Taking the quantitative analysis coursework – both semesters of statistics and cost-benefit analysis – was key in helping me be prepared for state budget work immediately after graduation.
Alumni profiles
Nick Lardinois (MPA ’16)
Undergraduate education Bachelor’s degrees in economics and environmental studies, UW-Madison, 2015 Employer Legislative Audit Bureau Job title Performance Evaluator What are your primary job responsibilities? I work with a team to gather and analyze qualitative …
Elizabeth Doyle, MPA
“La Follette coursework allows ample opportunity to increase my knowledge base of local issues and work with organizations in the area through project work.”
Sophia Rogers, MPA, JD
As an undergraduate, I learned that public policy is determined as much by politics as technical constraints.
Debaki Ale, MPA-EAP
After years of lab work, Debaki Ale was ready to become more directly involved in energy and environmental policy. She enrolled in the La Follette School’s Master of International Public Affairs degree and its energy …
Rob Stupar, MPA/EAP
Rob Stupar turned to public policy for graduate school because no matter which professional field he considered as an undergraduate, he felt that there was no better way to help solve national problems than through …