Education researchers with strong backgrounds in statistics and quantitative methods are in enormous demand, in:
- Schools and colleges of education
- Research organizations such as the Educational Testing Service, the Rand Corporation, the National Opinion Research Center
- Government agencies
85%
of known graduates found full time employment in education
100%
of known graduates found employment within 12 months
$66.5K
average first year salary
Graduates typically go into these industries
- Educational foundations and policy
- Educational leadership
- Mathematics education
- Teaching and teacher education
Graduates often work as
- Education Consultant
- Director of Research
- Professor
- Research Design Specialist
- Research Investigator
- Research Specialist
Recent job titles include
- Associate Director of Education Research
- Chief of Research
- Clinical Professor
- Deputy Director
- Director of Enrollment Research and Data Management
- Director of Mathematics Learning Center
- Instructional Consultant
- Principal Researcher
- Research Scientist