2022 Career Outcomes

Stanford GSE graduates are highly sought after for positions in a wide range of industries and education settings in the U.S. and around the world. Our graduates go on to be leaders in schools, government, industry, education non-profits and philanthropies, ed tech, and more.

Each year, Stanford EdCareers surveys graduating students and publishes a profile of the class and their career plans.

Class of 2022

The class of 2022* included a total of 156 graduate students – 23 doctoral and 133 master’s students. We know the employment status** of 94% percent of these graduates.

In addition, 31 Stanford undergraduates completed an education minor or honors.

*includes students who conferred their degree between Autumn Quarter 2021 and Autumn Quarter 2022
**employment status as of January 2023

Doctoral graduates

We know the employment status of 87 percent of the 23 PhD graduates who completed their degrees in 2021-22. Of those:

  • 100 percent were employed or had started new organizations
  • 35 percent worked in academia (tenure, non-tenure, and postdoctoral positions)
  • 88 percent of PhD respondents indicated a salary range of $75,000 and above (self-reported, global range)

  • Credit Karma
  • Google
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • Meta, Inc
  • New York University
  • New York University Abu Dhabi
  • PeerTeach Inc
  • San Jose State University
  • Stanford University
  • Stanford University Graduate School of Education
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Alabama
  • University of Florida
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Walmart Global Tech
  • Western Governors University

Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) graduates

We know the employment status of 97 percent of STEP graduates. Of those:

  • 98 percent were employed
    • 100 percent of those employed were working in the field of education
    • 100 percent of those employed worked primarily as classroom teachers
  • 87 percent of respondents indicated a salary range of $50,000 and above (self-reported, global range)

  • Abbott Middle School
  • Aberdeen Elementary School
  • Aragon High School
  • Aspire East Palo Alto Charter School
  • Bayside Academy
  • Bellarmine College Prep
  • Bishop Elementary School
  • Brilla Veritas Elementary
  • Children's Day School
  • Del Mar High School
  • Design Tech High School
  • East Palo Alto Academy
  • East Palo Alto Charter School
  • Ellis Elementary School
  • Elmhurst Community Prep School
  • Elmhurst Middle School
  • Elmhurst United
  • Fremont High School
  • Jefferson High School
  • John F. Kennedy High School
  • John Muir Elementary School
  • John O'Connell High School
  • John Reed Elementary School
  • KIPP Navigate College Prep
  • L.W. Higgins High School
  • Lewiston High School
  • Lila Bringhurst Elementary
  • Los Encinos School
  • Menlo-Atherton High School
  • Mission High School
  • Monta Vista High School
  • Mountain View High School
  • Northwood High School
  • Ohlone Elementary School
  • Olcott Memorial Higher Secondary School
  • Palo Alto High School
  • Ralph J. Bunche Academy
  • Rise Kohyang High School
  • Samoana High School
  • Sequoia High School
  • Yerba Buena High School

Master’s graduates (non-STEP)

We know the employment status of 95 percent of the 77 MA/MS (non-STEP) graduates who completed their degrees in 2021-22. Of those:

  • 78 percent were employed or had started new organizations
  • 7 percent were pursuing further education
  • 78 percent of respondents indicated a salary range of $75,000 and above (self-reported, global range)

  • Age of Learning
  • Alpine Investors
  • Altamont Capital Partners
  • American Institutes for Research
  • Andreessen Horowitz
  • Bain Consulting
  • Boston Consulting Group
  • Stanford Brain Development & Education Laboratory
  • Camino21
  • Stanford Center to Support Excellence in Teaching
  • Centro Lemann
  • Coachbit
  • Cove Hill Partners
  • Disrupt Technology Venture
  • Exploratorium
  • Florens.design
  • Fundación JUCONI México, A.C.
  • Google
  • Institute of International Education
  • Invictus Richmond Academy
  • Khan Academy
  • Lemann Foundation
  • LENUSA
  • Major Tech
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Mission Graduates
  • NASA
  • National Center for Youth Law
  • National Institute of Early Childhood
  • Newton, The Children's Learning Center
  • PayPal
  • Proof of Learn
  • Ravenswood City School District
  • Rebel Girls
  • Rézme Inc.
  • Short Answer
  • Simpson Thacher
  • Sown To Grow
  • Stanford University
  • State Department of Education, Minas Gerais
  • Summit Public Schools
  • The Coding School
  • The Nueva School
  • Valhalla Foundation

Undergraduate minor and honors

We know the employment status of 71 percent of Undergraduate Education Minor and Honors graduates. Of those:

  • 46 percent were employed or had started new organizations
  • 50 percent were pursuing further education
  • 66 percent of respondents indicated a salary range of $50,000 and above (self-reported, global range)

  • BCG
  • City of San Jose
  • Concentric by Ginkgo Bioworks
  • Google
  • INSPIRIT Learning Inc
  • Lao Tropical Public Health Institute
  • Redwood City Together
  • Stanford University
  • Teach for America
  • Vinschool

Organizations Founded by the Class of 2022

Class of 2022 Locations

United States

  • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Atherton, California
  • Berkeley, California
  • Cupertino, California
  • Daly City, California
  • East Palo Alto, California
  • El Cerrito, California
  • Encino, California
  • Fremont, California
  • Glendale, California
  • Hillsborough, California
  • Irvine, California
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Menlo Park, California
  • Mountain View, California
  • Oakland, California
  • Palo Alto, California
  • Redwood City, California
  • Richmond, California
  • Rohnert Park, California
  • San Francisco, California
  • San Francisco, California
  • San Jose, California
  • San Mateo, California
  • Santa Clara, California
  • Santa Monica, California
  • Sunnyvale, California
  • Woodside, California
  • Denver, Colorado
  • District of Columbia
  • Gainesville, Florida
  • Atlanta, Georgia
  • Decatur, Georgia
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Boston, Massachusets
  • Lewiston, Maine
  • Saint Louis, Missouri
  • Aberdeen, North Carolina
  • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • Louisville, Nebraska
  • New York, New York
  • Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvaina
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvaina
  • Nashville, Tennessee
  • Dallas, Texas
  • Lubbock, Texas
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Arlington, Virginia
  • Kirkland, Washington
  • Seattle, Washington

International

  • Utulei, American Samoa
  • Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • Belo Horizonte, Brazil
  • Chennai, India
  • Vientiane, Laos
  • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Puebla, Mexico
  • Singapore
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Hanoi, Vietnam

Past annual reports

EdCareers 10th Anniversary

In 2023, to celebrate our 10th Anniversary, EdCareers took a retrospective look at the past ten years of graduate outcomes data. Check out this special 10th anniversary report to learn more about the variety of geographic locations, industries, and organizations where our students have landed.

2015 Comprehensive Alumni Survey

This report from EdCareers covers eight decades of alumni experience in education, with insights on their teaching, entrepreneurship and leadership.

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