MPA/ID Student

Life After HKS

MPA/ID Training

By creating the MPA/ID Program, the Harvard Kennedy School has established a new career path towards leadership positions in international development. Other programs emphasize either high-level technical training (as in master's and PhD programs in economics), or professional training (as in master's programs in international affairs or public administration). The MPA/ID combines the two approaches. It positions its graduates toward all-around excellence in a field that requires skills of both types.

Since its inception in 1999, the visibility of the MPA/ID Program has grown rapidly. It enjoys a reputation for outstanding faculty; a challenging, integrated curriculum; bright and committed students; exciting internships; and successful alumni.

MPA/ID Careers

The majority of the graduates are engaged in public service work in governments, intergovernmental organizations, or non-profit organizations; the World Bank and the UN are the two largest employers. Other alumni are employed in the private sector in consulting, finance, and social entrepreneurial ventures. A few graduates enroll in doctoral programs.

 

Public Service 63%
International Organizations 25%
Public Sector 20%
Non-profits 12%
Educational Institutions 5%
Social Enterprise 1%
Private Sector 37%
Consulting 11%
Media 1%
Other Private 25%

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Alumni Spotlight

Introducing a radical new way to give: directly.

"Our vision for GiveDirectly is industry changing," said Rohit Wanchoo, MPA/ID 2008. "We want to make cash transfers the benchmark against which all poverty-alleviation interventions are measured." Inspired Alum Seeks to Change the Industry of Giving