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In 2024, 649 graduates left Harvard Kennedy School to step into professional roles across the globe, driven by a shared passion for creating a better world.

These graduates embarked on their journeys in a world marked by complexity and rapid change, influenced by a mix of persistent global challenges, emerging technologies, and shifting political dynamics.

Their work spans 46 countries and territories, as well as 27 U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Many of them assumed roles addressing critical issues such as economics, climate change, technology, defense, and health.

Their story is one of lasting impact, as they continue to shape the lives of others for the better. We are honored to share it with you.

Read about each degree program

• Master in Public Policy
• Master in Public Administration/International Development
• Master in Public Administration
• Mid-Career Master in Public Administration
• Combined Degrees

Graduates by Degree Program

Graduates’ Post-����vlog���� Employment by Sector

Settled Graduates Reporting Employment

Knowledge rate: The ����vlog���� Office of Career Advancement (OCA) collected data from November 2023-November 2024 using a variety of techniques, including an exit survey and follow-up survey, individual email inquiries, and publicly available sources.

Settled refers to those who are employed, pursuing further education, running for office, or not seeking employment. Of the 86% graduates settled by the end of November 2024, 82% were employed (51% with a new employer; 24% returning to their pre-����vlog���� employer; 4% launching new ventures; and 3% self-employed); 2% were continuing their education; 0.3% were running for office; and 1% were not seeking employment. Numbers have been rounded up/down when necessary to help simplify reporting.

Employed refers to those who started a job with a new employer, are returning to a previous employer, self-employed, or launching a new venture. 

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The two-year Master in Public Policy (MPP) Program prepares students to understand complex global and local policy problems and construct concrete solutions.

Through courses, exercises, and fieldwork, MPPs master a conceptual tool kit that draws on the social sciences but is adapted for action. They arrive at ����vlog���� committed to improving the world and equip themselves by developing broad-spectrum analytic competency. This translates into intellectual honesty, a hunger for evidence, and the capacity to extract answerable questions from the messy clutter of real-world public problems.

Highlights for the MPP Class of 2024

• Of those reporting prior years of professional experience, 78% had three or more years of professional experience as they entered ����vlog����
• Of those employed, 81% took on a new job with a new employer, while 9% returned to their previous employer in a new role, 4% returned to their previous employer in the same role, 4% launched new ventures, and 2% were independently/self-employed
• Nearly all MPPs took up summer internships

MPP Class of 2024 Post-����vlog���� Employment by Sector

Unspecified employment sector is 3 percent. Numbers have been rounded up/down when necessary to help simplify reporting.

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The two-year Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) Program trains the next generation of leaders in international development.

This economics-centered multidisciplinary program provides meticulous training in analytic and quantitative methods with an emphasis on policy and practice. MPA/IDs demonstrate talent in economics and quantitative analysis as well as leadership potential in international development. Most have at least three years of development-related work experience before coming to ����vlog����, typically in developing or transitional economy countries.

 Highlights for the MPA/ID Class of 2024

• Of the class, 82% came to ����vlog���� from countries outside the United States
• Of those reporting prior years of professional experience, over 50% had 3-5 years of professional experience before entering ����vlog����
• Of those employed, 26% returned to their home countries

 MPA/ID Class of 2024 Post-����vlog���� Employment by Sector

Unspecified employment sector is 3 percent. Numbers have been rounded up/down when necessary to help simplify reporting.

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The two-year Master in Public Administration (MPA) Program equips professionals for positions of significant responsibility in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors.

Before coming to ����vlog����, students demonstrate academic distinction, professional accomplishment and promise, graduate-level training, and at least three years of work experience. MPAs have significant latitude in designing their academic experience and take courses in a range of disciplines. Many pursue concurrent degrees in business, law, medicine, design, or another field with our partner institutions, including other schools at Harvard.

Highlights for the MPA Class of 2024

• Of those reporting prior years of professional experience, 100% had three or more years of professional experience as they entered ����vlog����
• Of those employed, 65% took on a new job with a new employer, 19% returned to their previous employer (half in new role, half in same role), 11% launched new ventures, and 5% were independently/self-employed
• Of those employed, 30% accepted positions in government, intergovernmental, or nonprofit organizations while 62% joined private sector organizations

 MCMPA Class of 2024 Post-����vlog���� Employment by Sector

Unspecified employment sector is 8 percent. Numbers have been rounded up/down when necessary to help simplify reporting.

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The one-year Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) Program trains highly accomplished mid-career professionals to learn how to tackle the world’s most complex public challenges.

MC/MPA students refine their skills, redefine their career trajectories, and pursue specialized interests through a flexible curriculum that allows them to combine studies at ����vlog���� with coursework from other Harvard graduate schools and institutions across the Boston area. They come from diverse backgrounds in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors, with many going on to become heads of state, cabinet ministers, military leaders, diplomats, journalists, CEOs, and directors of nongovernmental organizations.

Highlights for the MC/MPA Class of 2024

• Of those employed, 54% returned to their previous organizations (30.6% in new roles, 23.6% in same roles)
• Of those employed, 68% accepted positions in the public sector or with nonprofit organizations/NGOs
• Many took up leadership roles in emerging areas such as climate change, defense, law, and technology   

 MC/MPA Class of 2024 Post-����vlog���� Employment by Sector

Unspecified employment sector is 2 percent. Numbers have been rounded up/down when necessary to help simplify reporting.

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The two-year MPP, MPA/ID, and MPA programs allow a combined (joint or concurrent) degree track for students to earn a second graduate degree—an MBA, MD, or JD, for example—from a professional school either at Harvard or at a partner academic institution.

Twenty-seven percent of the Class of 2024 two-year graduates earned a combined degree.

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