Careers
Earning an EdD in Learning and Instruction from USF opens doors across education, healthcare, and beyond.
What Can You Do With an EdD in Learning and Instruction From USF?
Graduates go on to design instruction, conduct and publish research, tackle school-based challenges, and step into administrative and leadership roles in schools, businesses, and healthcare organizations. The degree also provides a strong foundation for those pursuing a career in higher education.
Angel Reddick-Ross, EdD ’29
9th Grade Math and English Teacher at Drew School
We take the knowledge we learn from class and directly apply it to our jobs. Whether it's collecting data and writing a report about it or creating a lesson plan and presenting it to our students at our job, the knowledge and tools feel real and tangible.”
Angel Reddick-Ross, EdD ’29
9th Grade Math and English Teacher at Drew School
Where Do Alumni Work?
- Piedmont Unified School District
- CSU, East Bay
- San Francisco State University
- Stanford University
- Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
- Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
- Elmhurst Community Preparatory
- University of San Francisco
- UCSF School of Dentistry
- Pacific Union College
- CSU, Monterey Bay
- Advance Consulting
- University of California
- College of San Mateo
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry
What Jobs Do Learning and Instruction EdD Graduates Pursue?
- Instructional Designer
- Director of Curriculum and Instruction
- Professor of Teacher Education
- Professor of Music and Dance
- Director of Educational Technology
- Science Department Chairperson
- Dean of a Language School
- University Library Dean
- Clinical Professor
- Vice President of Instruction
- Associate Professor
- Institutional Researcher
- Director of Academic Affairs