The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Master of Public Policy (MPP)

MPP Career Outcomes Data

First Destination Outcomes

99.4 percent of 2021-2022 graduates with a full-time employment, part-time employment, fellowship or internship, or continuing education outcome secured said outcome within 6 months of graduation

99.4% of 2021-22 Heller graduates with a full-time employment, part-time employment, fellowship or internship, or continuing education outcome secured said outcome within 6 months of graduation.

Industry

Of 2021-22 MPP graduates, 16.2% are working in academia, 8.1% in for-profit companies, 27% in government (U.S. local/state/federal), and 48.7% in nonprofit organizations.

Of 2021-2022 MPP graduates, 16.2 percent are working in academia, 8.1 per cent in for-profit companies, 27 percent in government, and 48.7 percent in nonprofit organizations.

Job Function

Of 2021-22 MPP graduates, 33.3% are working in project or program management, 25% in analysis, 13.9% in research, 5.6% in advocacy, 8.3% in consulting, and 13.9% in other roles (e.g., communications/marketing, grants/fundraising, general management).

Of 2021-2022 MPP graduates, 33.3 percent are working in project or program management, 25 percent in analysis, 13.9 percent in research, 5.6 percent in advocacy, 8.3 percent in consulting, and 13.9 percent in other roles

Geography

Of 2021-22 MPP graduates who provided outcomes information, most were at employers based in New England and all employers were based in the United States. Specifically, 58.3% were based in New England, 17% in the Mid-Atlantic, 22.2% in the West, and 2.8% in the Midwest and Mountain West.

Note that first destination outcomes data cover the time period that international graduates are on Optional Practical Training (OPT), and thus more likely to be working in the U.S.

Of 2021-22 MPP graduates who responded, all were at employers based in the United States. 58.3 percent were based in New England, 17 percent in the Mid-Atlantic, 22.2 percent in the West, and 2.8 percent in the Midwest and Mountain West.