Career Outcomes | LBJ School of Public Affairs

Our LBJ School graduates begin their careers across sectors and across the world.

2022 Career Outcomes Report (PDF)

MPAff Placement Data by Sector

Employment by Sector for the MPAff Degree

Status	Count
National or central government in the same country as the program	5
State, provincial, or regional government in the same country as the program	10
City, county, or other local government in the same country as the program	6
Government not in the same country
Nonprofit domestic-oriented	15
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented	3
Private Sector - research/consulting	9
Private sector (not research/consulting)	8
Military	0
Unemployed (not seeking employment)	1
Unemployed (seeking employment)	2
Total	59

MPAff Placement Data by Salary

Sector	Salary
National or central government in the same country as the program	68,750.50
State, provincial, or regional government in the same country as the program	$65,201
City, county, or other local government in the same country as the program	$57,000.00
Government not in the same country	N/A
Nonprofit domestic-oriented	$66,155
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented	$75,000
Private Sector - research/consulting	$91,786
Private sector (not research/consulting)	$104,689
Military	N/A

MPAff Placement Data by Location

Location	Count
International	0
Other Parts of the US	8
Texas	26
Washington, DC	4
Grand Total	38

Where MPAff graduates landed jobs

EMPLOYER	POSITION
Accenture	Senior Consulting Analyst
AES Corporation	eMobility Manager
American Immigration Council	State & Local Policy Associate
American Institutes for Research (2)	Research Associate (2)
Austin Public Health	Emergency Planning Officer
Boston Consulting Group	Senior Consultant
Capital Metro	Deputy Chief of Staff
Children's Defense Fund	Health Policy Associate
Children's Defense Fund	Communications Associate
City and County of Denver Auditor's Office	Associate Auditor
City of Austin	Marketing Communications Consultant
City of Austin Information Security Office	Program Manager
City of Austin, Office of Police Oversight	Complaint Specialist
CohnReznick	Consultant 1
Deloitte Consulting (2)	Senior Consultant (2)
Department of Family Protective Services	Auditor
Ethiopian Community Development Council	Reception and Placement Program Coordinator/Lead Case Manager
FUSE Corps — City of Austin	Executive Public Policy Fellow
Governor's Office of Policy Innovation and the Future — State of Maine	Policy Analyst
Guidehouse Inc.	State & Local Government Consultant
Guidehouse Inc.	Managing Consultant, State & Local Government
Guidehouse Inc.	Senior Consultant
Harris County Justice Administration Department	Justice Policy Research Analyst
Hogg Foundation for Mental Health / Prosumers International	Policy Fellow
Holmes	Structural Designer
Human Restoration Project	Director of Development
Humanities Texas	Grants Program Officer
Jefferson County, Oregon	Health Equity and Education Coordinator
Kids in Need of Defense	Policy Analyst
LBJ School of Public Affairs	Social Science/Humanities Research Associate IV
Marathon Capital	Investment Banking Associate
Mathematica	Health Policy Analyst
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute	Project Coordinator
Meta	FX Content Designer
MITRE	Health Policy Analyst
National Young Farmers Coalition	Project Management and Impact Evaluation Coordinator
Oregon Office of Rural Health	Program Manager, Rural Population Health
Pratt & Whitney	Crisis Management and Data Analyst
Public Strategies Washington	Policy Fellow
SRI International, Center for Innovation Policy and Strategy	Policy Research Analyst
Strategic Economics	Associate
Texas Appleseed	Policy Associate
Texas Dept. of Transportation	Federal Liaison, Government Affairs Division
Texas Senate	Field Representative
Texas Workforce Commission	State Pre-K Partnership Associate Director
The Carter Center	Technical Advisor, Guinea Worm Eradication Program
The Council of State Governments Justice Center	Content Development Specialist
They Them Consulting	Chief Executive Officer
TIP Strategies	Associate Consultant
Travis County Planning & Budget Office	Budget Analyst
U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants	Program Officer, Trafficking Victim Assistance Program
U.S. Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration	Workforce Development Specialist
U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development	Management & Program Analyst, Strategic Planning and Performance Division
U.S. Government Accountability Office (2)	Analyst (2)
U.S. House of Representatives	Legislative Assistant
U.S. House of Representatives	Special Assistant
U.S. House of Representatives	Digital Director
UT Law	Senior Program Coordinator
Witt O'Brien's	Policy Analyst

MGPS Placement Data by Sector

Status	Count
National or central government in the same country as the program	5
State, provincial, or regional government in the same country as the program	3
City, county, or other local government in the same country as the program	1
Government not in the same country	N/A
Nonprofit domestic-oriented	1
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented	3
Private Sector - research/consulting	11
Private sector (not research/consulting)	7
Military	3
Unemployed (not seeking employment	1
Unemployed (seeking employment)	7
Grand Total	42

MGPS Placement Data by Salary

Sector	Salary
National or central government in the same country as the program	50,000.60
State, provincial, or regional government in the same country as the program	Unknown
City, county, or other local government in the same country as the program	Unknown
Government not in the same country	N/A
Nonprofit domestic-oriented	$50,002
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented	$55,001
Private Sector - research/consulting	64,723.17
Private sector (not research/consulting)	$93,334
Military	$105,001

MGPS Placement Data by Location

Location	Count
International	2
Other Parts of the US	4
Texas	11
Washington, DC	4
Grand Total	21

Where MGPS graduates landed jobs

EMPLOYER	POSITION
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)	Senior Policy Associate
American Institutes for Research	Research Associate
Central Coast Community Energy	Manager of Energy Contracts & Compliance
Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)	Advocacy Associate
Dept. of Labor, Employment and Training Administration	Workforce Development Specialist
Firefly Aerospace	International Trade Compliance Specialist
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development	Consultant
IDEA Public Schools	Data Analyst
Integrity	Business Officer
Maximus	Summer Intern
Meta	Dangerous Organizations Policy Manager
MITRE	Senior Business Strategist
NNSA (Northwest Pacific Laboratory)	Graduate Fellow
Norton Rose Fulbright	Associate Attorney
Orchard	Contract Operations Analyst
Q-Energy Deutschland GmbH	Project Manager, Development
Refugee Services of Texas	Afghan Placement and Assistance Manager
RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service	Project Manager for Data Initiatives
SECURUS Strategic Trade Solutions	Research Analyst
Sellers Dorsey	Associate Consultant
Stratfor — a RANE company	Eurasia Analyst
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP	Law Clerk
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts	Transparency Analyst
Texas Dept. of Public Safety	Analyst
Texas House of Representatives	Legislative Correspondent
The Alliance	Resettlement Programs Coordinator
The Soufan Center	Research Associate
TikTok	Advertising Policy Manager
U.S. Government Accountability Office	Analyst
U.S. Senate	Staff Assistant
U.S. State Department	Economic Officer
U.S. State Department	Foreign Service
VF Corporation	Sustainability & Responsibility Reporting Analyst
Witt O'Brien's	Policy and Legislative Analyst
Zeihan on Geopolitics	Research Analyst

Graduation Rates (Complete data in PDF)

MPAff 2017 Entry Grad Stats (MPAff allows part-time students)

Program	Entry Year	# Entry	Time to Grad-Median	# 19 months to Grad or less (Sp2019) or before	# 22 months to Grad (Su2019)	# 26 months to Grad (Fa2019)	#30 months to Grad (Sp2020)	# 34 months to Grad (Su2020)	# +36 months to Grad	# Exit Program-No Degree	# In Progress (as of Sp2022)	% Grad Rate
MPAff	2017	79	19 months or 4 semesters or 1.5 years or Sp 2019	44 (55%)	4 (5%)	5 (6%)	9 (11%)	2 (2%)	4 (5%)	7 (8%)	4 (5%)	91%
MPAff-DUAL	2017	24	30 months or 6 semesters or 2.5 years or Sp2020	8 (33%)	2 (8%)	10 (42%)	2 (8%)	0	0	0	2 (8%)	100%

MGPS2017 Entry

Program	Entry Year	# Entry	Time to Grad-Median	# 19 months to Grad or less (Sp2019) or before	# 22 months to Grad (Su2019)	# 26 months to Grad (Fa2019)	#30 months to Grad (Sp2020)	# 34 months to Grad (Su2020)	# +36 months to Grad	# Exit Program-No Degree	# In Progress (as of Sp2022)	% Grad Rate
MGPS	2017	42	19 months or 4 semesters or 1.5 years or Sp2019	24 (57%)	3 (7%)	4 (9%)	3 (7%)	0	1 (2%)	7 (16%)	0	83%
MGPS-DUAL	2017	13	30 months or 6 semesters or 2.5 years or Sp2020	2 (15%)	0	0	9 (69%)	1 (7%)	1 (7%)	0	0	100%

MPAff 2018 EntryGrad Stats (MPAff allows part-time students)

Program	Entry Year	# Entry	Time to Grad-Median	# 19 months to Grad or less (Sp2019) or before	# 22 months to Grad (Su2019)	# 26 months to Grad (Fa2019)	#30 months to Grad (Sp2020)	# 34 months to Grad (Su2020)	# +36 months to Grad	# Exit Program-No Degree	# In Progress (as of Sp2022)	% Grad Rate
MPAff	2018	59	Sp2020-19 months or less	44 (75%)	5 (8%)	3 (5%)	1 (2%)	1 (2%)	0	5 (8%)	5 (8%)	91%
MPAff-DUAL	2018	26	Sp2020-19 months or less	14 (54%)	0	0	9 (35%)	0	2 (8%)	0	1(3%)	100%