Public Administration PhD Placements

Our Ph.D. in public administration program graduates successfully obtain employment in academic and research organizations including: Harvard University, Indiana University, North Carolina University, Rutgers University, the University of North Carolina and the World Bank.

Maxwell Ph.D. alumni work around the world in careers in research and teaching. The below highlight some of our alumni placements by class year.

2019 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, Public Administration and Policy, University of Arizona

• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, University of Connecticut

• Assistant Professor, Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky

2018 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, Public Administration and Policy, University of Georgia 

2017 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, College of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida

• Policy Research and Strategy Division, Wells Fargo

2016 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University

• Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University, Newark

• Assistant Professor of Public Policy Leadership, The University of Mississippi

• Teaches Strategic Planning and Performance Management for Public and Nonprofit Organizations, Azim Premji University, India

• Researcher, Amazon.com

2015 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa

• National Poverty Fellow, Institute for Research on Poverty, The University of Wisconsin at Madison

• Assistant Professor, Department of Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology

2014 Graduates

• Postdoctoral Fellow, Tulane University, Department of Economics, Education Research Alliance for New Orleans

• Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong, Department of Politics and Public Administration

2013 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, Florida State University

• Assistant Director of Global Programs, Kelley School of Business MBA program, Indiana University

• Assistant Professor of Public Policy, University of Connecticut

2012 Graduates

• Assistant Professor, American University, Department of Public Administration and Policy

• Assistant Professor, Ewha Women's University

• Assistant Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York

• Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Michigan - Dearborn

2011 Graduates

• Assistant Professor of Political Science, James Madison University

• Assistant Professor of Urban Policy and Planing, Hunter College