Students are taught to combine a strong sense of artistic vision and mission with sophisticated management and analytic skills. Students The Heinz School attracts students of diverse backgrounds and interests. The average work experience of students entering these programs is 2 years. Students come to the school with a very wide range of undergraduate degrees and majors including political science, economics, sociology, business, computer science, statistics, art history, fine arts, and other liberal arts. The School organizes student internships through its career services office.
Students take a wide range of internships across the public, non-profit and private sectors.
Placement The School's career services office also provides extensive support to graduating students seeking full-time employment. Students take positions at all levels of government, in non-profit arts, social service and economic development organizations, and in private sector organizations, particularly consulting firms working in areas of policy and public management. Approximately 78 percent of all full-time students received scholarship or assistantship support from the School. The School offers a number of full-tuition fellowships for students interested in specific areas of study. Candidates are reviewed as individuals and consideration is given to academic record, test scores, work and volunteer experience, career goals and their fit with the Heinz School program, and leadership and team experience, among others.