Robert M. La Follette School
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1225 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706
www.lafollette.wisc.edu
Graduate Programs
 Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
 Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA)
Faculty
 Total faculty: 15
 Adjunct faculty: 7
Cost & financial information 2015-16
 In-state tuition: $11,869.84 (includes fees)
 Out-of-state tuition: $25,196.72 (includes fees)
 26% first-year students received funding from
La Follette including fellowships or scholarships
and an additional 25% were hired for teaching
assistant or project assistant graduate
positions on campus.
 42% of continuing students have project or
teaching assistant positions on campus.
Policy & management specialization areas
Energy, health, poverty and social welfare, public and
nonprofit management, education, urban and regional
planning, security, transportation, trade, economic
development, and policy analysis
Dual degrees & certificate programs
 Law School
 Urban & Regional Planning
 Public Health
 Neuroscience
 Energy Analysis & Policy Certificate
 Transportation Management & Policy
Certificate
Student enrollment
 New 2015 student enrollments: 45
 Total enrollment: 110
New enrollments by category
 Out-of-State: 46%
 International: 8%
Female: 44%
 Part-time: 4%
 Average Age: 25
Average # years of work before returning to
school: 3
Overview: The La Follette School of Public Affairs is a
highly ranked program that offers two graduate
degree programs—the Master of Public Affairs and
the Master of International Public Affairs. The
flexibility of the curriculum allows students to
choose among the many courses offered by many
departments at the University of WisconsinMadison. Students are admitted in comparatively
small numbers that encourage cooperation across
cohorts and permit the La Follette School faculty to
know, advise, and mentor students.
Primarily serves: Mostly full-time with a few part-time
students.
Time to completion: Average 2 years (4 semesters) with
an optional summer internship
Instruction: In-class, some online electives; mostly
daytime courses, limited evening courses
Average course size: 22
Ranking: #13 overall, #2 for social policy
Recommended review before entering for MPA
• Introductory microeconomics
• Introductory statistics
• Introductory American Government
Recommended review material for MIPA
• Introductory microeconomics
• Introductory macroeconomics
• Introductory statistics
• Comparative politics or international relations
• Language review if student has plans to continue
language study
Recent Internships
• Chief Human Resources Office, Oregon
• IMPACT Planning Council, Milwaukee
• United Nations Economic & Social Commission for
Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok
• Wisconsin Medical Society, Madison
• Results for Development Institute, Washington DC
• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Madison
• Asia-Pacific Finance and Development Center,
Beijing
• Education Analytics, Madison
• Office of Wisconsin State Rep Amy Loudenbeck,
Madison
2014 Internships
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Champa House, Denver Rescue Mission
City of Madison, Parks Division
Domestic Violence Unit, Milwaukee County
District Attorney’s Office
ENS Global Escuela de Negocios Sociales,
Chile
Equal Education, South Africa
Four Lakes Wildlife Center, Madison
Goodman Community Center, Madison
Hamilton Consulting Group, Madison
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur
Foundation, Chicago
National Rural Support, Pakistan
Policy Matters, Cleveland
US Department of the Interior, Office of
Environmental Policy and Compliance,
Washington, DC
US Department of the Treasury, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Washington DC
US Department of Administration, Division of
Enterprise Technology
Wisconsin Department of Administration,
Division of Housing, Madison
Working Capital for Community Needs,
Madison
2013 Internships
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Imani Development Consultants, Malawi
Institute of Policy Analysis & ResearchRuwanda
New York Department of Citywide
Administration Services
Office of Business Support and Sustainability,
WI Department of Natural Resources
Partnership for Public Service, Washington
DC
PEOPLE Program, UW Madison
Project HealthDesign
Second Harvest Foodbank of Southwestern
Wisconsin
United Way of Dane County
US State Department, Bureau of Near Eastern
Affairs
US Department of State Consulate,
Monterrey, Mexico
US Department of Veteran’s Affairs
US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health
Center
US House of Representatives, Washington DC
Wisconsin Department of Children and
Families