Graduate School of Education Career Plans Survey Class of 2009 Master Degrees given: 390 EdD s given: 63 PhD s given: 20 Total number of degrees given: 473 Career Plans Surveys returned: 145 Percentage of surveys returned: 31% Full Time Employment: 83 Part Time Employment: 9 Continuing Current Employment: 31 Self Employment: 1 Seeking Employment: 5 Full Time Graduate School: 12 Postdoctoral Fellowship: 0 Other: 4 Full Time Employment: 57% Part Time Employment: 6% Continuing Current Employment: 22% Self Employment: 1% Seeking Employment: 3% Full Time Graduate School: 8% Postdoctoral Fellowship: 0% Other: 3% SUMMARY Average Salary $48,839 Master Degree Range $12,000 $300,000 EdD/PhD Average Salary $101,359 EdD/PhD Range $24,000 $211,500 Average Salary by Program* Education, Culture, & Society: $47,668 Educational Leadership: $145,200 Elementary Education: $39,935 Higher Education Management: $82,000 Interdisciplinary Studies : $67,667 Policy, Research, Evaluation & Measurement: $70,000 Professional Counseling & Psychology: $43,250 Psychological Services: $38,750 Reading/Writing/Literacy: $50,821 Secondary Education: $46,164 TESOL: $41,767 * Salary statistics not released for programs in which less than 2 salaries were reported.
Geographical Breakdown of Accepted Jobs Mid Atlantic (including Philadelphia): 73% Northeast (including New York): 7% South: 10% West: 6% Midwest: 3% International: 2% POSITIONS ACCEPTED Education, Culture, & Society Catholic Charities, Education & Workforce Development, Educator, Buffalo, NY Empirical Education, Research Operations, Research Manager, Palo Alto, CA EdD/PhD Carleton College, Educational Studies, Scholar in Residence, Northfield, MN Education Leadership Children's Medical Center, Administration, Vice President, Dallas, TX Mariana Bracetti Academy Charter School, Instructional Coach, Philadelphia, PA EdD/PhD Accenture, Talent & Organization Performance, Senior Manager, Austin, TX District of Columbia Public Schools, Assistant Principal, Washington, DC Littleton Public School District, High School, Principal, Littleton, MA Lower Merion School District, High School, Assistant Principal, Ardmore, NJ Isidore Newman School, Administration, Assistant Head of School, New Orleans, LA Marple Newtown School District, Administration, Superintendent, Newtown Square, PA Princeton University, Program in Teacher Preparation, Director of Special Projects, Princeton, NJ The Education Trust, Practice, Associate Director, Washington, DC Education Policy American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Research, Research Assistant, Washington, DC Elementary Education Albemarle County Schools, Teacher, Charlottesville, VA KinderCare Knowledge Learning Corporation, Conshohocken, Assistant Director, Conshohocken, PA
Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) DC: AIM Academy, English, 6th Grade Writing Teacher, Washington, DC McClure Elementary, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Russell Byers Charter School, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, First Grade Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Kindergarten Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Social Studies Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Veritas Educational Foundation, Project Manager, Austin, TX Higher Education Management Bergen Community College, Student Life / Education Dept., Dean's Assistant / Adjunct, Paramus, NJ Drexel University, College of Engineering, Philadelphia, PA Georgetown University, Department of Government, Program Coordinator, Washington, DC Hun School of Princeton, College Counseling, Associate Director of College Counseling, Princeton, NJ New York University, MBA Admissions, Assistant Director, MBA Admissions, New York, NY University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, Master of Laws (LLM) Program, Graduate Studies Coordinator, Los Angeles, CA University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Assistant Director for Student Life & Special Programs, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Undergraduate Student Life, Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs, Senior Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Health Care Management, Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Athletics, Head Coach Rowing, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Admissions & Financial Aid, Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Penn Program for Public Service (PPPS), Director, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, The Wharton Fund, Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Graduate Assistant, Pittsburgh, PA University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Graduate Assistant, Pittsburgh, PA Vanderbilt University, Global Education Office, Study Abroad Advisor, Nashville, TN Widener University, Career Advising and Planning Services, Assistant Director, Chester, PA Wight Foundation, Director of College Admission & Advising, Newark, NJ Ed.D./Ph.D. Abilene Christian University, Executive Vice President, Abilene, TX Carnegie Mellon, Information Networking Institute, Director, Pittsburgh, PA College of the Ozarks, The Keeter Center for Character Education, Executive Director, Point Lookout, MO Harvard Graduate School of Education, Admissions, Assistant Director, Cambridge, MA New York University, Provost, Assistant Vice Provost, New York City, NY Penn State Abington, Athletics, Director of Athletics, Abington, PA Simmons College, Provost's Office, Deputy Provost, Boston, MA University of Chicago, Alumni Relations and Development, Assistant Vice President for Strategic Communications, Chicago, IL University of Missouri, Columbia, Enrollment Management, Assistant to the Vice Provost, Columbia, MO University of Pennsylvania, Athletics, Fiscal Director, Philadelphia, PA
Intercultural Communication University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education, Office of International Programs, Program Assistant, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Program Manager, Philadelphia, PA Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Development Columbia University Head Start, Head Start, Family Services Coordinator, New York, NY New York University, Applied Psychology, Assistant Project Manager, New York, NY University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Research Project Manager, Philadelphia, PA Ph.D. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., Survey and Information Services, Survey Researcher, Princeton, NJ University of Texas at Austin, Educational Psychology, Assistant Professor, Austin, TX International Educational Development Thinking Beyond Borders, Program Leader, Fairfield, CT (headquarters) University of Pennsylvania, GSE International, Program Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA Policy Research, Evaluation, and Measurement Ph.D. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Educational Researcher, Harrisburg, PA Slide, Inc., Metrics, San Francisco, CA Vanderbilt University, Peabody Research Institute, Research Associate, Nashville, TN Professional Counseling & Psychology /M.Phil.Ed Abington School District, High School Guidance, Guidance Counselor, Abington, PA Camden County Technical School, Spanish, Spanish Teacher, Sicklerville, NJ Care Plus NJ, Inc., Case Management, Case Manager, Hackensack, NJ Catholic Charities of Harrisburg, Lancaster In Home Intensive Program, Family Based Therapist, Lancaster, PA Cumberland County Technical Education Center, Student Services, Guidance Counselor, Bridgeton, NJ PA Mentor, School Based Behavioral Services/Behavioral Health, StepDown MT/Clinician, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Secondary School Counselor, Philadelphia, PA Psychological Services Bugil Academy, School Counselor, School Counselor, Seoul, South Korea University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry, Clinical Research Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry, Clinical Research Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania, Psychiatry, Research Specialist, Philadelphia, PA
Reading/Writing/Literacy Baltimore City Public School System, East Baltimore Community School, Reading Specialist/Staff Developer, Baltimore, MD Camden Area School District, Special Education, Teacher, Camden, NJ Dou Nan Senior High School, English, English Teacher, Yunlin, Taiwan Gloucester Township Public Schools, Education, Teacher, Sicklerville, NJ PAVE Academy Charter School, Learning Support Coordinator, Brooklyn, NY Penguin Group, Razorbill Editorial, Editorial Assistant, New York, NY Salem City School District, Student Services, Reading Specialist, Salem, NJ Upper Darby School District, Reading, Reading Specialist, Drexel Hill, PA Secondary Education Boys Latin of Philadelphia Charter School, Mathematics, Department Chair, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia, St. John's University Site Director, Philadelphia, PA Center for Literacy, In School Youth Programs, Literacy Specialist, Philadelphia, PA Eastern Regional High School, Mathematics, High School Math Teacher, Voorhees, NJ Germantown Jewish Centre, Lead Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Haddon Heights Board of Education, Senior High School, English Teacher, Haddon Heights, NJ Humphreys County School District, High School, English Teacher, Belzoni, MS Maritime Academy Charter High School, Science, 9th Grade Teacher Grade Leader, Philadelphia, PA Mastery Charter School, Internship Coordinator, Philadelphia, PA Roberts Vaux High School, English, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Science Leadership Academy, High School Mathematics Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, West Philadelphia High School, Math Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Science, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, English Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Central High School, Science, Biology Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Overbrook High School, Secondary English Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, AMY at James Martin School, Social Studies Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Math, Classroom Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Morrison Elementary, Teacher, Science and Social Studies, Philadelphia, PA Science Leadership Academy, Social Studies and Spanish, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Temple Har Shalom, Religious School, Teacher & Informal Educator, Warren, NJ The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners, Policy Consultant/Lobbyist, Tallahassee, FL Vineland High School, World Languages, German Instructor, Vineland, NJ William L. Sayre High School, English, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA TESOL Lebanese American University, Education, Adjunct Faculty, Beirut, Lebanon Moorestown Friends School, Reading Specialist, Moorestown, NJ Sidney Central School District, English as Second Language, ESL instructor, Sidney, NY University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, Pension Research Council, Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA
Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Prince George's County Public Schools, SPED/Mathematics, Teacher, Upper Marlboro, MD Work Based Learning Leadership Ed.D./Ph.D. Lehigh Valley Health Network, Division of Education, Director, Medical Education, Allentown, PA Microsoft, Talent and Organizational Capability, Seattle, WA Prepared by: Sharon Fleshman, Senior Associate Director Helen Kioukis, Graduate Group Assistant Career Services, Suite 20, McNeil Building, www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices, April 2010