| MORE ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY (MPP)
Public policy is a professional discipline that seeks to solve public problems through policy analysis and design, program and project management, and community and public advocacy. The field brings together political science, economics, statistics, management, and other social science disciplines to shape the development of policies and programs at the local, national, and international levels.
What can you do with an MPP degree?
Most people choose this field because they are committed to public service and working on community or public issues or problems. As analysts, managers, and leaders, MPP graduates work with quantitative and qualitative information and data to develop, assess, and evaluate alternative approaches to current and emerging issues. Their careers are in a variety of public service fields and in all levels of government, in nonprofit organizations and NGOs, and in the private sector.
What do our graduates do?
Career possibilities are almost limitless with the MPP. Humphrey Institute alumni currently work locally, nationally, and internationally in such jobs as:
- Legislative auditor, State of Minnesota
- Deputy project manager, LISA Project, NASA, Maryland
- Deputy secretary, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
- State representative, Minnesota House of Representatives
- Policy analyst for budget, NE-Midwest Institute, Michigan
- Vice president for planning, research, and communications, St. John's University, Minnesota
- Vice president Midwest region, Trust for Public Land, Minnesota
- President of government relations, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
- Executive director, Planned Parenthood of Minnesota and South Dakota
- President, Global Volunteers, Minnesota
- President, Dutko Group (lobbying firm), Washington, D.C.
- Executive vice president, National MS Association, Chicago
- Manager of trade and investment policy, American Chamber of Commerce, Frankfurt, Germany
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