Government, Politics, and Public Service

Career Guide

Government, politics, and public service careers focus on governance, national security, Foreign Service, planning, regulation, and administration at the local, state, and federal levels. The positions in this field enforce and determine policy through political systems and institutions, ensuring that fundamental rights are universally guaranteed.

O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs

  • Law and Public Policy
  • Policy Analysis
  • Public Management and Leadership

O'Neill Career Hub

School of Public Health

  • Community Health
  • Epidemiology

School of Public Health Career Services

Kelley School of Business

  • Public Policy Analysis
  • Law, Ethics, and Decision Making (co-major)

Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Career Services

College of Arts & Sciences

  • Criminal Justice
  • Environtmental and Sustainability Studies
  • History
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science

Walter Center for Career Achievement

Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies

  • Cybersecurity and Global Policy
  • International Law and Institutions
  • International Studies

Walter Center for Career Achievement

School of Social Work

  • Labor Studies

School of Social Work Career Services

Learn about careers in the field

  • Historian
  • Campaign Manager
  • Lobbyist
  • Policy Analyst
  • Congressional Assistant
  • Urban and Regional Planner
  • City Council Member
  • Commissioner
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Social Science Research Assistants
  • Climate Change Policy Analysts
  • Judge
  • Archivist
  • Curator
  • Legislator
  • City Manager
  • Economic Developer
  • Zoning Director
  • Paralegal
  • Fund Raising Managers
  • Public Relations Managers
  • Social and Community Service Managers

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