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For Prospective Students

Value of an Internship

Internships allow students to explore career possibilities, develop contacts, learn new skills and expand on existing experience. Our team works throughout our students' first year to direct them toward the best internships given their specific career interests. Interns have worked all over the world in a wide scope of jobs and specialties.

Sector & Industries

Graduates found employment in the private, public and non-profit / multilateral sector while others pursued further education. Our graduates are employed in a wide range of industries throughout the word. Following is a sampling of key industries.

Pie charts/infographics showing graduates' employment data in various sectors and industries

Region

Infographic of a map of the continents, with data on regional employment percentages of graduates

 

Top 5 Cities

San Diego San Francisco/
San Jose
Washington D.C. Los Angeles New York
Night view of the San Diego skyscraper skyline Photo of the Golden Gate bridge in the day Photo of the U.S. Capitol Building Distant view of downtown Los Angeles with palm trees in the foreground Dusk view of the New York skyscrapers, with the Empire State Building in the foreground

 

Top International Cities

Tokyo Seoul Beijing
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Asia

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    Songmouy An, MPP '26

    Fellow at Center for Southeast Asian Studies

Europe

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    Ofri Mantell, MPP '26

    Policy Analyst Intern at Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Latin America

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    Marisa Iannitto, MIA '26

    Graduate Research Assistant at University of Chile Faculty of Economy and Business

U.S.-East

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    Gerardo Paredes Robredo, MIA '26

    Intern at Hispanic and Migration Affairs

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    Juan Morfín de la Parra, MIA '26

    Intern at Embassy of Mexico in Washington D.C.

U.S.-West

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    Hafeez Merali, MIA '26

    Researcher at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)

Read more career stories → GPS News