MPA Employment Data
The Price School’s 2023 Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduating class are pursuing a broad range of careers across public, private, and nonprofit sectors.
Top fields of placement:
- Local Government Management
- Federal Government Administration
- Research/Think Tank/Advocacy
- Fundraising and Development
- Public Affairs Government Relations
Common roles:
- Director/Associate
- Management Analyst/Assistant
- Program Manager/Associate/Specialist
Location:
78% California– 62% Southern, 16% Northern| 14% Out of State– Colorado, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin |
7% International– China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Sweden, South Korea | 1% Remote
*Includes Data from: On campus, Online and Sacramento programs
Listed below are examples of the organizations at which the class of 2023 are currently employed.
Nonprofit Sector
AAPI Civic Engagement Fund
Cal Optima
California Community Foundation
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Center on Policy Initiatives
Child Advocates – Denver CASA
Hillel Council of New England
Homeless Children’s Network
Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC)
Milken Institute
National Volunteer Council on Freedmen Affairs
Team Rubicon
The Hoover Institution, Stanford University
The Sunwater Institute
University of La Verne
University of Southern California (USC)
Urban TXT: Teens Exploring Technology
USC Annenberg Executive Education
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
USC Lusk Center for Real Estate
USC Sol Price
Private Sector
Accenture
Adiu Barbecue INC.
Arellano Associates
AT&T
Boeing
Chapman Consulting
City Link Investment Corporation
Consero Solutions
Deloitte Consulting
Elevate Public Affairs
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
GL Group
Global Tech Services
GM Energy
GNA
Greatness Media
John Hunter and Associates
Korn Ferry
Lavoy Wagner LLC
Lee Andrews Group
Legends
Lisa Wise Consulting
L’Oreal
Nike
PRECISIONheor
Primerica
Prisma Communications
Private School Axis
Salesforce
Southern California Edison
Staten Consulting Group (SCG)
Sunstone Management, Inc.
WKOW-ABC 27
Yash Law Group
Public Sector
Air Force Civilian Service
Army National Guard
California Arts Council
California Department of Developmental Services
California Department of Health Care Services
California Department of Social Services
California Employment Development Department
California State Senate
Caltrans
City of Anaheim
City of Covina
City of Hayward
City of Inglewood
City of Laguna Niguel
City of Long Beach
City of Los Angeles
City of Newport Beach
City of Pasadena Department of Transportation
City of Torrance
Clark County Fire Department
Comal Independent School District
County of El Dorado
County of San Francisco
Department of Environmental Protection of Astana City
Government of South Korea
Government Services Administration (GSA)
Los Angeles City Planning
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP)
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Los Angeles Housing Department
Mayor Karen Bass
Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Transportation
Pasadena Unified School District
Port of San Diego
San Bernardino City Unified School District
San Bernardino County Department of Public Health
Santa Ana Unified School District
Teach for America
U.S .Navy
U.S. Army
U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Social Security Administration