MPP with focus on technology policy, analytics, and data governance

[LostKindaKid]

Hi Guys! Amongst MPP from Goldman School of UC Berkeley, McCourt School of Georgetown and MPA from Cornell, which one is the best especially when the area of interest is technology policy, analytics, and data governance? I would like to understand all possible reasons of the choice including resources available in the school for my given area of focus, job prospects, location, and fee. 

[GradSchoolGrad]

6 hours ago, LostKindaKid said:

Hi Guys! Amongst MPP from Goldman School of UC Berkeley, McCourt School of Georgetown and MPA from Cornell, which one is the best especially when the area of interest is technology policy, analytics, and data governance? I would like to understand all possible reasons of the choice including resources available in the school for my given area of focus, job prospects, location, and fee. 

There is no competition.
1. UC Berkeley is far and away the winner. They have a research center dedicated for tech policy. If you care about this policy area - UC Berkeley is a no brainer pick. 
https://ctsp.berkeley.edu/

2. McCourt is a distant second. They are trying to get their hands on figuring out tech policy, but DC isn't a tech hub (outside of defense, and that is its own story that realistically doesn't apply to most international students).

3. I have known and heard about CIPA for a while, but I have never seen any CIPA student in any policy student event, conference, or activity (even in New York City). Being in upstate New York, you are simply removed from both the industry and government side of things. 

 

[LostKindaKid]

Hey @GradSchoolGrad Thanks a lot for your answer and especially the link. Till now, I've been learning that UCB has no tech policy learning center as such but wow, this is awesome and what I was looking for. Thank you so much.