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Class Profile
Students in the Maxwell School’s online Executive MPA program will join a diverse community of experienced public service professionals. As they learn from their classmates’ unique perspectives, they will develop new solutions to the public service challenges that face their own communities.
Find out more about the students currently enrolled in our program.

Class Size
On average, our classes have a 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio, which results in a learning environment in which students closely collaborate with their peers and faculty.

Flexibility
Many online Executive MPA students balance earning their master’s degrees with personal obligations outside the classroom such as a full-time job, family, and volunteer work.
Race

Circle graph shows percentage breakdown of race: 4% Asian, 23% black, 9% Hispanic, 64% white Caucasian.
Gender
57%
Female
41%
Male
*2% of students chose not to report on this metric
Average Age
41
Military
20%
State of Residence

Map highlights where current students enrolled in our online Executive MPA reside throughout the United States. States include Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin as well as the District of Columbia.
In addition, current international students are located in Kent, England and Guangdong, China.
Years of Professional Experience

Bar graph shows percentage breakdown of professional experience: 39% with less than 10 years, 41% with 10 years.
39% less than 10 years
41% 10 years
The class profile data above includes information from all students enrolled in the online Executive MPA at the Maxwell School as of December 2018.
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