Events and Programs
UCLA Luskin Career Services offers programs and resources that are tailored to areas of interest within the fields of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning. Please see below for our upcoming workshops and additional information about the workshops we offer every academic year. If you are interested in more general career services topics (e.g. resume & cover letter workshops, LinkedIn workshops), please see the workshops held by UCLA’s Central Career Center.
Upcoming Luskin Professional Development Events and Workshops*
Visit CareerHub for more information and to RSVP.
October 3-5: Free LinkedIn Headshots for Luskin Graduate Students
October 16 (12-1pm): Capital Fellows Information Session (Zoom)
October 17 (1-2pm): Career Peers: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing for Capstone Placements (PA Undergrads)
October 19 (12:30-1:30pm): Serving Communities as a City Manager, Panel Discussion (Zoom)
October 19 (4-6:30pm): Virtual Career and Internship Fair for Luskin Graduate Students
UCLA Luskin Career Center Workshops Info
Alumni Career Panels (1x/quarter)
We invite Social Work, Urban Planning, and Public Policy alumni to speak with current students about their career trajectories and the processes involved when applying for public and private sector positions.
Career & Internship Fair (2x/year)
Typically held in Fall and Spring quarters, we invite 40-60 employers to come discuss their graduate-level internships and opportunities post graduation exclusively with UCLA Luskin graduate students.
Career Planning and Management Course: M297F (1x/year)
A 2-unit graduate level course that covers professional branding, job search strategies, networking, and interviewing all with a public affairs lens and is typically offered in fall quarter.
City Hall Day
Each year, a City Hall legislator hosts UCLA Luskin graduate students to study an urban social policy issue important to his/her constituents. The purpose of this event, co-sponsored by UCLA’s Office of Local Government Relations, is to promote careers in politics and public service as well as to engage UCLA with local government.
Conference of Mayors
Recipients of the Bohnett Fellowship are invited to participate in the annual United States Conference of Mayors’ Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
DEI in Career Development workshops (1x/quarter)
We partner with D3 initiative to offer culturally responsive career development workshops. (e.g. salary negotiations as a woman of color, navigating the workplace as a first generation professional, etc.)
Employer Information Sessions (4x/year)
Organizations and agencies that are of interest to our graduate students are invited to campus to talk about internship and career opportunities.
Intro to Networking with Employers & Luskin Alumni: Ca (2x/year)
These workshops shed light on best practices to network in in-person and virtual situations including networking events, career fairs, LinkedIn, and more!
LinkedIn Headshots (1x/year)
We host a professional photographer to take our graduate students’ photos to use for their LinkedIn profiles and for graduate student research presenters to use at professional conferences, symposia, etc.
Professional Development Certifications, Societies and Pipelining Programs (1x/quarter)
Student learn about opportunities for post graduate fellowships and certifications.
Senior Fellows Tea (1x/year)
The kick-off to the Senior Fellows mentoring program- the premiere mentoring program connecting UCLA Luskin graduate students to executive-level professionals in the public affairs field. This occurs in Fall Quarter.
Yearlong & Summer Fellowship Information Sessions (2x/year)
Students will learn about yearlong fellowship opportunities (Bohnett Fellowships & Office of Child Protection) summer internship and fellowship funding opportunities, including the Michael S. Dukakis Internship, Public Service Fellowship, Liberty Hill Foundation Fellowship, Climate Resolve Internship, and the US Conference of Mayors Fellowship.
Leadership in Public Affairs Graduate Certificate of Completion
Leadership in Public Affairs Graduate Certificate of Completion
The Leadership in Public Affairs Graduate Certificate of Completion is comprised of an amalgam of intentionally curated events and programs that are designed to enable Luskin Graduate Students to:
- Network with employers, staff, faculty, and Luskin Alumni
- Enhance competencies in diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Augment understanding of the issues and opportunities that exist in the Public Affairs sphere
- Actively engage with the Luskin’s cutting-edge research, resources, and services
In order to obtain the certificate of completion, students must complete the requirements by Friday of Week 7 of the student’s graduating quarter. Students will attend 14 events and programs from different categories. The criteria is below:
Criteria
- 1 LinkedIn Photos Event OR Intro to Networking with Employers & Luskin Alumni
- 1 Academic Course (M297F OR 291A)
- 1 Luskin Networking Night OR participation in Luskin Senior Fellows Program
- 1 Career Fair OR 1 Career Tour
- 1 City Hall Day OR Luskin Summit
- 1 Luskin Lecture, Regents Lecture OR Perloff Lecture
- 1 Senior Fellow Lecture OR Fellowship Info Session
- 1 Employer Info Sessions
- 2 Alumni Panels
- 2 D3 Events
- 2 Student Support/Wellness Events
Certificate Perks
Students who complete the Luskin Leadership Development Certificate of Completion will receive:
- A physical certificate
- Notation in the Luskin commencement program
- May note this award on their resume and/or LinkedIn
- An exclusive Luskin swag item
FAQS
How do I find out about these events?
All events will be advertised in the OSAAR weekly newsletter and you can find and RSVP for most events on CareerHub. Schoolwide events such as D3 events, Luskin Summit, Luskin Lecture, Regents Lecture, and Perloff Lectures can be found on the main Events calendar: https://luskin.ucla.edu/events.
How do I get credit for attending a workshop?
Students must sign in to receive credit for the workshop towards their certificate of completion. There is a 15-minute grace period at the beginning and end of the workshop. If a student arrives after or leaves before the 15-minute grace period, their attendance for that workshop will not count towards the certificate of completion.
How do I check on my progress towards the certificate?
Please our office at careerservices@luskin.ucla.edu.
Are event/program substitutions accepted?
No.
UCLA Central Career Center Events & Programs
UCLA Central Career Center Events
Luskin Graduate Students may also attend events from UCLA’s Central Career Center. These tend to cover generalist topics from resume/cover letter to interview strategies; salary negotiations to “how to best use your first 90 days on the job.” To view their upcoming events and to register please visit: https://career.ucla.edu/events
Additional UCLA Luskin events and programs
To view other events hosted by other UCLA Luskin departments that may be of interest, please visit: https://luskin.ucla.edu/events
Career Counseling
Appointments
Make a 30- or 45-minute appointment with a Luskin Career Counselor for Public Affairs-specific guidance on your career and internship search, in-person and digital branding (including elevator pitch, resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn), networking, offer negotiation, and other career-related topics. If you are interested in an appointment to discuss your resume, we highly recommend first using UCLA’s VMock prior to your appointment.
VMock will offer preliminary suggestions on your resume so we are able maximize your career counseling appointment to take your resume to the next level.
Please attach your resume to your appointment in CareerHub. If you choose to make an appointment first and email your resume later, please do so no later than 24 hours in advance of your appointment so that we have ample time to provide intentional feedback on your resume.
If you do not send us your resume in advance to your appointment, we will cancel your appointment and ask you to reschedule at a later time.
To sign up for a career counseling appointment with either career counselor, follow the instructions below:
- Login to CareerHub.
- Click “Appointments” on the left-hand navigation bar.
- You are assigned a Career Counselor based on your last name to ensure an equitable caseload.
- Select a time block that has your preferred time in it, which works for your schedule.
- Click “Book Appointment” and you’ll be prompted to select the appointment type, select the time, and attach any relevant documents (resume/cover letter) directly to the appointment.
Note: Appointment availability is updated on CareerHub one week prior to the beginning of the subsequent academic quarter.
If you want us to conduct a secondary review of your resume or cover letter after your career counseling appointment with us, you are welcome to make a follow-up appointment with us OR you can email us your updated resume or cover letter with the incorporated edits from our first appointment. We will provide our feedback on your updated resume via email within three business days.
UCLA VMock
What is VMock?
- VMock is a 24-7 online resume review tool
- Leverages data science, machine learning, natural language processing, criteria gathered from employers to provide instant personalized feedback on your resume
- The system analyzes three areas – impact, presentation, and soft skills and offers feedback on highlighted areas to help make your resume stronger
- Use the SMART Resume Editor to build a resume from scratch, or to edit a resume after receiving feedback. This feature is recommended only for those who are at the beginning stages of resume development
Why use VMock?
- Receive an aggregate resume score to assess the strengths of your resume benchmarked against your own UCLA peer group
- Improve the overall content of your resume with actionable and targeted bullet-by-bullet feedback
Additional Information on VMock
- Focus on the feedback, not the score your resume is given. While the system will help you develop your resume with concrete feedback, the scoring is subjective
- Students have 10 opportunities to upload a resume or rescore a resume each academic year
- VMock is only able to process PDF files that were created using conventional word processing applications such as Microsoft Word
Job and Internship Search
Luskin CareerHub
CareerHub is Luskin’s career management system. You will find internship and job opportunities specifically for Public Affairs graduate students. You can also register for workshops and programs in CareerHub.
UCLA Handshake
Handshake is UCLA’s campus-wide platform that connects Bruins with internships, jobs and career opportunities. Use Handshake to find workshops, events, other career development programs hosted by the UCLA Career Center and to schedule counseling appointments with Career Center advisors.
Fellowships & Internship Funding
Visit our comprehensive Fellowships & Internship Funding page for more information on academic and professional Fellowships. This includes post-graduate full-time opportunities.
Public Job/Internship Search Databases
For a comprehensive list of search databases and tools grouped by geographic area and industry, Luskin graduate students and alumni can access our resource page through BruinLearn. Alumni who graduated prior to Fall 2023 can self-enroll for the page here.
Sample of Past Internship Sites
- ACLU of Northern California
- Alliance for a Better Community (ABC)
- Alliance for Children’s Rights
- Alzheimer’s Los Angeles
- American Planning Association
- American Red Cross
- Amigos de los Rios
- Anaheim Unified High School District
- Anthem Inc.
- Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
- Bank of China
- Buro Happold
- Bytedance
- California Charter Schools Association
- California Community Colleges
- California Conservation Corps, State of California government
- California Department of Finance
- California Home Builders
- California Housing Partnership (CHPC)
- California Policy Lab
- Caltrans
- Caltrans District 7
- Capital Fellows Program
- Capital One
- CARE
- Centinela Valley Union High School District
- Children’s Defense Fund
- China Central Television Station
- City and County of San Francisco
- City of Chicago
- City of Culver City, Transportation Department
- City of Dublin
- City of Fremont
- City of Long Beach
- City of Los Angeles
- City of Mountain View
- City of Oakland Department of Transportation
- City of Santa Monica
- City of West Hollywood
- Climate Resolve
- Communities for a Better Environment
- Communities in Schools of Los Angeles & United American Indian Involvement
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus
- Consulting Firm
- Consumer Reports
- Cottie Petrie-Norris for Assembly 2020
- County of Marin
- County of San Mateo
- Crete Academy
- DCFS
- DDOT (District Department of Transportation)
- Domestic Abuse Center
- Downtown Women’s Center
- Dulce Vasquez for LA City Council Campaign
- Edelman Outpatient (DMH directly operated
- Education Pioneers
- ELP Advisors
- Environmental Defense Fund
- Estolano Advisors
- Evolve Treatment Center
- Family Service of Santa Monica
- Fehr & Peers
- Fellowship at the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
- Freedom for Immigrants
- Harbor UCLA AOP
- Harbor UCLA Medical Center
- Harbor UCLA Medical Center FSP
- Hawthorne High School
- Here LA
- Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles
- HR&A Advisors Inc.
- iACT
- Internship with Global Lab for Research in Action
- Jamboree Housing Corporation
- JETRO Los Angeles
- Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
- JUNTOS Wellness Center
- Kimberlina Whettam & Associates
- Kimley Horn & Associates
- Kittelson @ Associates
- Kounkuey Design Institute
- LADOT (same as full-time job)
- LA LGBT Center (Policy Dept)
- LAUSD
- LAUSD City of Angels
- LAUSD school mental health
- LAUSD School Social Work
- L.A Food Policy Council
- LA Metro
- LA Voice
- Liberty Hill Foundation
- Lift to Rise
- Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
- Los Angeles Business Council
- Los Angeles City Council
- Los Angeles County Supervisor’s Office
- Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
- Los Angeles County Women and Girls Initiative
- Los Angeles Department of Transportation
- Los Angeles Dept of Veteran’s Affairs
- Los Angeles LGBT Center and CASA LA
- Los Angeles Office of the Mayor
- Main Street America (through the National Trust)
- Mayors GRYD office
- Mayor’s Office of City Services
- Microsoft – D.C.
- Million Dollar Hoods
- Motion Picture and Television Fund
- National CAPACD
- National Center for State Courts
- National Park Service
- NASW
- NASW California
- New Earth
- NCCTS
- NRDC
- OC Public Works
- Office of Congressman Tony Cardenas (CA-29)
- Office of Mayor Garcetti
- Olive View UCLA Medical Center
- Pacific Clinics, Asian Pacific Family Center
- Pacific Clinics, Monrovia
- Para Los Ninos
- Partnership for Los Angeles Schools
- Post Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Prevention Institute
- Public Counsel Center for Veteran’s Advancement and Keystone Treatment Center
- RAND Corporation
- Robert & Patricia Switzer Foundation
- Rural Investment to Protect our Environment (RIPE)
- Saban Community Clinic
- Santa Monica Office of Sustainability
- SAJE
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank
- Sherman Oaks Business Improvement District
- SolveEducation!
- Southern California Association of Governments
- Southern California Edison
- Southern California Grantmakers
- Stantec Consulting
- St. John’s Child and Family Development Center
- Steer
- Step Up on Second
- TASC (Think Tank for Action on Social Change) Dublin, Ireland
- The Advancement Group
- The Alliance for Children’s Rights
- The Clinton Foundation
- The Greenlining Institute
- The Trust for Public Land
- UCLA Black Policy Project
- UCLA Harbor Medical-Financial Partnership Program
- UCLA Hospital (Gender Health Program)
- UCLA Institute of Environment and Sustainability Impact Fellow
- UCLA Residential Life
- Union Station Homeless Services
- U.S. Conference of Mayors
- U.S. Office of Management and Budget
- Urban Land Institute Los Angeles
- US Department of Commerce
- US Government Accountability Office
- VA WLA
- Venice Family Clinic
- Vicus Planning
- Walt Disney Global Public Policy Department
- West End Family Counseling Services
- White House Fellows Program
- William S. Hart Union School District and DCFS
- World Bank
- World Resources Institute
- World Trade Center, Los Angeles
- YouthBuild
Career Exploration and Planning Tools
For a comprehensive list of planning tools and assessments, Luskin graduate students and alumni can access our resource page through BruinLearn. Alumni who graduated prior to Fall 2023 can self-enroll for the page here.
Working at UCLA
Working at UCLA
Graduate programs at UCLA offer employment opportunities to graduate students including teaching and research assistantships. Additional work resources are available here, such as special readers, departmental scholars, postdocs, and internships.
Mentoring and Networking Opportunities
Senior Fellows Program
Then, Congresswomen Karen Bass with her then mentee, Veronica Calkins (MSW candidate in 2015).
The Senior Fellows Program is the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs’ premier mentorship and networking program. Established in 1997, the Senior Fellows Program connects current graduate students in the Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning masters programs to prominent community, government, and business leaders in the public service arena. These influential executive-level professionals provide graduate students with: industry-specific guidance on preparing for a career in public service, an expanded professional network, access to professional spaces they may not have otherwise had access to, and opportunities to apply, synthesize, and critique the theory they learn in the classroom to the real-world.
Opportunity Examples
Each fellow-mentee relationship is different, as each mentee’s needs differ. However, some sample activities of past mentorship relationships included:
- Discussing the Fellow’s career path/ informational interview
- Shadowing the Fellow at work/committee meeting(s) or conference(s)
- Seeking career development advice on resume, cover letter, job searching, elevator pitch, interviewing, and/or negotiating
- Discussing leadership, management, and/or influence approach
- Discussing identity/community specific issues (e.g. being a woman of color in a leadership role at the organization, discussing starting an LGBTQ employee resource group, etc.)
- Discussing their professional response to current events and how that may differ from their personal response
- Meeting additional individuals in your Senior Fellow’s network
Timeline
The below timeline is for the 2022-2023 academic year.
- September 12: Application opens (apply via CareerHub)
- October 12 at 12pm: Application closes
- October 17: Mentors and Mentees are matched
- October 26 8am: Senior Fellows Brunch
- October 26-June 2023: Mentors and Mentees meet either monthly or every other month
Expectations
- Meet with your Fellow at least once/quarter.
- Notify Kevin Medina (kmedina@luskin.ucla.edu) if you encounter any issues or would like to particularly highlight an unexpectedly positive experience.
- Be engaged, inquisitive, and ready to learn and contribute.
- Approach this learning in an open manner which includes dialoging across difference.
2022-2023 Senior Fellows
The complete list of former UCLA Luskin Senior Fellows since 1997 can be found here.
Alumni Career Panels
UCLA Luskin alumni often return to campus to share specialized skills or areas of expertise with current Luskin students. Topics of recent career panels include Careers in Transportation, Long Beach Management Training, Capital Fellows, Careers in Education Policy, Careers in Social Welfare, and Environmental Sustainability. Check CareerHub and the Luskin Events Calendar for any upcoming alumni Panels.
UCLA ONE
UCLA ONE (Opportunity, Network and Experience) is your ONE-stop-shop for your professional needs and to connect with UCLA. Created to engage UCLA alumni and students, UCLA ONE serves as a resource for opportunities, events and professional development for Bruins worldwide. Please join the Luskin School of Public Affairs Group once you register.
For connect with our LinkedIn page and access a free course from LinkedIn Guys on how to “Land the Perfect Job with LinkedIn”, Luskin graduate students and alumni can access our resource page through BruinLearn. Alumni who graduated prior to Fall 2023 can self-enroll for the page here.
Business Cards
Luskin Business Cards
As Luskin graduate students, you can order UCLA branded business cards! You must display your relationship with UCLA on the business card for your card to be approved. For order instructions, current Luskin graduate students can access our resource page through BruinLearn.
Digital Business Cards
For a dynamic business card, you can explore a service such as Blinq, which has free and paid options. You can personalize your own digital business cards with your headshot, your logo and design templates, while keeping your information instantly up to date. Cards and contact information can be shared digitally with anyone, even without the app, though QR code, LinkedIn, or even email.
Another option is a one-time purchase of a dot.device, which transfers all of the information on your dot.Profile with a single tap onto someone else’s phone, with no app required. Your dot.Profile is fully customizable —including a bio, social media links, payment info, and more— and enables you to share every important detail about you and your business with your network.
Public Affairs Professional Associations
For a comprehensive list of professional associations grouped by industry, Luskin graduate students and alumni can access our resource page through BruinLearn. Alumni who graduated prior to Fall 2023 can self-enroll for the page here.
Career Development Resource Library
UCLA Luskin Career Services offers resources that are tailored to areas of interest within the fields of Public Policy, Social Welfare, and Urban Planning. Luskin graduate students and alumni can access our resource page through BruinLearn. Alumni who graduated prior to Fall 2023 can self-enroll for the page here.
The resource page contains an extensive library of information related to topics such as:
- Identity and Community Specific Resources
- Networking
- Resumes and Cover Letters
- Job Search Strategies
- Interview Preparation
- Salary Negotiation
- and more!
UCLA Luskin is committed to taking a holistic approach to career services. We understand that we must be culturally responsive in order to provide the best career preparation support possible to Luskin graduate students with myriad intersectional identities and experiences. Please explore our resource library and reach out to careerservices@luskin.ucla.edu with any questions.
Life After Luskin
Luskin Alumni Relations
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs has a global network of more than 9,000 alumni living and working in more than 40 countries. UCLA Luskin’s Office of Student Affairs and Alumni Relations seeks to engage all Luskin alums in a meaningful way that facilitates a lifelong connection with each other and the School and encourages support and guidance for future generations of Luskin students and fellow alums.
Send Us Your Updates
Interested in speaking on a panel, serving on a committee, or helping with recruitment? Have you moved or changed jobs? Please take a moment to update your contact information and tell us how you’d like to get involved.
Connect With Us
Network with fellow alumni & students via UCLA Luskin Office of Student Affairs and Alumni Relations page on LinkedIn.
Connect with hundreds of UCLA Luskin alumni and students in four easy steps by updating the education section in your personal LinkedIn profile:
- In the Education section of your profile, add “UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs” as your school (not UCLA, the undergraduate college)
- Add your “Dates Attended”
- Add your “Degree”
- Click “Save,” and your profile will automatically connect to UCLA Luskin alumni & student profiles via the UCLA Luskin Office of Student Affairs and Alumni LinkedIn university page so you can network with fellow Luskin-ites!
Post career promotions, and job opportunities, learn about other group members, and keep up-to-date on all things Luskin.
Alumni Career Resources
Luskin Alumni are invited to continue using CareerHub to access our public affairs job postings. If you do not yet have access to this system, don’t hesitate to contact careerservices@luskin.ucla.edu with your name, email, Luskin program, and graduation date to request account activation. We also invite you to connect with our LinkedIn page to connect with fellow alumni, current students, and employers. You can also continue to access our BruinLearn resource page for our career development library. If you graduated prior to Fall 2023, you can self-enroll in the page here. As a Luskin Alum, you have lifetime access to these resources.
Recent Luskin graduates have continued access to Luskin Career Services for three months after their last academic term. Recent Luskin Alumni may also attend the next career fair after graduation. For example, if you graduate in June 2022, you can access Luskin career counseling appointments and workshops through September and you may attend the Fall Internship and Career Fair. However, alumni can continue to access campus wide resources for career development through Alumni Career Engagement resources provided by the UCLA Alumni Center. Lastly, in your first year as an alum, you have one year of free access to UCLA’s campus-wide “Handshake for Alumni.” After your first year, a six months subscription is available.
UCLA ONE
Register for UCLA One to:
Connect: Find Bruins you know or meet Bruins you should know in a trusted UCLA environment.
Give back: Introduce, employ and offer to mentor current students and recent grads. Expand: Leverage your Bruin network to further your knowledge and career aspirations. Re-connect with old classmates: UCLA ONE allows you to find and re-connect with old classmates and expand your professional network. Build Community: This is your community, where Bruins help Bruins. Leverage the collective power of the vast alumni network and cultivate a culture of helping and giving back.Please join the Luskin School of Public Affairs Group once you register.
Class of 2022 Employment Survey Results
Public Policy
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs prepares its students to enter the workforce with a broad range of practical and professional skills. Luskin graduates are prepared to take on leadership roles and effect change as practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. The survey results provide information and statistics regarding where our Class of 2022 Public Policy graduates work, the sector(s) and position within the organization, location, and salary ranges. The data below is from the January 2023 survey, which is 6 months after they graduated. Among the graduating class of 68, 18 graduates completed the survey, which is about 26.47%.
Percentage Employed
According to the survey responses from the 2022 Public Policy graduates, 88.9% of the respondents are currently employed either full-time or part-time. Their employers are marked with an asterisk (*).
In addition to the survey data, we gathered information from LinkedIn and internet searches to provide the most recent employment statistics. Among the graduating class of 68 students, we found via our Internet search that 55 graduates have secured full-time employment one year after graduation. We could not locate the remaining 13 students’ employment information; therefore, their employment status is unknown. Based on our search, we could not identify any individuals from the graduating class of 2022 who did not have full-time employment.
California Department of Finance |
California Department of Finance – Education Systems Unit |
California Department of Housing & Community Development |
Children’s Defense Fund* |
Chutzpah Deli |
City of Los Angeles* |
Cityfi |
Climate Resolve |
College of the Redwoods* |
Crete Academy Charter School |
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA |
ECONorthwest |
Emory University Brain Health Center |
Employment Development Department* |
Environment California* |
Fair Rep LA Coalition |
Flexus* |
Garment Worker Center |
Hagerty Consulting* |
Homebase Center for Common Concerns* |
Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications |
Kaiser Permanente |
Kidsave |
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority |
M + R |
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism* |
Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea |
Mizuho – IT & System Planning Department |
National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) |
National Nurses United* |
New Growth Innovation Network (NGIN)* |
Olson Remcho* |
RAND and The Pardee RAND Graduate School |
Resnick Center and the Luskin Center for History and Policy* |
Rutgers-Camden |
State Bar of California |
Strategic Concepts for Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)* |
Sustainability Office for LA Mayor Karen Bass |
The World Bank |
Thomas Safran & Associates* |
UCLA* |
UCLA Health |
UCLA Labor Center |
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies |
United States Space Force |
University of California |
University of California – Santa Barbara |
US House of Representatives – Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint |
USC Marshall School of Business |
World Resource Institute* |
Yale New Haven Hospital |
Sector and Position Level
Of the graduates that responded to the survey approximately 23.5% work for non-profit organizations, 17.6.% conduct research and work for non-profit organizations, 11.8% work for the government, 5.9% work in education, 5.9% work in research, 5.9% work in research and government, 5.9% work in the private sector and government, 5.9% secured jobs in the private sector, 5.9% work in health care research, 5.9% work in health care and 5.9% work in health care and private sectors.
55.6% hold a mid-level position and 16.7% hold a manager position, and 16.7% hold an entry-level position.
Location
66.8% of respondents work in California. Of that percentage, 38.9% work in Los Angeles and the rest work in Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco/Bay Area and Crescent City. 11.1 % work remotely and the remaining 22.1% work out of state and internationally in locations such as Washington, DC, Charlotte and Sejong (Republic of South Korea).
Salary Range
Industry/Policy Areas
Recent graduates have jobs in the following fields.
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- Economics Policy
- Community Economic Development and Housing (CEDH)
- Regional and International Development
- Environmental Policy
- Transportation Policy
- Immigration Policy
- International Policy
- Social Economic Justice
- Social Policy (Racial Equity)
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Social Welfare
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs prepares its students to enter the workforce with a broad range of practical and professional skills. Luskin Graduates are prepared to take on leadership roles and effect change as practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. The following survey results provide information and statistics regarding where our Class of 2022 Social Welfare graduates work, the sector(s) and position within the organization, location, and salary ranges. The data below is from the January 2023 survey, which is 6 months after they graduated. Among the graduating cohort of 111, 31 completed the survey, 27.92%.
Percentage Employed
According to the survey responses from the 2022 Social Welfare graduates, 100% of the respondents are currently employed. 93.5% are employed full-time and 6.5% part-time. Their employers are marked with an asterisk (*).
In addition to the survey data, we gathered information from LinkedIn and internet searches to provide the most recent employment statistics. Among the graduating class of 111 students, we found via our Internet search that 86 graduates have secured full-time employment one year after graduation. We could not locate the remaining 25 students’ employment information; therefore, their employment status is unknown. Based on our search, we could not identify any individuals from the graduating class of 2022 who did not have full-time employment.
AltaMed Health Services |
AMFM Healthcare |
Amity Foundation |
Angels Foster Family Network |
Ascend Healthcare |
Ateres Bnos Ita (High School)* |
Big Brother Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles |
Brotherhood Crusade* |
California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators, Paragon Recovery, & UCLA* |
Child and Family Guidance Center |
Child and Family Guidance Center | CFGC |
College of the Redwoods* |
Community Coalition* |
DCFS |
Department of Children and Family Services* |
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services* |
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto |
East Whittier City School District* |
Entertainment Community Fund |
Family Service of Santa Monica- Vista del Mar |
First Place for Youth* |
Foothill Family |
Forrest Collective LLC |
Geffen Academy* |
Glendora Hospital |
Hagerty Consulting* |
Homebase Center for Common Concerns* |
Kaiser Permanente* |
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center |
Koreatown Youth and Community Center* |
LA Family Housing |
Lincoln Families* |
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services* |
LONG BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER |
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services |
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health* |
Los Angeles Department of Children and Family Services |
Los Angeles Unified School District |
Matrix for Success Academy |
Magnin* |
Maverick Psychotherapy Group |
Medical-Financial Partnership, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center |
OpenPath Psychotherapy Collective |
Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services* |
Pacific Asian Counseling Services* |
Pacific Clinics |
Pacific Clinics Asian Pacific Family Center* |
Paragon Recovery* |
Partnership for Los Angeles Schools |
Providence St John’s Child and Family Development Center* |
Raise The Barr founded by NFL Player Anthony Barr |
Riverside County Latino Commission Counseling Center* |
San Ysidro Health |
San Ysidro Health |
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District |
Smart Counseling and Mental Health Center* |
SSG-APCTC WILSHIRE CENTER |
Stanford Children’s Health | Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital* |
The ASL Association Central & Southern Ohio Chapter |
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
UC Regents |
UCLA* |
UCLA Bruin Guardian Scholars Program |
UCLA Health |
UCLA Hub for Health Intervention, Policy and Practice* |
UCLA Luskin |
UCLA Medical Center |
University of Washington Harborview |
Upturn* |
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center |
Violence Intervention Program – Community Mental Health Center* |
Vista Del Mar |
Wayfinder Family Services |
Wright Institute Los Angeles |
Yellow Chair Collective |
Sector and Position Level
Job Titles
Job Titles for the Class of 2022 graduates that responded to the survey:
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- Art + Culture Project Coordinator
- Associate Clinician
- Associate Therapist
- Bilingual Therapist I
- CAREspace Therapist
- Case Manager
- Children’s Social Worker II
- Clinical Therapist
- Community Program Specialist
- Counselor III
- Crop, Solar Thermal Installer
- CSW II
- Executive Director, Clinical Director, & Instructor
- HIV Prevention Social Worker
- Medical Social Worker- Pediatric Heart Transplant
- Mental Health Clinician
- Mental Health Therapist
- MSW staff therapist
- Outpatient Therapist
- Professor of Social Work
- Psychiatric Social Worker I
- School Social Worker
- Senior Policy Analyst
- Student Activities Coordinator
- Unlicensed Bilingual Mental Health Clinician
- Youth Advocate
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Location
87.1% of survey respondedts work in California, 3.2% work in Washington, 3.2% work in Washington D.C., 3.% work in Nevada, and 3.2% work remotely.
Salary Range
Urban Planning
The UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs prepares its students to enter the workforce with a broad range of practical and professional skills. Luskin Graduates are prepared to take on leadership roles and effect change as practitioners, researchers, and policymakers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors. The following survey results provide information and statistics regarding where our Class of 2022 Urban Planning graduates work, the sector(s) and position within the organization, location, and salary ranges. The data below is from the January 2022 survey, which is 6 months after they graduated. Among the graduating cohort of 61, 21 graduates completed the survey, which is about 34.42%
Percentage employed
According to the survey responses from the 2022 Urban Planning graduates, 95.2% of the respondents are currently employed either full-time or part-time. Their employers are marked with an asterisk (*).
In addition to the survey data, we gathered information from LinkedIn and internet searches to provide the most recent employment statistics. Among the graduating class of 61 students, we found via our Internet search that 56 graduates have secured full-time employment one year after graduation. We could not locate the remaining 5 students’ employment information; therefore, their employment status is unknown. Based on our search, we could not identify any individuals from the graduating class of 2022 who did not have full-time employment.
Abundant Housing LA* |
Adobe Communities |
Alta Planning + Design |
ARUP |
Caltrans* |
City of Long Beach* |
City of Los Altos |
City of Los Angeles |
City of San Diego |
Code Pink, Solidarity Research Center* |
CTY Housing |
EBA Planning* |
El Centro De La Raza |
Environmental Science Associates |
ERM |
Esperanza Community Housing Corporation |
Estolano Advisors* |
Fehr & Peers* |
Flix |
Georgia Tech |
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research |
High Street Consulting* |
Hollywood Community Housing Corporation* |
Jacobs |
Jobs to Move America* |
Karp Strategies* |
Kittleson & Associates, Inc. |
LA Family Housing |
LADOT |
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angles/Stay Housed LA* |
MIG |
Mission Economic Development Agency* |
National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development |
Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates |
Port of Los Angeles* |
Portland Bureau of Transportation |
Southern California Association of NonProfit Housing (SCANPH) |
State of California* |
The Robert Group, Inc. |
Toole Design Group* |
TRUST South LA* |
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation* |
US House of Representatives* |
Walker Consultants* |
Washington State Department of Transportation |
WSP USA |
Sector(s) and Position Level
Of the graduates that responded to the survey, approximately 30.8 % are employed by non-profit organizations, 23.1% are working in the private sector, 15.4 % are working for the government, 15.4% are doing research for non-profit organizations, and 7.7% are doing research. The remaining 7.7% are working for the government and the private sector.
Location
Salary Range
Undergraduate Program
The following survey results provide information and statistics regarding where our Class of 2022 Undergraduate Program graduates work, sector(s), position within the organization, location, and salary ranges. The data below is from the January 2023 survey, which is 6 months after they graduated. Among the graduating cohort of 102 graduates, 29 completed the survey, which is about 28.43%.
Percentage employed
96.52% of the Undergraduate Program 2022 graduates who responded to this survey are employed part or full-time. Their employers are marked with an asterisk (*).
In addition to the survey data, we gathered information from LinkedIn and internet searches to provide the most recent employment statistics. Among the graduating class of 102 students, we found via our Internet search that 79 graduates have secured full-time employment one year after graduation. We could not locate the remaining 23 students’ employment information; therefore, their employment status is unknown. Based on our search, we could not identify any individuals from the graduating class of 2022 who did not have full-time employment.
17 Asset Management |
Abode Communities |
Agency for Better Living Endeavors |
Amazon |
Amazon Web Services |
Americorps – JusticeCorps* |
Analysis Group |
Argosy Collegiate Charter School* |
Asian Americans Advocating Justice Southern California* |
Avery Library* |
Better World Group |
Boston Scientific* |
California Department of Justice Civil Rights Enforcement Section |
Cambridge Mobile Telematics* |
City of Los Angeles* |
City of Los Angeles Community Investment for Families Department |
City of Paramount |
City of Salinas* |
Columbia University School of Professional Studies |
Coro Center for Civic Leadership* |
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP |
D.C. Policy Center |
Deloitte Tax* |
Dolores Huerta Foundation |
East Bay Community Law Center |
El Camino College, Social Justice Center* |
End Citizens United |
Evergreen Collective |
Food Foward |
FoodCorps AmeriCorps* |
Fourth Floor |
Fresno State Admissions and Recruitment* |
Gartner |
Goldenvoice |
Harvard |
HeyTutor |
HH English Club |
Ironclad |
JusticeCorps Los Angeles |
Las Vegas Raiders |
Leadership for Educational Equity |
Los Angeles Metro |
My Digital TAT2 |
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) |
OMA |
Outward Bound California |
Peace Corps* |
Pharos Academy Charter School* |
RCLCO Real Estate Consulting* |
Ropes & Gray LLP |
San Fransisco Recreation & Parks Development |
SEI |
Semler Brossy |
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP* |
Square* |
Starlight Children’s Foundation |
Steptoe & Johnson LLP* |
Teach for America |
Thai Community Development Center* |
The Aspen Institute |
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles |
Therapy West Inc. & pLAy Studio / Infant Development Association |
Theta Chi Fraternity |
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund* |
Tusk Strategies* |
U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center* |
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources* |
UCLA Carceral Ecologies Lab |
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)* |
United Farm Workers |
United Nations ESCAP |
Wooden Athletic Fund |
Yale Law School |
Zin home |
ZS |
Sector(s) and Position Level
Approximately 25.9 % of survey respondents are working in Education, 22.2% are working in the private sector, 14.8 % are working for the government, 15.4% are doing research for non-profit organizations, and 7.7% are doing research. The remaining 7.7% are working for the government and the private sector.
Position
Location
Salary
Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program is a federal program created for those in public service jobs, offering the opportunity to have their federal loan balances forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments.
Where do Luskin alumni work?
Our alumni work across many different industries, with organizations across the country and globe. Below is a non-exhaustive list of some companies and agencies that alumni report working with.
Sample of Organizations that Employ Luskin Alumni
17 Asset Management
A Community of Friends
ACLU California Action
Active Transportation Division, City of Los Angeles
Acumen LLC
AECOM
Alta Planning
APLA Health & Wellness
Arellano Associates
Arizona State University
Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team (APAIT)
Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Centers (APCTC)
Better World Group
Boston Consulting Group
Brilliant Corners
Buro Happold
Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
CalBike (California Bicycle Coalition)
California Collaborative for Educational Excellence
California Department of Finance
California Department of Housing and Community Development
California Immigrant Policy Center
California Legislative Analyst’s Office
California State Assemblymember, 55th District
California State Senator, District 20
California State University, Long Beach
California State University, Sacramento
Cambridge Systematics
Castillo Consulting Partners
Catalyst California
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Center for Court Innovation
Center for Global Sustainability – University of Maryland at College Park
Center on Policy Initiatives
Chattel, Inc.
Children’s Defense Fund
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
China Electronic Systems Engineering Corporation
Chutzpah Deli
City of Albuquerque
City of Culver City
City of Houston Mayor’s Office
City of Jurupa Valley
City of Long Beach
City of Los Altos
City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Street Lighting
Cityfi
Climate Resolve
College of the Redwoods
Common Cause
Community Corporation of Santa Monica
Community Health Councils
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Connectics Transportation Group
Connecting Capital and Community (3C) Initiative, Genesis LA
Corporation for Supportive Housing
County of Marin
County of Orange Health Care Agency
Crete Academy Charter School
Delta-EE
Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS)
Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services
Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center
Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center
Dolores Street Community Services
Dudek
Dyett & Bhatia
Eagle Rock Therapy
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
ECONorthwest
Eden Housing
Ehlers
El Rancho Unified School District (ERUSD)
Emas Herbs
Emory University Brain Health Center
Employment Development Department
Entertain Impact
Environment California
Epiphany Counseling, Consulting, & Treatment Services
Estolano Advisors
Expeditors
Fair Rep LA Coalition
Federal Public Defender
Fehr & Peers
First 5 LA
Flexus
Forward
Foundation for CA Community Colleges
Fulbright/COMEXUS Public Policy Initiative
Garment Worker Center
Gensler
Grassroots Asians Rising
Hagerty Consulting
Healthright 360
Here LA
Heritage Psychiatric Foundation
Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation + Blue Ridge Corridor Alliance
Hirsch Philanthropy Partners
Homebase Center for Common Concerns
Homeboy Industries
ICF Environmental Consulting Firm
Imagine LA
Inland Empire United
Institute of Finance and Sustainability
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japanese Ministry of Finance
Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Jarrett Walker + Associates
Jewish Family Service
Just Solutions
Kaiser Permanente
Keany Associates
Kearns and West
Kidsave
Kittelson & Associates
L.A. Works
LA City Council District 7
LA County Department of Mental Health
LA County Department of Public Health
LA County Dept. of Health Services, Office of Diversion & Reentry
LA County Development Authority
Leavitt Partners
Lenarra Therapy
Liberty Hill Foundation
London School of Economics
Los Angeles City Administrative Officer
Los Angeles City Planning Department
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Deptartment of Youth Development
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
Los Angeles Housing Department
Los Angeles Mayor’s Office
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
M + R
Masada Homes
MEF Associates
M-Group
Ministry of National Defense, Republic of Korea
Miracle Mile Law Group
Mizuho – IT & System Planning Department
Montana State University National Park Service
Multnomah County
National Association for Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP)
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA)
National Labor Relations Board
National Nurses United
Natural Resources Defense Council
NeighborWorks America
Nelson/Nygaard
New York City Department of Transportation
New York City Housing Development Corporation
NGIN
NICOS Chinese Health Coalition
Northrop Grumman
Oak Grove Center
OCAPICA
Off The Saw
Olson Remcho
Oregon Housing and Community Services
Oregon State University
O’Reilly Public Relations
Pacific Asian Counseling Services (PACSLA)
Pacific Clinics
Pacoima Beautiful
Pain Psychology Center
PATH Ventures
Peace Corps
Pierre Fabre Group
PlaceWorks
Plymouth Housing
Populus
Prevention Institute
Primary Health
Prototypes- Healthright 360
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
RAND
Redistricting Data Hub
Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation
Revolve Impact
Robert Walters
Rutgers-Camden
Safe Passages
San Diego Youth Services
San Fran Municipal Transportation Agency
San Francisco Unified School District
Santa Monica College
SB Friedman Development Advisors
SCAG (Southern California Association of Governments)
SCHARP
Seattle Department of Transportation
SEIU-UHW
Seneca Family of Agencies
Shared Use Mobility Center
SoCalGas
Sonoma County Transit
St Joseph Center
St. Anne’s
Standard Communities
STAR of CA
State Bar of California
Step Up
Strategic Concepts for Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE)
Summit Consulting Group
Sunrise Therapy Center
Telecare
Texas House Democratic Caucus
Texas Jail Project
The Bucket List Project Foundation
The Greenlining Institute
The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
The Nature Conservancy
The People Concern
The Ramsay Group
The Trust for Public Land
The University of Pennsylvania
The World Bank
Thomas Safran & Associates
Thrive Psychology Group
Toole Design
Transdev
TRUST South LA
Tsinghua University
UCLA
UCLA Asian American Studies Center
UCLA Center For Health Policy Research
UCLA city LAB
UCLA Ciudades
UCLA College Corps Program
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
UCLA Health
UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS)
UCLA Labor Center
UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute
UCLA Law
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital
UCLA School of Education and Information Studies
UCLA Voting Rights Project
United States Space Force
University of California – Santa Barbara
US House of Representatives – Office of Congresswoman Becca Balint
USC Marshall School of Business
Vaughn Next Century Learning Center
Veteran Affairs
Visions Dual Diagnosis Adolescent Treatment Center
Water Education for Latino Leaders
Wellnest
West LA VA Medical Center
White House Internship Program
World Resource Institute
Yale New Haven Hospital
Yale School of Medicine Child Study Center