A Sampling of First Jobs for Recent Graduates of Heller's
Ph.D. Program in Social Policy
Fifty-eight percent of recent Heller doctoral graduates secured positions in the nonprofit sector (including private academic institutions), 17% in the public sector (including public academic institutions), and 25% in the private sector. 32% secured positions in administration, 30% in teaching, 21% in research, 11% in consulting and 6% in direct service.
Ph.D. graduates have gone on to assume research and teaching positions in a wide variety of schools and programs (currently, they are found in over 140 institutions), and include one college president and 17 deans of schools of social work or social welfare.
| Assistant Professor | Rhode Island College | RI |
| Lecturer and Director of Educational Programs | Tufts University, College of Citizenship and Public Service | MA |
| President | LinkAges Research Group | MA |
| Assistant Professor | Sociology and Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University | MI |
| Director | Global Family Program, Special Olympics International | GA |
| Adjunct Faculty | Graduate and Professional Programs, Emmanuel College | MA |
| Assistant Professor | Graduate Program in Clinical Investigation, MA General Hospital Institute of Health Professions | MA |
| Research Associate | Health Economics Research | MA |
| Director | Multicultural Mental Health Services Research Center, Cambridge Health Alliance | MA |
| Associate Consultant | Inter-American Development Bank | DC |
| Assistant Professor | University of Washington, Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems | WA |
| Educational Specialist III | Department of Education, Office of Special Services | MA |
| Research Associate | Boston Health Economics | MA |
| Research Associate | Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, Kennedy School of Government | MA |
| Partner | Brigham Nahas Research Associates | MA |
| Director of Programs | Connecticut Health Foundation | CT |