering Students	20
  Graduated in 2 Years:	7
  Graduated in 3 Years:	4
  Graduated in 4 Years:	TBD
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	TBD
  Total Graduates:	TBD

• 2020-2021 »

  Entering Students	26
  Graduated in 2 Years:	5
  Graduated in 3 Years:	6
  Graduated in 4 Years:	TBD
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	TBD
  Total Graduates:	TBD

• 2019-2020 »

  Entering Students	21
  Graduated in 2 Years:	1
  Graduated in 3 Years:	5
  Graduated in 4 Years:	3
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	TBD
  Total Graduates:	TBD

• 2018-2019 »

  Entering Students	36
  Graduated in 2 Years:	10
  Graduated in 3 Years:	12
  Graduated in 4 Years:	2
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	0
  Total Graduates:	24

• 2017-2018 »

  Entering Students	19
  Graduated in 2 Years:	11
  Graduated in 3 Years:	3
  Graduated in 4 Years:	0
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	1
  Total Graduates:	15

• 2016-2017 »

  Entering Students	26
  Graduated in 2 Years:	9
  Graduated in 3 Years:	9
  Graduated in 4 Years:	0
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	3
  Total Graduates:	21

• 2015-2016 »

  Entering Students	19
  Graduated in 2 Years:	6
  Graduated in 3 Years:	6
  Graduated in 4 Years:	0
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	1
  Total Graduates:	13

• 2014-2015 »

  Entering Students	27
  Graduated in 2 Years:	11
  Graduated in 3 Years:	3
  Graduated in 4 Years:	4
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	3
  Total Graduates:	21

• 2013-2014 »

  Entering Students	26
  Graduated in 2 Years:	11
  Graduated in 3 Years:	7
  Graduated in 4 Years:	1
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	0
  Total Graduates:	19

• 2012-2013 »

  Entering Students	32
  Graduated in 2 Years:	14
  Graduated in 3 Years:	8
  Graduated in 4 Years:	2
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	2
  Total Graduates:	26

• 2011-2012 »

  Entering Students	45
  Graduated in 2 Years:	13
  Graduated in 3 Years:	14
  Graduated in 4 Years:	8
  Graduated in 5+ Years:	1
  Total Graduates:	36

Employment Outcomes

Known Employment Status of MPA Graduates from 2011 - Present

• Nonprofit Sector: 31%
• Private Sector: 16%
• Public Sector: 12%
• Unemployed: 4%
• Status Unknown: 37%

Students in the Master of Public Administration program work all across the U.S. and abroad. Below is a sampling of jobs our students currently hold: