Graduate School of Education Career Plans Survey Class of 2007

Master Degrees given: 368 EdD’s given: 44 Full Time Employment: 76 PhD’s given: 37 Part Time Employment: 2 Number of degrees given: 448 Seeking Employment: 4 Surveys returned: 87 Full Time Graduate School: 4 Percentage of surveys returned: 20% Postdoctoral Fellowship: 1

Full Time Employment ‐ 87%

Part Time Employment ‐ 2%

Seeking Employment ‐ 5%

Full Time Graduate School ‐ 5%

Postdoctoral Fellowship ‐ 1%

SUMMARY

Masters Average Salary ‐ $43,984 Master Degree Range ‐ $29,000 ‐ $79,000 EdD/PhD Average Salary ‐ $93,143 EdD/PhD Range ‐ $48,000 ‐ $143,500

Average Salary by Program

Education, Culture, & Society: $47,500 Teach for America: Less than 2 reported Educational Leadership: $89,875 Policy Research, Evaluation Educational Policy: $55,360 and Measurement (PREM): Less than 2 reported Elementary Education: $42,634 Psychological Services: $36,404 Higher Education Management: $53,050 Reading/Writing/Literacy: $51,100 Intercultural Communications: $49,000 Secondary Education: $41,678 Interdisciplinary Studies of TESOL: $33,800 Human Development: Less than 2 reported Teaching, Learning, & Curriculum: $44,333

Geographical Breakdown of Accepted Jobs

Mid‐Atlantic (including ): 75.0% Northeast (including New York) 10.5% South: 6.5% West: 4.0% Midwest: 4.0%

POSITIONS ACCEPTED

Education, Culture, & Society

Masters Rawle & Henderson, Toxic Torts, Paralegal, Philadelphia, PA

EdD/PhD Vanderbilt University, Department of Teaching & Learning, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Nashville, TN

Education Leadership

Masters Burlington County Public School District, Administration, Supervisor, Burlington County, NJ Central Buck School District, CB West, Coordinator World Languages Department & Graduation Project, Doylestown, PA School District of Philadelphia, Principal in Residence, Philadelphia, PA

EdD/PhD , Willow Hill Elementary, Principal, Willow Grove, PA Durand Academy, Education, Director of Education, Woodbury, NY Temple University, Education Leadership & Policy, Assistant Professor, Philadelphia, PA

Elementary Education

Masters Baltimore City Public Schools System, Belmont Elementary, 3rd Grade Teacher, Baltimore, MD Clark County School District, Kenny Guinn Middle School, Teacher, Las Vegas, NV Foundation Academy Charter School, Teacher, Trenton, NJ Friends Select, Lower School, Assistant Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Highline School District, Elementary Education, 1st Grade Teacher, Seattle, WA Pennsbury School District, 1st Grade Teacher, Yardley, PA Philadelphia, Montessori Charter School, Upper Elementary, Lead teacher, Philadelphia, PA Phoenixville Area School District, Elementary Education, 2nd Grade Teacher, Phoenixville, PA Pine Crest School, Lower School, Teacher, Boca Raton, FL Prince George’s County Public School, 4th Grade Teacher, Upper Marlboro, MD , Environmental/Biology Teacher, Folsom, PA School District of Philadelphia, G & Hunting Park Elementary, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, G & Hunting Park Elementary, 6th Grade Teacher, Philadelphia, PA South Sioux City Community Schools, Covington Elementary, 2nd Grade Teacher, South Sioux City, NB The , Faculty, Teacher, Devon, PA Wissahickon Charter School, 5th Grade Math/Science Teacher, Philadelphia, PA

Education Policy

Masters Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services, Project Manager ‐ Longitudinal Date Systems, Baltimore, MD Mathematica Policy Research, Performance Management Group Analyst, Princeton, NJ MDRC, K‐12 Education, Research Analyst, New York, NY Portland Public Schools, No Child Left Behind Coordinator, Portland, ME

Higher Education Management

Masters Boston University, Office of Institutional Research, Data Analyst, Boston, MA Connecticut College, Admissions, Assistant Director of Admission, New London, CT Isaacson Miller, Associate, Boston, MA Lehigh University, Dean of Students, Leadership Coordinator, Bethlehem, PA Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Student Affairs, Coordinator of Student Affairs for Campus Life, Philadelphia, PA Pine Crest School, College Counseling, College Counselor, Fort Lauderdale, FL The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Admission, Assistant Director of Admission, Chicago, IL University of , Penn Student Agencies, General Manager, Philadelphia, PA The Wharton School, MBA Admissions, Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA

EdD/PhD UNC Asheville, Finance and Operations, Vice Chancellor, Asheville, NC University of Pennsylvania, Development, Associate Dean, Philadelphia, PA

Intercultural Communications

Masters Global Lead Management Consulting, Client Services, Consultant, Ft. Washington, PA PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tax, Associate, San Jose, CA University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Associate Director, Philadelphia, PA Vantage Learning, Research & Development, Project Manager/Jr. Linguist, Newtown, Pa

Interdisciplinary Studies of Human Development

Masters Catch INC., Children’s Partial, Mental Health Professional, Philadelphia, PA

Policy Research, Evaluation, and Measurement

Masters Accenture, Business Intelligence, Analyst, Philadelphia, PA Equilease Financial, Accounting, Intern, Norwalk, CT

Psychological Services

Masters Avon Grove School District, AGIS, School Counselor, West Grove, PA Bentley College, Office of Academic Services, Academic Advisor, Waltham, MA The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Career Services, Student Employment Advisor, Philadelphia, PA

Reading/Writing/Literacy

Masters Hanover Township School District, Memorial Junior School, 7th Grade Reading Teacher/ G&T Teacher, Whippany, NJ North Penn School District, Social Studies, Citizenship Education Teacher, Lansdale, PA The , Lower School, Reading Specialist, Haverford, PA University of Pennsylvania, School of Design, Development & Alumni Relations, Assistant Director, Philadelphia, PA

Secondary Education

Masters Academy at Palumbo – School District of Philadelphia, English, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Freire Charter School, History Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Gilman School, Middle School, Spanish/History Teacher, Baltimore, MD Norristown Area School District, Eisenhower Middle School, Building Substitute, Norristown, PA Pine Hill School District, High School English, English Teacher, Pine Hill, NJ Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Social Studies Teacher, Mt. Holly, NJ Saint Edmonds Academy, SS/English/Athletics, Teacher/Coach, Wilmington, DE School District of Philadelphia, Girls’ High, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA School District of Philadelphia, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA Wallingford‐Swarthmore School District, Strath Haven English Department, 9th Grade English Teacher, Wallingford, PA

TESOL

Masters Chinatown Learning Center, Teacher, Philadelphia, PA FACT Charter School, ESL Teacher, Philadelphia, PA U.S. Peace Corps, EFL Teacher Trainer

Teach for America

Masters Kalamazoo College, Career Development, Career Counselor, Kalamazoo, MI Summer Search, Mentoring, Program Associate, Philadelphia, PA

Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum

Masters Academy for Educational Development, Center for School and Community Services, Program Officer, Washington, DC Center for Applied Linguistics, Language Testing Specialist, Washington, DC Souderton Area High School, English Teacher, Souderton, PA The , Upper School, US Science Teacher, Bryn Mawr, PA

EdD/PhD Lehigh University, College of Education – Teaching, Professor of Practice, Bethlehem, PA

Prepared by: Sharon Fleshman, Senior Associate Director Emily Rollins, Graduate Group Assistant Career Services, Suite 20, McNeil Building, www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices May 2008