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MPA vs. MPP: A Distinction Without a Difference?
Appendix H.
Expected Job Positions for MPA and MPP Graduates
More than
30%
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
20% (1)
0% (0)
40% (2)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
0% (0)
10–20% 20–30%
40% (2) 60% (3)
60% (3) 20% (1)
40% (2) 20% (1)
20% (1) 0% (0)
40% (2) 20% (1)
25% (1) 0% (0)
20% (1) 60% (3)
20% (1) 40% (2)
20% (1) 40% (2)
20% (1) 40% (2)
0% (1) 20% (1)
40% (2) 0% (0)
40% (2) 20% (1)
40% (2) 60% (3)
40% (2) 20% (1)
40% (2) 20% (1)
33% (2) 50% (3)
20% (1) 40% (2)
33% (2) 50% (3)
40% (2) 40% (2)
0% (0) 0% (0)
60% (3) 0% (0)
0% (0) 0% (0)
0% (0) 0% (0)
0% (0) 0% (0)
0% (0) 0% (0)
Less than
10%
0% (0)
20% (1)
40% (2)
80% (4)
20% (1)
75% (3)
20% (1)
20% (1)
20% (1)
0% (0)
20% (1)
60% (3)
20% (1)
0% (0)
20% (1)
40% (2)
17% (1)
40% (2)
17% (1)
20% (1)
100% (1)
40% (2)
100% (1)
100% (5)
100% (1)
100% (1)
Please indicate (or estimate) the types of job position or further educational opportunities
that your MPA/MPP degree-recipients are likely to take given placements in the past five years.
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
MPA
MPP
Budget Analysts
Personnel Specialists
City Management
Nonprofit Organization Management
Policy Analysts
Lobbyists
Researchers
Performance Auditors (e.g. GAO)
Program/Angency Management
Program/Angency Staff
Doctoral Students
Law School
Other
Note. Respondent numbers are in parentheses.
The highest percentage of responses for each question is marked in boldface.
Seven respondents did not answer all the questions.
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