MPA Student Background
As of Spring 2003, there are 97 fully admitted students (part-time and full-time) in the Master of Public Administration program. The composition of the student body in the Division of Public Administration reflects the effort to attract students from diverse backgrounds.
University/ College:
| Alabama A&M University | Arizona State University | Augustana College (IL) |
| Aurora University (IL) | Benedictine University | Bradley University |
| California State University | Carroll College | Canisius College (NY) |
| Carthage College | Columbia College (IL) | Concordia University |
| Drake University (IO) | DePaul University | Eastern Illinois University |
| Elmhurst College (IL) | Florida A & M University | Framingham State University |
| Governors State University (IL) | Greenville College | Holy Angel University |
| Illinois College (IL) | Illinois State University | Indiana University |
| Iowa State University | Jackson State University | Kinox College |
| Lake Forest College | Lewis University (IL) | Liberty University. (VA) |
| Loyola University | Marquette University (WI) | Millersville University |
| Morris Brown College | Mount Saint Clare Collage | North Central College |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University | Northern Missouri State University |
| Ohio University | Oklahoma State University | Prairie View A&M (TX) |
| Purdue University | Regents College (U.of N.Y.State) | Rockford College (IL) |
| Roosevelt University | Saint Ambrose University (IA) | Saint Clout State University |
| Saint Mary's of Minnesota | Saint Olaf College | Saint Xavier University |
| Southern Illinois University | Southern Methodist University | Stanford University (CAL) |
| University of Arizona | University of Connecticut | University of Dayton |
| University of Denver | University of Illinois | University of Illinois - Chicago |
| University of Iowa | University of Kansas | University of Minnesota |
| University of Nebraska | University of Notre Dame | University of South Dakota |
| University of Wisconsin - Madison | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
| U.S. Military Academy (West Point) | Utah State University | Virginia Wesleyan College |
| Washburn University | Weber State University | West Virginia University |
| Western Illinois University | Winona State University |
* Some of the colleges from which our current and recent students graduated.
Major:
| Accounting | Agribusiness Ed | Agriculture | AMST |
| Anthropology | Biology | Business Admin | CIS Management |
| Civil Engineering | Communication | Community & Regional Planning | Criminal Justice |
| Criminology | Deafness Rehab | Economics | Education |
| Environmental Studies | Finance | Fire Science Management | Human & Family Services |
| Human Relations | Human Services | Gen. Studies | Geography |
| History | Justice Studies | Law Enforcement Admin. | Liberal Arts-pre Law |
| Management | Merchandising | Nursing | Political Science |
| Public Admin | Public Management-Government | Psychology | Public Admin & Mass Communication |
| Public Policy & Admin | Recreation & Park Admin. | Social Sciences | Social Work |
| Sociology | Urban Studies | Urban & Regional Planning |