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International Educational Development & Comparative & International Education Programs
Teachers College, Columbia University
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Alumni Profiles

There are three main categories of professions that graduates of the IED and CIE programs pursue: educational research; international development work; or the general field of education. There is a lot of overlap for IED and CIE students, and students in both programs pursue careers in all three abovementioned categories as well as in many others. In the field of research, many students of CIE continue in doing comparative educational studies, working for such national and international organizations as OECD, AERA, and ERIC. Others continue research in the discipline from which they graduated (i.e., research in anthropology or historical research). In the field of international development , there are positions for students with all degrees of experience, working in such non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as AED, Africare, CARE International, Catholic Relief Services, I-EARN, International Rescue Committee, Lutheran World Relief, Save the Children, World Teach, or World Vision (either in their headquarters offices in New York or Washington, DC, or in their international field offices). Many also work in government or government-affiliated organizations such as the World Bank, United Nations, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Institute for International Education. In the field of education, some graduates work in the New York area in multilingual/multicultural classrooms, such as those with large numbers of immigrant students, while others work in school systems, charter schools, or independent or informal educational programs. Many doctoral students start out as adjunct professors during their doctoral studies. Lastly, as a good number of our students are international (approximately 40%), many return to their country of origin, and work in the Ministry of Education, or in regional or local school systems. Some students also opt to pursue their studies at higher degree levels.

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