Oregon State University MPP students have been highly successful in obtaining meaningful careers in government and the nonprofit sectors as policy analysts, data analysts, economic analysts, program managers, outreach specialists (see MPP Quick Facts). Recent examples include:
- Administrator, Oregon State Board of Education
- Assistant Director of Federal Relations, University of Colorado
- Client Investment Research, FINCA International
- Collaborative Convener, National Parks Service Stewardship Institute
- Community Coordinator, National Parks Conservation Association
- Community Development Coordinator, Rural Development Initiatives
- Community Servant, Resource Assistance for Rural Environments
- Coordinator for the Rural Communities Explorer, OSU Extension Educator
- Cultural Navigator and Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Resources
- Data Analyst, Los Alamos National Lab
- Data Analyst, Oregon Judicial Department
- Data Analyst, Oregon Progress Board, State of Oregon
- Data Analyst, Oregon State Hospital
- Economic Analyst, Oregon Employment Department
- Economic Analyst, U.S. Census Bureau
- Economic Analyst, Legislative Fiscal Department, Oregon State Legislature
- Economic Analyst, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
- Educational Program Assistant, Linn County Extension Service, Oregon
- Editor, Management Systems International, Washington, DC
- Environmental Consultant, Wirthy Environmental, LLC
- Environmental Data Specialist, Washington Department of Ecology
- Forest Climate Policy Coordinator, Oregon Wild
- Forester, USDA Forest Service
- Foundation Officer, Concordia University
- Health Policy Fellow, eHealth Initiative, Washington, D.C.
- Institutional Researcher, Columbia River Gorge Community College
- Internal Auditor, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Lead Researcher, Strategic Partnerships and Project Development for the Educational Policy Improvement Center
- Legislative Aid, Oregon State Senate
- Legislative Analyst, Legislative Policy and Research Office
- Legislative Director for Democrats, Oregon House of Representatives
- Managing Director, External Affairs, Teach for America-Colorado
- Performance Auditor, Oregon Secretary of State
- Planner, Cardno ENTRIX
- Policy Advisor, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe-"Helsinki Commission"
- Policy Advisor, Oregon University System
- Policy Analyst, Bipartisan Policy Institute
- Policy Analyst, Association of Oregon Counties
- Policy Analyst, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry
- Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy
- Policy Analyst, Quantivate
- Policy Analyst, Sustainable Northwest
- Policy Analyst, Donahue Institute, University of Massachusetts
- Policy Analyst, University of Idaho Extension Service
- Policy Research and Evaluation, National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center
- Postgraduate Fellowship, Water for People (Integrated Water Management for Africa)
- Program Coordinator, Oregon Housing and Community Services
- Program Manager, Project Vote Smart
- Program Manager, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Nepal
- Program Officer, Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State
- Project Coordinator, Mercy Corps
- Public Outreach Specialist, Rural Development Initiatives
- Regulatory Compliance Officer, Oregon Department of Finance and Corporate Securities
- Research Analyst, BW Research Partnership
- Research Analyst, Institute for Natural Resources
- Research Analyst, Multnomah County, Oregon
- Research Analyst, Office for Oregon Health Policy
- Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services
- Research Analyst, United States Department of Agriculture
- Research Analyst, Washington State School Directors' Association
- Research Associate, Westwater Research
- Research Fellow, Southasia Institute of Advanced Studies, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Rural Researcher, Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE)
- Section Chief, Planning and Cooperation, Korean National Assembly
- Senate Campaign Field Organizers (Oregon and Nevada)
- Senior Internal Auditor, Oregon Department of Transportation
- Senior Institutional Research Analyst, Oregon State University
- State Program Auditor, Oregon Secretary of State
- Support Analyst, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
- Survey Statistician, U.S. Census Bureau
- Research Analyst, Student Affairs, Oregon State University
- Urban Renewal Coordinator, City of Albany, Oregon
- Workforce Investment Program Specialist, The Oregon Consortium and Workforce Alliance
- Workforce Management Analyst, Oregon Employment Department
MPP students have gone on to other graduate programs such as:
- Columbia University School of Law
- University of Vermont Law School
- PhD Program in Transportation Technology and Policy, University of California Davis
- PhD Program in Criminology, Law and Society, University of California Irvine
- PhD Program in Disaster Management, University of Deleware
- PhD Program in Environmental Policy, University of Southern Illinois
- PhD Program in Environmental Science, Cornell University
- PhD Program in Political Science, University of California, Davis
- PhD Program in Political Science, University of Oklahoma
- PhD Program in Political Science, Florida International University
- PhD Program in Political Science, University of Idaho
- PhD Program in Policy, University of Texas, Austin
- PhD Program in Political Science, University of Oregon
- PhD Program in Policy, The Ohio State University
- PhD Program in Public Affairs, University of Colorado
- PhD Program in Public Affairs, Indiana University
- PhD Program in Public Health, University of Glasgow
- PhD Program in Public Policy, James Madison University
- PhD Program in Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University
- PhD Program in History of Science, University of California San Diego
- PhD Program in Sociology, Cornell University
- PhD Program in Sociology, University of Oregon
- PhD Program in Sociology, University of Washington
- PhD Program in Environmental Science, Oregon State University