Careers with a CEHD education
The College of Education and Human Development aims to support our graduate students throughout their studies as they develop the practical skills necessary to reach their goals and explore the career options open to them with their graduate education experience. Whether you are planning for an academic or a non-academic career, we strive to be a resource for you and to provide you with the tools to be successful.
What our students have to say:
The QME program has sharpened my quantitative skills to be ready to help students from different ethnic backgrounds achieve their highest potential as a student.
Mireya Smith, '20
Quantitative Methods in Education PhD
Career planning resources on campus
CEHD Career Services offers individual appointments for graduate students focused on resume/CV review, cover letter writing, and the non-academic interview and job search. Schedule an appointment online or call 612-625-3339.
Opportunities to develop professional skills:
- The Graduate School's newsletter, Synthesist
- UMN Center for Writing
- UMN Center for Educational Innovation
- UMN Libraries: Researcher Support Services
- Find open graduate assistantship positions
- Academic and Professional Development Calendar of Events and Workshops
- Take free courses at LinkedIn Learning
Opportunities to develop your leadership skills:
Academic career planning
Are you interested in a faculty position? Visit these sites for the latest information on how to prepare for an academic position search.
- National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity: The NCFDD is an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community for graduate students, post-docs, and faculty members dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers.
- The Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education: This website allows you to search colleges and universities to compare institutional fit.
- Chronicle of Higher Education’s employment and opportunities listing
- HigherEdJobs.com
- Academic Keys
- Versatile PhD: Versatile PhD is a web-based community where you can participate in discussions, network with PhDs and ABDs working outside academia, and explore sample resumes and cover letters.
Choose a career with meaning
We each spend approximately 80,000 hours working over the course of our lives. CEHD's degrees and programs help you to build flexible career capital and set you up to work where you have influence. No matter where you find your calling, a CEHD program can take you there.
Below are some common industries CEHD graduates work in and program areas that prepare you for careers in those fields.
Higher education and research
- Art Education
- Child Psychology
- Comparative International Development Education
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Culture and Teaching
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Elementary Education
- English as a second language for higher education
- Evaluation Studies
- Family Science
- Higher Education
- Human Resource Development
- Kinesiology
- Learning Technologies
- Literacy Education
- Psychological Foundations of Education
- Quantitative Methods
- School Psychology
- STEM Education
- Second Languages Education
- Social Studies Education
- Social Work
- Special Education
Foundations and communities of practice
- Adult Education
- Child Psychology
- Comparative International Development Education
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Evaluation Studies
- Human Resource Development
- Learning Technologies
- Work and Human Resource Education
- Quantitative Methods
Government and non-profits
- Comparative International Development Education
- Culture and Teaching
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Evaluation Studies
- Human Resource Development
- Social Work
- Youth Development Leadership
- Work and Human Resource Education
- Quantitative Methods
Agencies and private practice
- Applied Child and Adolescent Development
- Child Psychology
- Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology
- Couple and Family Therapy
- Evaluation Studies
- Family Science
- Human Resource Development
- School Psychology
- Social Work
Preschool and K-12 education
- Applied Child and Adolescent Development
- Art Education
- Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology
- Early Childhood Education
- Education Policy and Leadership
- Elementary Education
- English Education
- Leadership in Education
- Learning Technologies
- Literacy Education
- Math Education
- PK-12 Administrative Licensure
- School Psychology
- Science Education
- Second Languages Education
- Social Studies Education
- Special Education
- Youth Development Leadership