Master of Advanced Study
For practitioners with extensive experience in a field of global affairs.
Mid-career professionals face unique challenges.
With promotions come new complexities, more nuanced problems, and higher stakes. As your team looks to you for support and vision, prepare through a Master of Advanced Study. We empower aspiring global changemakers to tailor their own multidisciplinary program of study.
Only at Yale
Yale Jackson is a community of scholars, students, practitioners, alumni, and staff committed to making a difference in all fields of global affairs. We bring to Yale the most talented, passionate students from all over the world, dedicated to making the world a better place. We prepare students to understand the world through academically rigorous programs taught by outstanding faculty who are leaders in their fields, and prominent practitioners of global affairs. If your purpose aligns with this mission, take the next step.
Students and alumni making their mark
From New Haven to capitals across the globe, the latest on Yale Jackson's students and alumni: milestones, achievements, and the paths our community is taking into the world.
Blue Center lecture tackles Congress’ role in foreign affairs
Yale Law professor Harold Koh and former Pentagon official Rheanne Wirkkala examined Congress’s diminishing role in foreign affairs, arguing that legislative inaction has increasingly concentrated foreign policy power in the executive branch.
Where summer 2026 fieldwork took Jackson students
From a UN border post in Tajikistan to a hydropower investment desk in Nairobi, this year's MPP candidates spent their summer putting Yale Jackson training to work around the globe.
Aiken Wang awarded 2026 Beck Prize
The award is presented to undergraduates who have demonstrated a deep interest in and commitment to global affairs, with a preference for students interested in a career supporting national security.
Yale Jackson alum Major Nicholas Dockery MPP ’23 awarded the Medal of Honor
Dockery received the highest military decoration, awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of Congress for actions during a 2012 ambush in Afghanistan.
Why Jackson?
"What makes Yale Jackson distinctive is its balance of rigorous academic training and real-world engagement. Students gain access to practitioners and policymakers, but they also have the space to step back and think deeply about their longer-term goals. It's not only about the next career step, but also about preparing to lead in five, ten, or twenty years into the future - across government, NGOs, or the private sector."
Alden Young, Associate Professor of History and Global Affairs
Teach to Complexity
Acquire frontier knowledge and grapple with nuance. Yale graduates are equipped with the skills and experiences to think, evaluate, implement, and communicate as world challenges evolve.
Faculty & ResearchAcquire Frontier Knowledge
Small classes and intimate seminars connect students with eminent faculty, distinguished practitioners, and interdisciplinary scholars from across Yale.
Centers & initiativesInterconnected Yale
100% of coursework is customizable from 2000+ electives across Yale.
Yale coursesSpace for Learning & Living
Livability averages for students: 15 minutes walk from campus, ~$1350/month rent plus in-unit laundry, gym, off-street parking, and a backyard for your dog.
Living in New Haven
The Jackson School spans four stately mansions along historic Hillhouse Avenue.
Our campus & community
Perennially ranked as among the most livable cities in the U.S., New Haven offers green neighborhoods, world-class art and theater, award-winning restaurants, and rich cultural life. With nearby beaches and hiking trails, a walkable downtown, and easy access to both Boston and New York, the city is ideally situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Appalachian Mountains.
Campus & community
Centers & initiatives
Yale Jackson's centers and initiatives create focused spaces for exploration, research, and policy development on specific topics.
Centers & initiatives
Collaborative peers
Yale Jackson students enjoy a vibrant intellectual and social community outside the classroom. The Office of Student Affairs works closely with students to support student-organized events and activities that bring together the Jackson community and enhance the student experience. These activities have ranged from student-led conferences and talks by eminent guest speakers to travel support for independent research and professional development.
Upcoming events
Explore events, lectures, and discussions happening at Yale Jackson.
Orientation 2026
Yale Jackson’s annual orientation for incoming graduate students is designed to build community and introduce students to academic and social life at Jackson and at Yale. The Office of Student Affairs...
- Horchow Hall, GM Room (103)
Education and Environmental Innovation in the Pequot Tribal Nations
The Social Innovation Iniative will host a discussion, "Education and Environmental Innovation in the Golden Hill Paugussett and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nations," with Clan Mother Shoran...
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Blue Center Co-Lecture: U.S. Hard and Soft Power
The Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment will host a lecture on “U.S. Hard and Soft Power” as part of the center’s Co-Lectures in the Theory and Practice of Statecraft series. The lecture will...
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- Horchow Hall, GM Room (103)