EPS Minor Career Paths

Career Paths

Penn State students with a minor in Education Policy Studies have successfully established careers in a wide variety of fields, especially when combined with a major that matches career goals. EPS minors often have concentrations in museum studies, women’s and gender studies, sports education, music and art education, sustainability, and human development and family studies. We welcome all majors and will help you find a combination of courses that match your career goals.

The Education Policy Studies minor helps prepare students to enter careers in:

• Educational Organizations
• Government
• Public service
• Non-profits
• Philanthropy
• Advocacy
• Research

Graduates have worked both domestically and internationally and pursued education- and policy-related paths.

Opportunities for Graduate Studies 

EPS students have gone on to pursue graduate degrees in Law, as well as Education Policy, Educational Leadership, Student Affairs, and Higher Education administration. Other related fields include economics, political science, sociology, and social work.