The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Master of Arts in Sustainable International Development

Career Outcomes

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 2021-22 MA SID graduates, 26.7% work in the nonprofit sector, 17.8% work in academia, 20% in for-profits, 11.1% in U.S. government positions (local, state, or federal), 20% in international organizations (multilaterals, NGOs), and 4.4% in international government positions.

Of 2021-22 MA SID graduates, 26.7 percent work in the nonprofit sector, 17.8 percent in academia, 20 percent in for-profits, 11.1 percent in U.S. government, 20 percent in international organizations, and 4.4 percent in international government

Job Function

Of 2021-22 MA SID graduates, 40.9% work in project or program management roles, 6.8% work in research, 9.1% in grants and fundraising, 15.9% in consulting, 9.1% in general management, and 18.2% in other positions (includes: advocacy; analysis; communications or marketing; and continuing education).

Of 2021-22 MA SID graduates, 40.9 percent work in project or program management, 6.8 percent in research, 9.1 percent in grants/fundraising, 15.9 percent in consulting, 9.1 percent in general management, and 18.2 percent in other positions

Geography

Of 2021-22 MA SID graduates who provided career outcomes information, most were at employers based in the United States, especially in the Northeast. Of MA SID graduates at U.S.-based employers, 53.4% were in New England, 22% in the Mid-Atlantic, 4.4% in the Midwest and Mountain West, 2.2% in the South, and 6.7% in the West.

Additionally, 8.9% of MA SID graduates were at employers based in Africa, and 2.2% in Asia and the Pacific Islands.

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 MA SID graduates at U.S. based employers, 53.4 were at employers based in New England, 22 percent in the Mid-Atlantic, 4.4 percent in the Midwest and Mountain West, 6.7 percent in the West, and 2.2 percent in the South.
Map represents the 88.9% of 2021-22 SID graduates who reside in the U.S.