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:
- Town Clerk, Town of Oak Ridge, NC
- Housing Data Specialist, Greensboro Housing Authority
- Finance Director, Town of Beaufort, NC
- Budget Analyst, City of Alexandra, VA
- Staff Assistant, Robertson Scholars Program, Duke University/UNC-CH
- Deputy Director of Elections, Halifax County, NC
- Community Development Coordinator, City of Lexington, NC
- Operational Supervisor, Smart Choice Program, Greensboro Housing Authority
- 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
Below is a sample of current positions of alumni who graduated with a UNCG MPA within the past five years.
Local Government
- Assistant Chief of Police, Winston-Salem Police Department
- City Manager, City of Trinity
- Deputy Clerk, Guilford County Board of Commissioners
- Assistant City Manager, Winston-Salem, NC
- City Planner, City of Asheboro, NC
- Planning Director, Alamance County, NC
- Police Officer, Randleman Police Department
- Planning Department, City of Greensboro, NC
- Assistant to the City Manager/Business Manager, City of Charlotte
- Deputy Director for Business Affairs, Mecklenburg County Dept. of Social Services
- GIS Planner, City of Noblesville, IN
- Budget Analyst, Gaston County
- Budget Analyst, Wake County Budget & Management Services Department
- Director of Planning & Development, Yadkin County
- Assistant City Clerk, City of Greensboro
- Deputy City Clerk, City of Charlotte
State Government
- Probation and Parole Officer, NC Department of Corrections
- State Trooper, NC Highway Patrol
Federal Government
- Veteran Service Representative, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
Nonprofit Organizations
- Director of Quality Improvement, The Children's Home, Inc.
- Lead Trainer, Welfare Reform Liaison Project, Inc.
- Executive Director, Adult Center for Enrichment, Greensboro
- Director of Public Support, Greensboro Chapter American Red Cross
- Executive Director, YMCAs of Greater Greensboro - Reidsville Family YMCA
- Psycho Social Rehabilitation Specialist, Sanctuary House
- Director of Local Ministries, Westover Church
- 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
- 4-H Extension Agent, NC State University
- Assistant Director of Development & Alumni Relations, Wake Forest University School of Law
- Managing Director - Clinical Nutrition Research Unit, UNC-Chapel Hill
- Assistant Dean of Housing, Louisville College
Private Business/Consulting
- Owner/Editor, Piedmont Magazine
- Media Relations, Patterson Partners Public Relations
- Payroll & Benefits Manager, Tharrington Smith LLP
*These placements are for preservice students who had little or no prior relevant work experience.