MPA 2024 Employment Data
The Price School’s 2024 Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduating class are pursuing a broad range of careers across public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
*Includes Data from: On campus, Online and Sacramento programs
Top fields of placement:
- Local Government Management
- Nonprofit Administration
- Fundraising and Development
- Public Affairs Government Relations
Common roles:
- Director/Associate
- Management Analyst/Assistant
- Program Manager/Associate/Specialist
Location:
Location:
78% California– 64% Southern, 14% Northern| 12% Out of State– Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Texas, Washington, Washington D.C. 9% International– China, India, Indonesia, South Korea | 1% Remote
Listed below are examples of the organizations at which the class of 2024 are currently employed.
Nonprofit Sector
Anti-Defamation League
Bay Area Community Services
Beth Shir Shalom
Child Care Resource Center
Climate Action Campaign
Community Initiatives
Downey Foundation for Educational Opportunities
Empower Schools
Families In Schools
Friends of Youth
Fundamental Inc
Highlands Ranch Aquatics Club Inc
J3 Foundation
JFF
Larry Foundation
LatinoLEAD
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
National MS Society
Our City
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
RTLA Inc
Schools in Action
Sonoma Overnight Support
Turning Point USA
UCLA Health
United Way Suncoast
University of Southern California III
USC Bovard Scholars
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Washington Vocational Services
West Angeles Church of God In Christ
Private Sector
AT Weber Plumbing & Mechanical
Google
Harris & Associates
Jie Si International Investment INC (Hainan)
Lee Andrews Group I
Maxim Healthcare Staffing
MorQ
Semcorp
Shea Properties
Shengqi Technology Trading Inc.
Stratiscope
Tabletop Strategies
Tripalink
Visa
Watson Consulting Group
Yellow River Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.
Public Sector
Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris
California Department of Housing and Community Development
California Department of Social Services
California Department of Social Services I
California State Assembly
California State Council on Developmental Disabilities
California State Senate
California State University
California State University, Long Beach
California Student Aid Commission
California Superior Court
CalOptima
City of Bell
City of Beverly Hills
City of Corona
City of La Cañada Flintridge II
City of Los Angeles I
City of Oxnard
City of Rancho Cordova I
City of San Bernardino
City of Santa Ana
City of Thousand Oaks
Community Transit
Council Member Mai Vang
Financial Supervisory Service, Korea
Los Angeles County II
Los Angeles County, The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department (JCOD)
Los Angeles Department of Public Services
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Metrolink
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Ministry of Economy and Finance of Korea
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, South Korea
Oakland Housing Authority
Office of the Governor – Oregon
Pechanga Government Center
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
San Jose Fire Department
San Marino Police Department
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army I
U.S. General Services Administration
U.S. Navy
University of Texas at Austin
Water Replenishment District
Graduate School
University of Nebraska Omaha- Ph.D