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Human Rights Education, MA

Careers

Graduates of the Human Rights Education MA program are educators and activists who work in a variety of settings.

What can you do with a Human Rights Education MA?

  • Non-governmental organizations or schools in the U.S. or internationally
  • Work with immigrants or refugees in the U.S. in some capacity (teacher, youth development worker, after-school educator)
  • Work in curriculum development or program design for global education programs
  • Work in policy settings such as state or national departments of education
  • Work in agencies like UNICEF, Save the Children, CARE, etc.

Alumni Positions

Here are just some of the jobs our graduates hold:

  • A youth development worker with a non-profit serving homeless youth
  • A curriculum designer and trainer for an immigrant rights organization
  • A Fulbright recipient
  • A community organizer with low-income communities
  • A faculty member at a community college teaching Peace and Human Rights
  • An educator of immigrant and refugee youth
  • A study abroad coordinator for undergraduate students

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