Graduates of the Policy, Leadership, and Innovation program seek to position themselves in (and to move among) four overlapping communities that are working actively to reform and reinvent U.S. public education:
- Research communities, both in higher education and in independent research organizations
- Policy communities at the national, state, and local levels
- Leadership communities within and beyond the K-12 governance structure
- Reform and innovation communities within and beyond the K-12 governance structure
77%
of known graduates found full time employment in education
100%
of known graduates are highly satisfied or satisfied with their current position
$77.5K
average first year salary
Graduates typically go into these industries
- Educational leadership
- Higher education research
- Independent research organizations
- Policy communities at the local, state, and national levels
- Reform and innovation communities within and beyond K–12 governance
Graduates often work as
- Education Consultant
- Director of Research
- Policymaker
- 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