Master of Public Affairs
Where Can You Go With UNCG's MPA?
The MPA Program provides assistance for students in their job search. Advising for MPA students is related to career objectives, and the campus Career Services Center offers resume writing and interviewing assistance. For preservice students, the internship is designed to provide experience relevant to the type of employment desired after graduation. The program circulates the resumes of graduates seeking employment and advises them as they contact potential employers.
Examples of recent preservice placements are:
- Marketing & Development Director, Eastern Music Festival
- Town Clerk, Town of Oak Ridge, NC
- Housing Data Specialist, Greensboro Housing Authority
- Budget Analyst, City of Alexandria, VA
- Staff Assistant, Robertson Scholars Program, Duke University/UNC-CH
- Finance Officer, Town of Gibsonville
- Community Development Coordinator, City of Lexington, NC
- Coordinator, Youth Employment Program, City of Greensboro, NC
- Stormwater Outreach and Education Coordinator, Piedmont Triad Council of Governments
- Community Resource Coordinator, NC Rural Communities Assistance Project, Inc., Pittsboro, NC
- Conservation Associate, Montgomery Countryside Alliance, Frederick, MD
- Business Development & Leadership Giving Specialist, United Way of Greater Greensboro
Below is a sample of current positions of alumni who graduated with a UNCG MPA within the past five years.
Local Government
- Budget Analyst, City of Winston Salem*
- City Manager, City of Trinity
- Assistant City Manager, Winston-Salem, NC
- City Planner, City of Asheboro, NC
- Deputy Sheriff, Guilford County
- Planning Department, City of Greensboro, NC
- Assistant to the City Manager/Business Manager, City of Charlotte*
- Budget & Management Analyst, Guilford County Budget*
- Budget Analyst, Gaston County*
- Director of Planning & Development, Yadkin County*
- Assistant City Clerk, City of Greensboro*
- Director of Elections, Randolph County
State Government
- Assistant Special Agent in Charge, NC State Bureau of Investigation
- State Trooper, NC Highway Patrol
- Community Development Planner, NC Division of Community Assistance
Federal Government
- Veteran Service Representative, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
- Revenue Officer, Internal Revenue Service*
- Technical Advisor, Internal Revenue Service
- Program Analyst, Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services*
Nonprofit Organizations
- Campaign Division Director, United Way of Greater Greensboro
- Director of Quality Improvement, The Children's Home, Inc.
- Lead Trainer, Welfare Reform Liaison Project, Inc.
- Major Gifts Officer, Global Logistics Center, Greensboro
- Program Director, Hispanic Services, Catholic Social Services
- Director of Local Ministries, Westover Church, Greensboro
- Quality Improvement Coordinator, The Guilford Center Behavioral Health & Disability Services
- Staff Education & Development Coordinator, Hospice & Palliative Care Center, Winston Salem, NC
- Environmental Advocate, Delaware Nature Society*
- Philanthropy Program Assistant, Carolina Healthy Net - Medication Therapy Management*
Colleges and Universities
- Human Resources Manager, UNC-CH Housing & Residential Education
- Managing Director - Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, UNC-Chapel Hill*
- Assistant Dean of Housing, Louisville College
Private Business/Consulting
- Consultant, NPH Consultant
- Media Relations, Patterson Partners Public Relations
- Director of Campaign Resources, Capital Development Services*
*These placements are for preservice students who had little or no prior relevant work experience.