Employment Outcomes

Each year the Office of Career Development surveys recent graduates about their job placements six months after graduation. See below for the outcomes from the 2023 graduating class:

Within six months of graduation 95% of 2023 graduates were employed or had accepted an offer; 2% of 2023 graduates were seeking further education; 1% of 2023 graduates were seeking employment; 2% of 2023 graduates were seeking other options.

Within six months of graduation 37% of 2023 graduates were employed in the public sector; 34% of 2023 graduates were in non-profit sector; 28% of 2023 graduates were in the private sector; 1% of 2023 graduates were seeking other sectors.

Job Locations

Our changemakers are impacting policy across the globe. The majority of 2023 graduates remained in the United States but others found job placements in China, the United Kingdom, Japan, Kenya and Dominican Republic.

Job Titles

Our 2023 graduates held an immense variety of positions after graduation – ranging from data scientist and policy analyst to executive director. Below are the top 5 most common position titles of our 2023 graduating class:

Historical Data

The following is combined historical data for the MPP & MIDP programs: number of graduates, by class, which responded that they were employed or seeking further education six months following graduation:

• Class of 2022: 95%
• Class of 2021: 90%
• Class of 2020: 84%
• Class of 2019: 97%
• Class of 2017: 94%
• Class of 2016: 92%
• Class of 2015: 91%
• Class of 2014: 86%
• Class of 2013: 88%