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

 
534
students
 
92%
found summer employment*
 
44
countries represented

Average Years of Work Experience

Including internships prior to attending Harris

48%
17%
12%
23%
0-1 Years
1-3 Years
3-5 Years
5+ Years
At my internship, I was able to apply the data analysis skills I learned in core courses to track campaign finance trends. Additionally, Harris’ emphasis on evaluating and identifying quality policy interventions aided my landscape analysis of best practices in national education policy, informing our advocacy strategy.
Evy Lanai, MPP Class of 2025
Education Policy Intern
Commit Partnership
My internship required that I quickly and efficiently synthesized quantitative and qualitative data so that nontechnical staff could accurately audit RFPs and evaluate incoming partnerships. Harris’ emphasis on data analytic skills helped me not only meet the challenge but thrive in the role.
Charles Huang, MPP Class of 2025
Office of Internal Audit Intern
Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
During my internship, Harris’ focus on systems-thinking, rooted in rigorous policy analysis, helped me apply insights about incentives and competing interests—from analytical politics to stakeholder analyses. As a result, I helped create actionable strategies for advancing regulatory and policy changes relevant to Eli Lilly policy interests.
Andrea Kimpson, MPP Class of 2025
Global Public Policy Intern
Eli Lilly & Company

Harris Students Find Internships with Organizations Around the World

Ballot Ready Manatt The World Bank pfm UNDP Deloitte

Internship Location

 
213
United States
 
119
International

Sector Breakdown

12%
46%
42%
Public/Government Agency
Non-Profit/NGO/IGO
Private

83% of Harris Internships Were Paid

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

Top Specified Policy Areas

 

Data Science

 

Economic/Fiscal

 

Health

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Internship Employment

*Out of 534 total students in the Class of 2026, 465 (87 percent) responded to the summer employment information survey. Out of 465 students, 434 reported seeking summer employment (93 percent) and 31 students (7 percent) reported not seeking summer employment. Out of 434 students seeking summer employment, 401 (92 percent) found summer employment.