Harris graduates bring a range of in-demand skills to employers around the world.

 
526
students
 
96%
found summer employment*
 
32
countries represented
0
domestic underrepresented minority students
0
hold advanced degrees

Average Years of Work Experience

Including internships prior to attending Harris

31%
23%
18%
28%
0-1 Years
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
5+ Years
“The style and structure of class assignments prepared me to write in ways that would be read and taken seriously by government officials.”
Zareen Hussain, MPP’23
Global Policy Fellow
Kurdistan Regional Government
“At Harris, I learned how to structure interview questions, conduct interviews more effectively, and get to the ‘why’ of an issue. These skills were invaluable when I interviewed program managers at the City to better understand City reimbursement processes.”
Erik Castelan, MPP’23
Mayoral Intern
City of Chicago Mayor’s Office, Economic and Neighborhood Development

Harris Students Find Internships with Organizations Around the World

Ballot Ready Manatt The World Bank pfm UNDP Deloitte

Internship Location

 
340
United States
 
75
International

Sector Breakdown

15%
53%
32%
Public/Government Agency
Non-Profit/NGO/IGO
Private

96% of Harris Internships were Funded†

0
funded by Harris & Harris donors
0
funded by employers
0
funded by other sources

Top Specified Policy Areas

 

Social/Inequality

 

Economic/Fiscal

 

Urban

 

Education

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Internship Employment

*Out of 526 total students in the Class of 2023, 484 (92 percent) responded to the summer employment information survey. Out of 484 students, 433 reported seeking summer employment (89 percent) and 51 students (11 percent) reported not seeking summer employment. Out of 433 students seeking summer employment, 417 (96 percent) found summer employment.