The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Doctor of Philosophy in Social Policy

PhD Career Outcomes Data

First Destination Outcomes

99.4 percent of 2021-2022 graduates with a full-time employment, part-time employment, fellowship or internship, or continuing education outcome secured said outcome within 6 months of graduation

99.4% of 2021-22 graduates with a full-time employment, part-time employment, fellowship or internship, or continuing education outcome secured said outcome within 6 months of graduation.

Industry

Of 2021-2022 PhD graduates, 54.5% are working in academia, 27.3% are in nonprofit organizations, and 18.2% are in for-profit organizations.

Of 2021-2022 PhD graduates, 54.5 percent are working in academia, 27.3 percent are in nonprofit organizations, and 18.2 percent are in for-profit organizations.

Job Function

Of 2021-22 PhD graduates, 66.7% are working in research, 11.1% are in consulting, and 22.2% are in evaluation/monitoring.

Of 2021-22 PhD graduates, 66.7 percent are working in research, 11.1 percent are in consulting, and 22.2 percent are in evaluation/monitoring.

Geography

Of 2021-22 PhD graduates who provided career outcomes geographic information, most were at employers based in the United States, especially in the Northeast. Specifically, 50% were in New England, 10% in the Midwest and Mountain West, and 10% in the South.

Additionally, 10% of PhD graduates were at employers based in Asia and the Pacific Islands, and 20% in Canada.

Note that first destination outcomes data cover the time period that international graduates are on Optional Practical Training (OPT), and thus more likely to be working in the U.S.

Of 2021-22 PhD graduates, most were at employers based in the United States, especially in the Northeast. Specifically, 50 percent were in New England, 10 percent in the Midwest and Mountain West, and 10 percent in the South.