The MPA Degree is an important investment in your future career.

The MPA degree is an important step for building your career regardless of whether you have just graduated from college or are in the midst of your career.  Deciding to enter the MPA program is a strategic decision which will enhance your opportunities for furthering your own career as well as bring added value to your future employer.  The MPA degree will help you to synthesize your undergraduate educational experience, volunteer work, and professional experiences to more effectively pursue careers in local, state, or federal government as well as in non-profits and the international private sector.

Learn more about the diverse and exciting ways that MPA Alumni have used their degrees in a wide variety of leadership positions in the non-profit and for-profit sectors, different branches of local, state, regional, and federal government, and the international arena at:

http://www.naspaa.org/students/students.asp

For more information about careers in public service, job placement assistance and employment opportunities for MPA graduates contact the MPA field representative (618) 453-3190 or ksurp@siu.edu