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Join the next generation of public and environmental affairs leaders

 

At the top-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.
Hoosier Debate Camp

Degrees that prepare you for leadership

B.S.P.A. in Law and Public Policy

Get the skills you need to launch a career on Capitol Hill, influence public policy, advocate for your community, or prepare for law school.

B.A.E.S.S. Environment and Sustainability Studies

Learn to create a more sustainable world with this interdisciplinary program bridging science and policy.

More ways to study public and environmental affairs

Explore our programs in public financial management, healthcare management and policy, 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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My internship at the White House deepened my understanding of public management as something powered by people rather than systems or structures.

—Anna Pfister, BSPA'25, after completing O’Neill’s Washington Leadership Program in D.C.