The Graduate Program in Public Policy is designed to fill the need for highly trained individuals to work on complex public policy problems. Students develop and refine their competence in analytic and quantitative skills, forming a thorough understanding of the political institutions and processes through which public policies are formulated and implemented.

Degree Programs

M.P.P.

Two-year Master of Public Policy Program

M.P.A.P.

One-year Master of Public Affairs Program

B.A. or B.S. / M.P.P.
Combined Bachelor's and M.P.P Program with Rutgers' Undergraduate Colleges

M.P.A.P. / J.D.
Combined M.P.A.P and law degree with the Rutgers Schools of Law at Camden and Newark

M.P.P. / M.B.A.
Master of Public Affairs and Politics (M.P.A.P.) / Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Joint Program with Rutgers' Graduate School of Management

M.P.P. / M.C.R.P.
Master of Public Policy (M.P.P.) / Master of City and Regional Planning (M.C.R.P.) Joint program with the Bloustein School's Urban Planning department.

Internships and Research
List of Public Policy Internships

Alumni

Since 1957, over 500 graduates have been placed in important and varied professional positions in the field of public policy. Currently, program graduates work on the staffs of several governors, the President of the United States, members of the United States House and Senate, state legislatures, and in federal and state executive agencies. For many years, the program's graduates have won appointments to the Presidential Management Internship program -- a prestigious nationwide competition to find talented professionals for the federal government.

Public policy graduates also work in political campaigns or for lobbying organizations or trade associations. Several former public policy students have been elected to public office. Others work in the private sector, including business, banking, the law, and various nonprofit organizations.

List of Alumni Positions | Alumni Highlights