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Concentration Description (SSPEP/APA)

Administration and Policy Analysis aims to produce leaders who will influence the nature of educational organizations. It prepares scholars, administrators, and policy analysts for these roles by developing the characteristics of educational leaders: the knowledge base to understand the societal and economic forces affecting complex organizations; the ability to question, analyze, and develop creative solutions to policy and operating problems; and the determination to make decisions in the face of conflict and ambiguity

Variations occur in choices of institutional focus (higher education, elementary or secondary schools, state or federal agencies); intended role (research, policy analysis, or administration); and disciplinary approach (sociology, economics, political science, etc.).

Concentration Faculty (SSPEP/APA)

Recent Graduates: Job Placement (SSPEP/APA)

Doctoral graduates frequently become university faculty, as educational researchers or scientists. Some do research in for-profit or non-profit research firms, and in the companies or consulting firms in the corporate sector. They may also take administrative or policy making roles in colleges and universities, manage research projects, or be school officials in K-12 settings. Some take program officer or executive roles in community or private foundations. A few have practices as independent consultants.

Master's students most frequently become research analysts or assistants in education research settings, while some take on administrative or student services jobs in higher education or non-profits. Approximately 10 percent go on to doctoral programs immediately after completing the MA degree.

Master's Graduates

Research Analyst
SRI International

Research Associate
West Ed

Policy Analyst
CA School Board Association

Developer
Web TV Works

Director of Counseling
Pacific Educational Group

Educational Researcher
George Lucas Educational Foundation

Research Associate
Inverness Evaluation

Admissions and Recruitment Officer
Stanford University, Department of Chemistry

Doctoral Graduates

Assistant Professor, Education
University of Wisconsin

Research Associate
University of Chicago

Dean
Turtle Mountain Community College

Director of Student Programs
Georgetown University

Social Scientist
Social Policy Research Associate

Associate Director
Pew Forum on Education Reform

Director of Academic Programs
University of California, Merced