Advance Your Career. Enhance Your Community.
Careers in public policy include appointed public positions, consultancy roles and nonprofit leadership positions that deal with budgeting and finance, economic development, environmental protection, public education, public health, social services and other policy fields. Temple alumni who already work in these fields provide important networks through which our graduates gain entry into exciting and rewarding public policy jobs.
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Information Sessions and Upcoming Events
We regularly hold several information sessions for our graduate Public Policy programs and Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate program hosted via Zoom from September through May. You are also welcome to view other upcoming events hosted by the Public Policy program, including professional development and careers workshops, roundtable discussions, speaker and panel events, graduate mixers, and alumni networking events, some of which are open to the public.
Alumni and Student Spotlight
Temple’s MPP graduates have taken on many new employment opportunities since completing the program! Visit our Alumni and Student Spotlight page to see where our graduates have landed!
Owls in the City
We have a large representation of MPP graduates within City Council and in other city offices. Check out below where some of our students from the program are finding jobs within the City of Philadelphia!
Name | Position | Agency |
|---|---|---|
Office of the President, Philadelphia City Council | City of Philadelphia | |
Chief of Staff to the Managing Director | City of Philadelphia | |
Director of Policy & Data for Council Member Nina Ahmad | City of Philadelphia | |
Policy Analyst, Office of Policy Planning and Delivery | City of Philadelphia | |
Deputy Director of Policy – City Controller | City of Philadelphia | |
Policy and Legislative Aide | City of Philadelphia | |
Manager, Community Development Programs | City of Philadelphia | |
Policy and Legislative Advisor for Councilmember Nina Ahmad | City of Philadelphia | |
Assistant to the Director of Finance | City of Philadelphia | |
Data and Research Integration for Economic Mobility VISTA, Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity | City of Philadelphia | |
Policy and Fiscal Analyst, Mayor's Office of Legislative Affairs | City of Philadelphia | |
Chief Financial Officer, Office of the President, Philadelphia City Council | City of Philadelphia | |
Assistant Deputy Commissioner | Philadelphia Fire Department | |
Food Services Special Events Manager, Office of Homeless Services | City of Philadelphia | |
Legislative Director, City Councilmember Mike Driscoll | City of Philadelphia | |
Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President, Philadelphia City Council | City of Philadelphia | |
Director of Food Services, Office of Homeless Services | City of Philadelphia | |
Data and Infromation Analyst | City of Philadelphia | |
Program Manager Strategist for Place Based Initiatives, Office of Sustainability | City of Philadelphia | |
Rebuild Financial Manager | City of Philadelphia | |
Smart Mobility Coordinator | City of Philadelphia | |
Innovation Manager, Office of Innovation | City of Philadelphia |
Public Policy Internships
All Master of Public Policy (MPP) students are required to serve in an internship and complete PLCY 5085 Internship in Public Policy. Past MPP students have served their internships at a number of different organizations, agencies and legislative offices.