Learn where our master’s degree graduates found work by employer and sector.
Where our 2024 graduates work
Data shows where students who earned one of our master’s degrees in 2024 found work six months after graduating.
Of 43 La Follette School 2024 Master of Public Affairs (MPA) and Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA) graduates, 29 entered the workforce, 11 sought additional degrees, and one alum did not respond to our survey. Of those who responded, 94% (29 out of 31 graduates) reported that they had secured employment in their fields by December 2024.
Of those who secured employment, 83% of graduates found jobs focused on domestic policy and management and 17% found jobs focused on international policy and management.
Employers that hired our 2024 graduates
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Private Sector (20.0%)
- Intellipro Group
- MSI Consulting
- nINA Collective
- SB Nation
- Stantec
- Tetra Tech
- Victoria Secret and Pink
- W.R. Berkley
NGO/Nonprofit (15.0%)
- American Councils for International Education
- E4TheFuture
- Educational Credential Evaluators Inc
- Public Health Americorps, WAFCC
- Leading Change – Africa
- Tenant Resource Center (Madison)
Federal Government (12.5%)
- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM)
- Internal Revenue Service
- Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of International Affairs
- U.S. House of Representatives
State Government (17.5%)
- Crawford for Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services – Bureau of Children’s Medicaid Services
- Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau
- Wisconsin State Senate
Local Government (7.5%)
- Dane County
- Neenah Joint School District
- City of Rochester
Career outcomes by graduation year
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Class of 2023 career outcomes
Of 43 La Follette School 2023 Master of Public Affairs (MPA) and Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA) graduates, 40 entered the workforce and three sought additional degrees. Of those entering the workforce, 97.5% (39 out of 40 graduates) reported that they had secured employment in their fields by December 2023.
Of those who secured employment, 95% of graduates found jobs focused on domestic policy and management and 5% found jobs focused on international policy and management.
Employers by sector
Local government (2.4%)
- Waukesha County
State Government (42.9%)
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- County Health Rankings & Roadmaps
- Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
- Public Service Commission
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau
- Department of Workforce Development
- Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee
- Legislative Audit Bureau
- State of Maine Department of Labor
- WISDOT
Federal Government (14.3%)
- Government Accountability Office
- USAID (United States Agency for International Development)
- Veterans Benefits Administration
- Peace Corps
- U.S. Department of Labor
NGO/Nonprofit (16.7%)
- Madison Regional Economic Partnership (MadREP)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Wisconsin School of Business, UW-Madison
- Great Lakes Intertribal Food Coalition
- Community Service Society of NY
- CALSTART
Private Sector (16.7%)
- Associated Physicians, LLP
- Alight Solutions
- Hoffman
- University of Chicago – UrbanLabs
- MetaPhase consulting
- Management Science and Innovation
- Mathematica