Education and Social Policy

Overview

Gain in-demand skills and experience to craft reforms and improve the quality of education, working for educational agencies, think tanks, and nonprofit organizations.

As a student in this Education and Social Policy MA program from New York University, you will work closely with faculty from NYU Steinhardt and NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service to learn: 

• How to use principles of economics and sociology to analyze K–12 and higher education policies
• How to conduct descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using large longitudinal education databases
• How to interpret and identify causal effects of programs and policies and apply conclusions to make policy recommendations
• An understanding of the policies already implemented as well as the need for additional policies in your chosen area of focus; you will be able to participate in quantitative studies to further evaluate existing policies and to provide evidence on the possible effects of new policies

• Principles of management, planning, and policy-making in the public and nonprofit sectors

Careers

Where can you work with a master's in Education and Social Policy? 

• School systems, reform organizations, foundations, and nonprofit organizations such as New Visions for Public Schools or Teach for America
• Government education policy agencies like state or city departments of education
• Research organizations such as MDRC, Urban Institute, or Mathematica
• Advocacy or single-interest organizations such as the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, the New Teacher Project, or the Center for Education Reform