A Master of Arts in Applied Policy Analysis opens the door to a wide range of impactful and versatile careers in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors. Graduates are equipped with analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills that are in high demand in today’s data-driven work environment. Students will be trained to apply rigorous data analysis techniques to questions to explore the efficacy of enacted policies, the potential implications of proposed programs, and the comparison of similar strategies in various dimensions. As private businesses, public entities, and nongovernmental organizations move to focusing on more data-centered approaches to advancing their causes, they will need people who are equipped with those skills to address micro- and macro-level concerns.

Here are some of the most common and promising career paths:

• Policy Analyst
• Management Analyst
• Quantitative Researcher
• Research Associate
• Economist
• Data Scientist
• Operations Research Analyst
• Market Research Analyst