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Join the next generation of public and environmental affairs leaders

 

At the #1 ranked Indiana University O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, you can get the leadership skills you need to launch a career in management, advocate for sustainable environmental change, or influence law and public policy — and find your place in our community of difference makers.

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Home to the nationally competitive IU Debate Team

Sharpen your debate skills this summer with other pre-college students on the IU Bloomington campus through Hoosier Debate Camp.
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Degrees that prepare you for leadership

B.S. in Public Affairs

Build your skills in law and public policy, public finance, or nonprofit management.

B.S. in Environmental Science

Take a science-based approach to environmental studies with an emphasis on field and lab work.

More ways to study public and environmental affairs

Explore our programs in healthcare management and policy, environmental and sustainability studies, arts management, and more.

Hands-on learning, career-ready grads

  • Jumpstart your freshman year by living and learning in the Civic Leaders Center.
  • Intern, network, and take classes for a semester in Washington, D.C., through our Washington Leadership Program.
  • Find your community through a student organization tailored to your interests.
  • Travel abroad through one of our 20+ overseas study programs.
  • Get early access to our top-ranked master’s degrees through our Accelerated Master’s Program.

98%of our students landed a job or continued their education after graduation

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To be exposed at that level on the ground, while still in undergrad—I couldn’t have asked for a better introduction to networking and working in or near the government.

— Evan Carnes, BSPA’21, Law and Public Policy major, after completing O’Neill’s Washington Leadership Program