Graduate Accreditation
The Master of Public Administration program at Bridgewater State University has earned accreditation from the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), a national organization dedicated to ensuring excellence in education and training for public service and to promoting the ideal of public service. BSU is one of only four colleges in the state to earn this accreditation and one of only two public universities in Massachusetts that are NASPAA accredited.
Graduation Rates
Total Number of Students in the ARY-5 Cohort 2018-19
Initially Enrolled: 5
Graduated within two years: 2
Graduated within three years: 3
Graduated within four years: 4
Total Students Graduated and Persisting to Graduation: 5
Employment Rates and Placements
In the ARY-1 Cohort Graduated in 2022-23
National or central government in the same country as the program: 1
State, provincial or regional government in the same country as the program: 4
City, County, or other local government in the same country as the program: 4
Government not in the same country as the program (all levels) or international quasi-governmental: 0
Nonprofit domestic-oriented: 3
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented: 0
Private Sector - Research/Consulting: 0
Private Sector but not research/consulting: 1
Obtaining further education: 1
Military Service: 0
Unemployed (not seeking employment): 0
Unemployed (seeking employment): 0
Status Unknown: 1
Total: 15