MPA ... is it useful?

grapico
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:36:55 +0000

I am doing a second degree in Political Science while this economy is taking a hit (had a lot of classes before) trying to get into public service and or working for a non for profit… (already have quite a bit of volunteer work on the side of my job)

I have looked at an MPA with concentration in IT from University of Illinois Chicago.

I have worked in IT for 6 years and originally did Information Systems as my major.

Would this be a good career move for me? I would like to be in charge of IT operations or operations in general of a NFP, something with City of Chicago or IL or NGO in the Chicago area.

What is the long term career track of this? If public sector didn’t work out would MPA be valuable at all in the private sector?

Is Chicago a good place for a career change in this area?

Any MPA’s out there?

Thanks.