MPA Employment Data
Employers of 2019 MPA Graduates
The Price School’s 2019 Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduating class are pursuing a diverse range of careers across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Listed below are examples of the organizations at which the class of 2019 are currently employed.
International Government
| Financial Supervisory Service | Assistant Manager |
| The Korean National Assembly | Government Director |
| United Nations | Intern |
City/County/Local Government
| Chula Vista Police Department | Police Officer |
| City of Benicia | Deputy Public Works Director |
| City of Glendale | Public Information Specialist |
| City of Long Beach | Management Assistant |
| City of Los Angeles | Government Affairs Deputy |
| City of Los Angeles Council District 11 | Council Aide VI |
| City of Rancho Palos Verdes | Public Safety Analyst |
| City of Santa Clarita | Administrative Intern |
| City of Santa Monica | Performance Management Analyst |
| City of Torrance | Deputy City Clerk I |
| EmpowerLA | Outreach Assistant |
| LA Metro | Sr. Construction Relations Officer |
| Los Angeles County | Management Assistant |
Federal Government
| United States Air Force | Fighter Pilot |
Nonprofit Domestic
| Accelerator for America | Communications Manager |
| California Housing Partnership | Sustainable Housing Program Associate |
| California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Study Abroad Advisor |
| Career Beginnings Mentoring Program | Program Coordinator |
| Goldhirsch Foundation | Social Innovation Coordinator |
| Goodwill of Southern California | Development Coordinator |
| John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts | Assistant Manager, Designated Campaigns |
| KCRW Foundation, Inc. | Institutional Giving Associate |
| Mercy Foundation | Administrative Coordinator |
| NCIRE | Admininistrative Analyst |
| The iCenter | Development and Operations Manager |
| The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Donor Experience Associate |
| UCI Health | Residency Coordinator, Department of Surgery |
| United Latino Fund | Workplace Giving Campaign Manager |
| University of Utah | Academic Program Manager |
| University of Southern California | Junior Data Scientist |
| USC Center of Economic Development | Research Associate |
| USC Price Office of Development & External Affairs | Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Annual Giving |
| You Change Social Entreprenuer Foundation | Project Officer |
| Young Storytellers | Operations and Partners Strategist |
Private Sector
| Adjara Group | Project Manager |
| Art Rodriguez & Associates | Associate Land Use Planner & Consultant |
| Arkema | Commercial Assistant |
| Bank of China (Headquarter in Beijing) | Management Trainee |
| Citizen West | Owner and Principal |
| Deloitte | Senior Consultant, Government and Public Services |
| Deloitte China | Tax and Legal Staff |
| Dongguang Xutian Packing Machine | Director of Public Relations |
| Farmers Insurance | Corporate Citizenship Program Coordinator |
| Geragos & Geragos | Legal Intern |
| Givewith | Research Intern |
| Kollective Influence | Public Relations Specialist |
| Matrix Consulting Group, Inc. | Consultant |
| Momentum Communications Group | Account Coordinator |
| People Smart | Administrative and Executive Consultant |
| Prime Healthcare | Public Safety Officer |
| PwC | 1st Year Associate |
| Raytheon | Industrial Security Intern |
| Shangai Securities Co. | Bond Underwriting Project Manager |
| Tripalink Corp. | Project Manager Assistant Intern |
State/Provincial/ Regional Government
| California Department of Finance | Budget Analyst |
| Long Beach City College | Education Development Retention Specialist |
| Metropolitan Water District of Southern California | Assistant Resource Specialist II |
| Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development | Chief Strategy Officer and BrandChief, Information Services |
| Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation | Natural Resources Specialist |
Graduate School
| Doctorate in Public Policy | George Washington University |