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Career Placement
USC MPA alumni work across the country in all levels of government, non-profit organizations and the private sector. With an excellent graduation rate, MPA alumni have gone on to work in offices such as:
- SC Senate Judiciary Committee
- SC Senate Family and Veteran’s Committee
- SC Department of Administration
- SC Department of Corrections
- SC Department of Education
- US Army Solider Support Institute
- First Citizen Bank
- USC Press
Graduation Rates For MPA Program AY 17-18 cohort
Initial enrollment: 18
- 2 years graduation rates: 44%
- 3 years Graduation rates: 61%
- 4 years graduation rates: 78%
Job Placement AY 21-22
US Federal Government |
1 |
State Government |
5 |
City, County, or other Local Government |
5 |
Nonprofit domestic-oriented |
1 |
Nonprofit/NGOs internationally-oriented |
1 |
Private Sector but not research/consulting |
2 |
Military Service |
1 |