What can you do with an Educational Studies degree?

A degree in education can open many doors and opportunities. Students in Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation’s Educational Studies program are pursuing careers where education is core to an organization’s function and purpose, even if it may not be through a typical classroom environment.

With built-in applied learning experiences—including a two-semester internship—students gain hands-on practice in creative problem-solving, effective communication, collaboration and leadership.The educational studies degree prepares them to work with children, youth and adults within nonprofit settings, community-based organizations, civic organizations and businesses, or even to launch or scale their own learning-focused businesses.

Hear from these students about their experiences with the program, which is available both in person and online.

Hadijah Nakazibwe pursued the educational studies program to prepare for a career in global educational advocacy and community transformation. Its interdisciplinary structure allowed her to focus on leadership, inclusion and systemic change—skills she plans to apply to mentoring teachers and building a future teacher’s college in Uganda.

Through the educational studies program, Jenna Tulonen explored her interest in school-based mental health and trauma-informed student support services. 

As a mother of three and former military training manager, Erin Capella sought a program that could translate her leadership experience into work in corporate training and STEM education.

Through her educational studies internship at the Arizona Science Center, Erin helped develop resources to support rural and Indigenous students in STEM, applying her leadership and training background in a new and impactful way.

Danielle Maverick combined her entrepreneurial goals with her educational studies degree to enrich experiences offered through her business, which serves early childhood learners. 

Learn more about how you can pursue your interests and build your own professional pathway through the educational studies program: https://education.asu.edu/bachelors-degrees/majorinfo/EDSLSTBAE/undergrad/false/2