Alumni

Students who complete the master’s degree typically assume roles doing project design; program implementation; technical assistance; and research, evaluation and learning. They work for international, national, and local non-governmental organizations (e.g. ChildFund International, Concern, Education Development Center, Facing History and Ourselves, FHI360, Global Nomads Group, International Rescue Committee, IREX, Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee Council, Sesame Workshop, The Brookings Institute, The DREAM Project, Visions Global Empowerment, World Education); intergovernmental agencies (Global Partnership for Education, UNESCO, UNESCO IIEP, UNHCR, UNICEF, World Bank); global networks (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies); foundations (LEGO Foundation, Open Society Foundation); and bilateral donors (USAID).

Students who complete the doctoral degree assume leadership and research roles both inside and outside of academia. Recent examples include: post-doctoral and faculty roles at Arizona State University; Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; George Washington University; Indiana University; Binghamton University; University of Connecticut; University of Edinburgh; Universidad de Los Andes; and the University of Wisconsin; and as education researchers and consultants at the Human Rights Watch, International Rescue Committee, Open Society Foundation, Save the Children.