School of Public Policy students are going places. Big places. Our graduates go on to work at government agencies, world-renowned nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies.
And while you’re pursuing your big dreams, we’re here to help you get there. SPP Career Services provides professional development resources to students and alumni, helping them discover rewarding internships and build successful careers.
2024 Graduates by Employment Sector
2024 Internship and Employment Report
- Abt Global
- Accenture Federal Services
- Aflac
- American Gastroenterological Association
- Applied Policy, LLC
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Brookings Institution
- Center for American Progress
- Charles County (MD) Government
- City of Baltimore (MD) Government
- City of Boston (MA) Government
- City of Pittsburgh (PA) Government
- Clark Construction
- Coalition for Smarter Growth
- Coho Consulting Group
- Compass Pro Bono
- Deloitte
- Democratic National Committee
- Eagle Hill Consulting
- Fairfax County (VA) Dept. of Family Services
- Freedom House
- Guidehouse
- ICF Consulting
- Insight Technology Solutions
- Institute for Defense Analyses
- Institute of Justice
- International Justice Mission
- IOM-UN Migration
- Jewish Women International
- Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
- Joint Global Change Research Institute
- Liff, Walsh and Simmons
- Lutheran Ministry at the University of Maryland
- Mary’s Center
- Maryland Democratic Coordinated Campaign
- Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development
- Maryland General Assembly
- Maryland Judiciary
- Maryland State Department of Transportation State Highway Administration
- McKinsey & Company
- Montgomery County (MD) Circuit Court
- NAACP
- National Democratic Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Institute of the Building Sciences
- National League of Cities
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- National Sports Media Association
- New America
- Oceanic Network
- Palantir Technologies
- Petey Greene Program
- Pew Charitable Trust
- Population Research Center Univ. of Texas at Austin
- Prince George’s County (MD) Government
- Redbull Energy
- San Diego (CA) Youth Services
- Save the Children
- Spruce Street Compliance
- Stanford Center for Intl. Security and Cooperation
- State of Maryland
- Teach for America
- Teachers Insurance and Annuity Assoc. of America
- Town of Riverdale Park (MD)
- Turn ON Growth
- U.S. Air Force
- U.S. Census Bureau
- U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Department of Defense
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Department of Treasury
- U.S. Department of the Navy, Nimitz Research Center
- U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Association
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- U.S. Marshals Service
- U.S. National Reconnaissance Office
- U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Secret Service
- United Nations
- University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability
- Veeva Systems
- Wallace Center Winrock
- Walsh Law PLLC
- Weiss & Thompson PC
- World Bank Group
- World Learning
- AARP
- American Security Project
- Bipartisan Policy Center
- Calvert Impact Capital
- Carnegie Council for Ethics in Intl. Relations
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Century Foundation
- Congressional Hunger Center
- Council Fire
- D.C. Public Schools
- Deloitte
- Earth Law Center
- Equity Forward
- Federal Reserve Board
- John King and Will Smith for Maryland
- Loudoun County (VA)
- LXR Group
- Maryland General Assembly
- McLarty Associates
- Montgomery County (MD) Council
- Mothership Strategies
- National Academy of Public Administration
- National Low Income Housing Coalition
- Office of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8)
- Office of Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8)
- Office of Delegate Ariana Kelly (MD-16)
- Office of Hans Riemer for County Executive (Montgomery County, MD)
- Partnership for Public Service
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Prince George’s County (MD) Government
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network Strong Future Maryland
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of State
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- United Way Worldwide
- University of Maryland Civic Innovation Center
- University of Maryland Do Good Institute
- University of Maryland Nyumburu Cultural Center
- Urban Institute
- World Bank Group
- World Resources Institute
Our Staff
Bryan Kempton, director for Career Services and Alumni Relations, oversees all employment and internship services for School of Public Policy (SPP) students and alumni, including career counseling, career preparation programs and the development of employment opportunities in the public
Hardeep is the career services and alumni relations coordinator for the School of Public Policy and truly enjoys working with students to help them set and reach their goals.
Bryan Kempton, director for Career Services and Alumni Relations, oversees all employment and internship services for School of Public Policy (SPP) students and alumni, including career counseling, career preparation programs and the development of employment opportunities in the public
Hardeep is the career services and alumni relations coordinator for the School of Public Policy and truly enjoys working with students to help them set and reach their goals.
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