Master of International Affairs
Master of International Affairs
Deadlines: Spring Term 2025
Final Application:
October 15
Deadlines: Fall Term 2025
Early Action:
November 1
Fellowship Consideration:
December 20
Final Application:
February 5
Program Length
21 Months
Degree Awarded
MIA
STEM-DESIGNATED
Selected pathways
Shape Global Affairs: An MIA Focused on International Cooperation and Strategic Solutions
The restructured Master of International Affairs (MIA) at Columbia SIPA builds on a legacy of excellence while addressing the complexities of today’s global challenges. The program offers a choice between two distinctive tracks, each designed to cultivate expertise in key areas such as leadership, international law, and cross-cultural communication. With immersive global learning experiences, advanced language study, and opportunities for international internships, MIA students are uniquely prepared to navigate the intricacies of global policy. Graduates emerge as dynamic leaders, ready to excel in diplomacy, humanitarian action, international business, and beyond.
Who It's For
Designed for students looking to facilitate and lead international cooperation, the MIA will provide an enhanced global education equipping students to understand international political and legal institutions, and develop the skills of conflict resolution, diplomacy, and inter-cultural competency necessary to achieve change on the worldwide stage.
Career Paths
MIA graduates work around the world in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Recent employers include the United Nations, US Departments of State and Defense, foreign ministries abroad, Deutsche Bank, McKinsey & Company, the International Rescue Committee, and many others.
Curriculum
Our globally-immersive MIA degree program prepares graduates to navigate a complex, sometimes-uncertain future, effectively shaping policy and systemic change. Reorganized and reframed concentrations represent the key contemporary policy disciplines and the option to pursue a minor offers the opportunity to further customize one’s academic path. By restructuring the core curriculum around a modular format, students can design their program based on their prior academic preparation and professional goals. MIA students will be able to choose between two core tracks differentiated by their degree of emphasis on economics and quantitative analysis.
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MIA/MPA Concentrations
MIA and MPA students will concentrate their studies in one particular policy domain that corresponds with their professional goals.
Dual Degree Options
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- MIA and Master of Science in Journalism (MS)
- MIA and Master of Science in Urban Planning (MS)
- MIA and Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- MIA and Juris Doctor (JD)
- MIA and Master of Public Health (MPH)
- MIA and Master in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (MA)
- MIA and Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW)
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- Berlin: the Hertie School - Master of Public Policy or Master of International Affairs
- London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Master of Public Administration
- Paris: School of International Affairs at Sciences Po - Master of International Affairs and School of Public Affairs at Sciences Po - Master of Public Administration
- São Paulo: Fundação Getulio Vargas Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (FGV-EAESP)
- Singapore: the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore - Master of Public Policy
- Tokyo: University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) - Master of Public Policy
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A Capstone Workshop is a live consulting project with an external client outside of SIPA. Each workshop partners a team of about 6 graduate students with a faculty advisor.
Employment Statistics
Employed/Further Study
Seeking Employment
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Employment information as reported by the graduates six months after graduation. In 2023, 194 students graduated from the MIA program, 162 reported.
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Contact Us
Office of Admissions and Financial Aid
514 West 113th Street
New York, NY 10025
+1 212-854-6216
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