SIPA Graduates

Employment Statistics

See where SIPA alumni have gone to work after graduation

Employment by Sector — 2025

Median Salary

$69K

Public Sector

$88K

Private Sector

$80K

Nonprofit Sector

Employment

87.8 %

Employed / Continuing 

Education

11.7 %

Seeking Employment

0.5 %

Not Seeking Employment

*Based on a knowledge rate of 82% for graduates of the class of 2025.  Employment information as reported by 2025 graduates six months after graduation.

Sample of Employers

SIPA Students
  • Master of International Affairs (MIA) Master of Public Administration (MPA) 
    1. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    2. Chatham House
    3. Goldman Sachs
    4. Government of India, Ministry of Finance
    5. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    6. Kroll
    7. UNICEF
    8. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
    9. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)
    10. U.S. Department of State
    1. Advocates for Climate Innovation
    2. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    3. Deloitte
    4. Ministry of Finance of Indonesia
    5. National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia
    6. New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
    7. New York Presbyterian Hospital
    8. Sanctuary for Families
    9. United Nations
    10. United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO)
    Executive MPA (EMPA) MPA in Economic Policy Management (MPA-EPM)
    1. BNP Paribas
    2. Deloitte
    3. Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    4. Northern Trust Asset Management
    5. NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
    6. NYC Health + Hospitals
    7. NYC Mayor's Office
    8. Roket Finance
    9. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    10. United Nations Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (ODET)
    1. Central Bank of Mongolia
    2. Central Bank of The Gambia
    3. Colombia Ministry of Finance and Public Credit
    4. EY
    5. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    6. Latin American Reserve Fund
    7. Ministry of Finance of Indonesia
    8. Saudi Aramco
    9. State Bank of Pakistan
    10. The Hertell Group
    MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (MPA-ESP) MPA in Development Practice (MPA-DP)
    1. Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
    2. Caring For Colombia Foundation
    3. Earth Law Center
    4. Food Policy Pathways
    5. McKinsey & Company
    6. National Environment Agency, Singapore
    7. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
    8. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
    9. The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
    10. United Nations Global Compact
    1. City of Toronto
    2. Doria Feminist Fund
    3. GiveWell
    4. Indonesia Impact Alliance
    5. Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    6. International Organization for Migration (IOM)
    7. Japan International Cooperation Agency
    8. Nuveen Green Capital
    9. United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
    10. The World Bank
  • Development and Governance (DG) Climate, Energy, and Environment (CEE)
    1. Asian Development Bank Institute
    2. Chatham House
    3. Global Climate Legal Defense
    4. Goldman Sachs
    5. Tik Tok
    6. Meta
    7. New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS)
    8. New York State Division of Human Rights
    9. United Nations Development Coordination Office (UNDCO)
    10. United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)
    1. Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
    2. Bain & Company
    3. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    4. Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)
    5. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    6. Citi
    7. Saudi Arabia Ministry of Energy
    8. The National Committee for the Clean Development Mechanism
    9. U.S. House of Representatives
    10. United Nations
    Human Rights, Gender, and Equality (HRGE) International Finance and International Economic Policy (IFEP)
    1. Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    2. Global Climate Legal Defense
    3. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)
    4. New York City Department of Emergency Management (NYCEM)
    5. NYC Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender Based Violence
    6. Oversight Board (Meta)
    7. PayPal
    8. UNICEF
    9. United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)
    10. Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
    1. Bank of America
    2. Central Bank of Indonesia
    3. China International Capital Corporation (CICC)
    4. Citi
    5. EY
    6. Goldman Sachs
    7. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
    8. Moody's Corporation
    9. State Bank of Pakistan
    10. U.S. Department of the Treasury
    International Security and Diplomacy (ISD) Urban and Social Policy (USP)
    1. Advancing Cyber
    2. Community Security Initiative
    3. Cyber Risk Institute
    4. Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
    5. International Peace Institute (IPI)
    6. Ministry of Defense Singapore
    7. Pallas Advisors
    8. U.S. Department of State
    9. Washington Policy Center
    10. The World Bank
    1. Afro-Brazilian Alliance
    2. Center for Public Research and Leadership (CPRL)
    3. Central Japan Railway Company
    4. Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
    5. National Low Income Housing Coalition
    6. New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC)
    7. New York State Department of Health
    8. Public Policy Lab
    9. Urban Pathways Inc.
    10. Working Families Party

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 35 initially enrolled students) (out of 53 initially enrolled students) (out of 191 initially enrolled students) (out of 313 initially enrolled students) (out of 52 initially enrolled students) (out of 57 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 100% 98% 74% 79% 83% 5%
% of students graduated within 3 years 100% 98% 89% 95% 100% 65%
% of students graduated within 4 years 100% 98% 91% 96% 100% 79%

*2019-20 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.