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Continued growth in public sector employment at federal, state, and local levels is predicted over the next five years.* With a Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.) degree from Walden, you can quickly take charge of your career and develop the skill set required to be an effective leader and have a far-reaching impact on your community and beyond.

• Many experts predict numerous employment opportunities in federal agencies, due largely to the retirement of a high percentage of professionals in the coming decade.* This transition fuels demand for qualified managers in the public sector.
  
• State and local governments employ about 8 million workers, placing them among the largest employers in the economy. Seven out of 10 of these employees work for local governments, such as counties, cities, special districts, and towns. Job prospects vary by state and region, but overall employment is expected to grow over the next five years.*
  
• As of 2005, about 1.5 million nonprofit organizations employed nearly 12.5 million workers, representing 10 percent of the country’s total workforce.**

Expand Your Career Options
Choose from a range of careers in management, consulting, and social services, business, and financial operations for state, local, and federal government, as well as public and nonprofit organizations. Pursue a career as a city or town manager, department head, government relations officer, strategic planning or policy director, or policy and research analyst.

Reach Your Potential
A Master of Public Administration degree will prepare you for a successful career as a public service professional in a high-growth sector. Acquire the key skills required to provide your organization with the leadership to meet society’s most complex challenges.

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Career Guide to Industries, 2008–09 Edition, on the Internet at www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs041.htm and www.bls.gov/oco/c9/cgs042.htm.

**The Christian Science Monitor, on the Internet at www.csmonitor.com/2005/0620/p13s01-wmgn.html (visited November 30, 2006).

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