SIPA Graduates

Employment Statistics

See where SIPA alumni have gone to work after graduation

Employment by Sector — 2025

Median Salary

$73K

Public Sector

$102K

Private Sector

$82K

Nonprofit Sector

Employment

87.6 %

Employed / Continuing 

Education

11.9 %

Seeking Employment

0.5 %

Not Seeking Employment

*Based on a knowledge rate of 82.2% for graduates of the class of 2025.  Employment information as reported by 2025 graduates six months after graduation.

2025 Top Employers

SIPA Students
  • Master of International Affairs (MIA) Master of Public Administration (MPA) 
    1. The World Bank
    2. 10a Labs
    3. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    4. Citi
    5. McKinsey & Company
    6. Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Thailand
    7. United Nations
    8. World Economic Forum
    9. Global Affairs Canada
    10. Baker Tilly
    1. United Nations
    2. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    3. McKinsey & Company
    4. U.S. Department of State
    5. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    6. Bloomberg
    7. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    8. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
    9. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    10. Central Bank of Indonesia
    Executive MPA (EMPA) MPA in Economic Policy Management (MPA-EPM)
    1. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    2. Amazon
    3. Citi
    4. Fragomen
    5. NYC Mayor's Office of Management and Budget
    6. U.S. Department of State
    7. U.S. Department of Interior
    8. United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
    9. United Nations Office of Counterterrorism (UNOCT)
    10. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    1. Anthesis Group
    2. Central Bank of Indonesia
    3. Central Bank of Liberia
    4. Central Bank of Nigeria
    5. Guyana Ministry of Finance
    6. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    7. JP Morgan Chase
    8. Philippine Bureau of the Treasury
    9. United Kingdom Department of Health and Social Care
    10. USAID
    MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) MPA in Development Practice (MPA-DP)
    1. PEI Global Partners
    2. The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
    3. Agricultural Development Bank of China
    4. Booz Allen Hamilton
    5. California Air Resources Board
    6. Empire State Development
    7. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    8. International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
    9. National Renewable Energy Laboratory
    10. World Economic Forum
    1. The World Bank
    2. Biacomm
    3. BRAC USA
    4. Bucephalus
    5. Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
    6. Ernst & Young (EY)
    7. Government of Canada
    8. Hudson Valley Regional Council
    9. Santander Group
    10. United Nations Capital Development Fund
  • Economic and Political Development (EPD) Energy and Environment (EE)
    1. The World Bank
    2. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    3. United Nations
    4. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    5. Tik Tok
    6. Asian Development Bank Institute
    7. UNICEF
    8. U.S. - ASEAN Business Council
    9. Institute for Economics and Peace
    10. Global Atlantic Financial Group
    1. McKinsey & Company
    2. S&P Global
    3. Bezos Earth Fund
    4. BlackRock
    5. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    6. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
    7. LRQA
    8. Santander Group
    9. Baringa Partners
    10. The Volpe Center
    Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy (HRHP) International Finance and Economic Policy (IFEP)
    1. Climate Resilience for All (CRA)
    2. American Indian Foundation
    3. African American Redress Network
    4. City of New York
    5. Hagerty Consulting
    6. World Economic Forum
    7. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    8. RAND Corporation
    9. Deloitte
    10. U.S Department of the Interior
    1. United Nations
    2. Central Bank of Indonesia
    3. Moody's Ratings
    4. Bank of Thailand
    5. Citi
    6. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    7. Jefferies & Company
    8. McKinsey & Company
    9. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    10. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    International Security Policy (ISP) Urban and Social Policy (USP)
    1. U.S. Department of State
    2. U.S. Navy
    3. Abu Dhabi Investment Council
    4. Africa Center for Strategy & Policy
    5. Morgan Stanley
    6. National Security Institute (NSI)
    7. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    8. U.S. Department of Defense
    9. U.S. Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration
    10. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
    1. Bloomberg
    2. U.S. Department of State
    3. Albright Stonebridge Group
    4. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    5. Massachusetts Executive Office of Veteran Services
    6. NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development
    7. U.S. Department of Justice
    8. UNICEF
    9. Athena Health
    10. Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Examples of Employers

SIPA Students
    • 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 Department of State
    • United States Department of Treasury
    • United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    • United States Department of Energy
    • World Bank
    • 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
    • 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  MPA-EPM MPA-ESP MIA MPA MPA-DP EMPA
statistics
(cumulative)*		 (out of 37 initially enrolled students) (out of 57 initially enrolled students) (out of 147 initially enrolled students) (out of 265 initially enrolled students) (out of 48 initially enrolled students) (out of 70 initially enrolled students)
% of students graduated within 1 year N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
% of students graduated within 2 years 95% 100% 90% 93% 94% 40%
% of students graduated within 3 years 95% 100% 99% 97% 98% 86%
% of students graduated within 4 years 95% 100% 99% 98% 98% 90%

*2018-19 AY matriculating cohort. MIA and MPA figures exclude students enrolled in dual degree programs. 

*NASPAA requires that we have the graduation data above on our website for accreditation purposes, updated each year to reflect the next 5-year cohort.