Current Students
Students in the M.P.A. program reflect a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, undergraduate majors, and geographical locations. This blend of students enriches the educational process. Individuals contribute to and benefit from the range of perspectives and backgrounds represented.
About 125 students are enrolled in the M.P.A. program; about 70 are full-time. All classes are seminar size, about twenty-five students each. Approximately half of the student body is composed of practitioners; some part-time, some on leave, and some preparing for job advancement. Over one-half of the enrollment in past years has been composed of women. Although the majority of students received their undergraduate degrees from WVU, a great variety of undergraduate schools is represented. In addition, there is a wide diversity in undergraduate majors, although political science is the most common.
Please use the links at left to access resources for students currently enrolled in the MPA program.
Students may also want to check out the Go Public Service website to learn more about public service degrees and careers.
The Master of Public Administration program at West Virginia University is fully accredited by the Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration.
