This study examined the perceptions of Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduates about public administration curriculum and their political acuity. Using data from a national survey on MPA graduate attitudes, it focused on the perceptions of 1,428 MPA graduates who were state administrators, 351 state administrators with bachelor of arts (BA) degrees in public administration, 332 state administrators who held certified public manager certificates, and 3,869 administrators without an administrative degree or training. The study found that respondents holding an MPA or higher degree rated organizational behavior and interpersonal relations, knowledge of political institutions, program evaluation, and policy analysis as more important than did respondents with a BA degree. Respondents with less that an MPA degree rated personnel management and public relations as more important than did respondents with an MPA degree. An appendix provides a copy of the survey questionnaire. (Contains 26 references.) (MDM)