52 credit hours are required to complete the program. The length of time caries according to student need. Some students pursuing the degree full-time (2 courses per quarter) finish in two years. Others take one course a quarter and complete their program requirements in three to four years. Students often switch between full and part time status throughout their academic careers at SPS, deoendent on their personal and professional duties.
In 2018, the most recent year in which graduation rates were reported to NASPAA, for the cohort of students that began their MPP degree five years earlier, 38 percent graduated in 2 years, 71 percent graduated in 3 years and 75 percent graduated in 4 years.