<p>Im looking at Columbia, Harvard, and other schools of the like for a degree in MPP or MPA. But Im trying to figure out if I should get an MPP or go to business school. </p>
<p>What is the job market for MPPs and what is the average salary out of college for those with MPP degrees? Is there aynone who gets 100 grand jobs after MPP like people get 100 grand jobs after business school?</p>
<p>I recommend you look at <a href=“http://www.publicservicecareers.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.publicservicecareers.org</a>.</p>
<p>lol lol lol lol lol lol lol lol @ 100K. </p>
<p>I think with your mindset, you are better off getting a MBA. I’m not being mean about this either. The degree trains you for public service work=not highly paid jobs. </p>
<p>The only jobs I have seen in the 80-100K range is usually directors or public finance officers. THese jobs tend to be coveted and are not easy to come by.</p>
<p>The median salary of 2009 Harvard MPP grads who reported their incomes and went into the private sector was $100k. Public sector is about $60k and nonprofit about $50k. Most of this information can be found on the career services websites of the schools you are looking at.</p>
<p>The average MPP graduate earns $35K-65K in their first entry-level position. It varies by sector with the private sector earning more than the nonprofit sector.</p>
<p>i definitely will work in the private sector, no NGOs or US gov jobs</p>
<p>ill be looking for jobs in NYC since i live there</p>
<p>Why get the MPP if you’re set on private sector?</p>
<p>^ Consulting work.</p>
<p>But why not just get an MBA with a focus on gov. laws/ regulation?</p>
<p>Also, it looks like the MPPs making 100K are working in law firms. Again, why not just get a law degree?</p>
<p>It seems assbackward to me. I dunno.</p>
<p>I don’t think you should do an MPP if your ultimate goal is to work in the private sector (unless you really want to work in public sector consulting), just like you shouldn’t go to law school if you don’t want to be a lawyer. An MPP gives you skills and the network for public service jobs, whereas an MBA in many ways is two years of networking for the private sector. Remember, the people you go to grad school with and in some cases your grad school’s alumni network, are the people who are going to help you get a job later and help you go further in your career.</p>
<p>The MPP is not a degree for someone who wants to make money. It’s more for someone who wants a prestigious job in the public sector… which doesn’t typically pay all that well. To say you wouldn’t make over $100 K is not entirely too accurate. I know a lot of people making this or more… they are just usually in their 30s or older and have established careers already. But it’s not guaranteed.</p>
<p>It depends entirely on what it is that you want! (cliche I know) But nothing is guaranteed, regardless of any field (except for education maybe). I know of a few lawyers out there making 35k a year and right down the street there’s a Director of Music for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra bringing in 150k, not to mention what the administrators are making. Private, not-for profit, government, there’s pros and cons to both. Not-for-profit/government you can get pension and it seems to have worked out well for a few people, my dad retired after being a school administrator for 20+ years and now he’s doing the same thing in the next state over and between the two he’s bringing in 156k…in education. You just have to be smart about it all.</p>