Find The Grad School That Fits
Many schools match the Segal Education Award, offer special scholarships or waive the application fee for AmeriCorps alumni. You can find (and chat virtually with) the school that fits yours career goals this Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 1-4pm EDT.
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Brandeis University, Heller School for Social Policy & Management
Location: Massachusetts
About: The mission at the Heller School is to drive positive social change through research, education, and public engagement that inform policies and programs designed to address disparities in well-being and promote social inclusion in a sustainable way. Heller is the only graduate school where the idealism of a social justice mission meets the rigor and prestige of a top-ranked policy school.
Degrees/programs: Business Administration, Global Health Policy Management, Nonprofit Management, Public Policy, Social Policy, Sustainable International Development
Incentive(s): waived application fee, 50% tuition scholarships to AmeriCorps alumni and RPCVs
Highlight(s): dual and joint degree options with Heller programs, Brandeis programs and other universities
Learn More: heller.brandeis.edu
Connect: @TheHellerSchool
University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
Location: Illinois
About: Steeped in the University of Chicago’s rich tradition of scholarship and innovation, Harris Public Policy faculty and students bring an exacting, data-driven perspective to the full spectrum of policy concerns.
Degrees/programs: Computational Analysis & Public Policy, Environmental Science, Public Policy
Incentive(s): waived application fee, Segal Education Award matching, preferential application consideration, merit scholarships
Highlight(s): over 50% of master’s students receive fellowships or scholarships
Learn More: harris.uchicago.edu
Connect: @HarrisPolicy
Marist College
Location: New York, Florence, Italy or 100% online
About: Marist College is an independent, private liberal arts institution serving upwards of 6,500 students, with approximately 1,200 graduate and adult undergraduate students.
Degrees/programs: 13 Graduate Degrees & Advanced Certificates in areas like: Education, Business, Public Administration, Mental Health Counseling, School Psychology, Communications, Marketing, Information Systems, Computer Science, the Arts, Medicine and Business Analytics
Incentive(s): 25% tuition discount for AmeriCorps members, alumni, and staff. (Savings between $5,850 – $13,260 depending on degree)
Highlight(s): Tuition discount also applies to 30 Undergraduate programs for students 22 years or older
Learn More: marist.edu
Connect: @Marist
New York University, Wagner School of Public Service
Location: New York
About: Established in 1938, the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service prepares serious, talented professionals to face the constantly changing challenges of public service. Trained in management, policy and finance, NYU Wagner students graduate with the skills they need to confront society’s most pressing problems.
Degrees/programs: Master of Public Administration, Master of Urban Planning, Master of Science in Public Policy, Executive Master of Public Administration, and Doctor of Philosophy
Incentive(s): application fee waiver; 50% merit-based scholarship specifically dedicated to an AmeriCorps alumnus worth up to $20,000 per year; other partial and full scholarships
Highlight(s): NYU Wagner has dual MPA degree options with other schools at NYU including MBA, JD, MPH and MA in Hebrew & Judaic Studies. You’ll earn both degrees in less time than it would take to earn them separately.
Learn More: wagner.nyu.edu
Connect: @NYUWagnerSchool (Facebook), @NYUWagner (Twitter)
Prescott College
Location: Arizona, hybrid or 100% online
About: Prescott College’s mission is to educate students of diverse ages and backgrounds to understand, thrive in, and enhance our world community and environment.
Degrees/programs: Social Justice & Human Rights, Adventure Education, Environmental Studies & Sustainability, Education, Humanities, Counseling
Incentive(s): Segal Education Award matching
Highlight(s): The majority of our graduate degrees are hybrid programs through our limited-residency format. The limited-residency format allows you to stay in your community with occasional visits to campus to interact with your peers and your professors.
Learn More: prescott.edu
Connect: @PrescottCollege
University of Colorado Denver, School of Public Affairs
Location: Colorado or 100% online
About: The CU Denver School of Public Affairs is creating the next generation of visionary leaders in public service and criminal justice professions to solve society’s most pressing problems. Faculty, staff and students also conduct research that improves the quality of life and informs policy making and management in the public and nonprofit sectors.
Degrees/programs: Public Administration, Criminal Justice, Public Affairs. Available concentrations: Local and State Government, Environmental Policy, Gender-Based Violence, Emergency Management & Homeland Security, and Nonprofit Organizations, Crime Analysis.
Incentive(s): 25% full tuition scholarship toward the 1 year full time accelerated MPA program; Resident tuition rates for non-residents attending online; paid fellowship opportunity
Highlight(s): CU Denver has part-time and full-time options including an accelerated, 1 year MPA. Accelerated MPA alumni have maintained over 90% employment placement rates in desired fields within 6 months of graduating.
Learn More: spa.ucdenver.edu
Connect: @SchoolOfPublicAffairs (Facebook), @CUDenverSPA (Twitter)
University of Pennsylvania, Graduate School of Education
Location: Pennsylvania
About: The Penn Graduate School of Education seeks students who are interested in promoting a deeper understanding of educational issues and contributing to societal change. Bringing diverse experiences to the Penn GSE community, students are both learners and agents of change within the university and the surrounding Philadelphia neighborhoods.
Degrees/programs: Master’s, Ed.D. and Ph.D. study in areas like: Counseling & Mental Health Services, Education Entrepreneurship, Education Leadership, Education Policy, Higher Education, Intercultural Communication, Language & Literacy, School Leadership, Urban Education, Virtual Online Teaching (VOLT) and more.
Incentive(s): Merit based scholarships
Highlight(s): top 5 ranked education programs
Learn More: http://www.gse.upenn.edu/
Connect: @PennGSE
University of Vermont, Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA
Location: Vermont
About: The University of Vermont’s one-year Sustainable Entrepreneurship MBA (SEMBA) was designed from the ground up to challenge the traditional MBA. We’ve fundamentally reinvented business education and the MBA degree to address directly the core challenges we face– environment, ethics, poverty and inequality—through the lens of enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Degrees/programs: Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability
Incentive(s): merit based scholarships
Highlight(s): 3 month practicum project with hands-on experiential learning with existing companies or new ventures – Current and past host organizations include Facebook, Ingersoll Rand, PepsiCo, Philips, Seventh Generation and many more; Dual degree option with Vermont Law School
Learn More: uvm.edu/semba
Connect: @UVMsemba (Facebook), @UVM_SEMBA (Twitter)
Washington University in St. Louis, Brown School of Social Work
Location: Missouri
About: Founded in 1853, Washington University in St. Louis is dedicated to challenging its faculty and students alike to seek new knowledge and greater understanding of an ever-changing, multicultural world.
Degrees/programs: Public Health, Public Health Science, Social Work
Incentive(s): Segal Education Award matching
Highlight(s): one of the world’s lead schools for training social science researchers
Learn More: brownschool.wustl.edu
Connect: @brownschool
Willamette University, MBA for Business, Government & Not-for-Profit Management
Location: Oregon
About: As a national leader in experiential education, the Willamette MBA prepares students for their first professional position, career change and advancement in business, government and not-for-profit organizations.
Degrees/programs: Business Administration (full-time, part-time), Executive certificates
Incentive(s): waived application fee, Segal Education Award matching, merit based scholarships
Highlight(s): ranked in Business week and Poets & Quants; joint degree programs with JD or BA
Learn More: willamette.edu/mba
Connect: @WillametteMBA
