SIPA Graduation 2022

Employment Statistics

See where SIPA alumni have gone to work after graduation

Employment by Sector-2023

Median Salary

$73K

Public Sector

$103K

Private Sector

$73K

Nonprofit Sector

Employment

91.2%

Employed / Pursuing
Further Study

7.9%

Seeking Employment

0.9%

Not Seeking Employment

*Based on a knowledge rate of 82% for graduates of the class of 2023.  Employment information as reported by 2023 graduates six months after graduation.

Examples of Employers

Public Sector
  • Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York
  • Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil
  • New York City Department of Transportation
  • New York City Office of the Mayor
  • New York State Department of Financial Services
  • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
  • United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • United States Department of State
  • United States Department of Treasury
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • World Bank
Private Sector
  • AECOM
  • Amazon
  • BlackRock
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • CIBC
  • DAI
  • Deloitte
  • Eurasia Group
  • EY (formerly Ernst & Young)
  • Gallup
  • Guidehouse
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Moody's Investors Service
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Santander Bank
  • Thatgamecompany
Nonprofit Sector  
  • Ashoka
  • Atlantic Council
  • Building Energy Exchange
  • CARE
  • Citizens for Responsible Energy
  • Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA)
  • Community Preservation Corporation
  • Environmental Defense Fund
  • German Marshall Fund of the United States
  • International Rescue Committee
  • National Endowment for Democracy
  • Operation Smile
  • Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
  • Results for America
  • Sequoia Climate Foundation
  • The Rockefeller Foundation
  • The Stimson Center
  • World Resources Institute

Graduation Rates

Graduation rate statistics
(cumulative)*		 MPA-EPM
(out of 32 initially enrolled students)		 MPA-ESP
(out of 57 initially enrolled students)		 MIA
(out of 230 initially enrolled students)		 MPA
(out of 263 initially enrolled students)		 MPA-DP
(out of 59 initially enrolled students)		 EMPA
(out of 70 initially enrolled students)
% of students graduated within 1 year 100% 98% N/A N/A N/A N/A
% of students graduated within 2 years 100% 100% 89% 92% 93% 44%
% of students graduated within 3 years 100% 100% 96% 98% 97% 83%
% of students graduated within 4 years 100% 100% 97% 99% 98% 91%

*2017-18 AY matriculating cohort. MIA and MPA figures exclude students enrolled in dual degree programs.