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Opportunities for Funding

In addition to traditional financial aid, various scholarships, fellowships, and grants are available to AU students.

For more information, please visit Scholarships and Grants.

Explore Opportunities in the Capital City

Consistently ranked as one of the best cities for job seekers, DC offers access to an extraordinary array of professional and intellectual opportunities. Our MAs get a head start on their careers with internships with important area institutions, including Amnesty International, the Brookings Institution, the Central Intelligence Agency, Congress, the Department of Education, the Department of State, Human Rights Watch, the Institute for Policy Studies, the National Institutes of Health, the Smithsonian Institution, the Urban Institute, and local school districts. You can apply your critical reading, analytical problem solving, and writing skills in the federal government or in the area’s many research institutes, NGOs, think tanks, and business organizations.

While many of our students move on to PhD programs and take academic positions, the philosophy MA’s emphasis on research, writing, and philosophical interpretation will also prepare you for a number of careers in the DC area. Our graduates work at the World Bank, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute for Policy Studies, the Ethics Resource Center, the Ethics and Policy Integration Centre, the Department of Justice, the US Agency for International Development, the US Institute of Peace, and in education.

Knowledgeable Faculty Dedicated to Your Success

At AU, you will benefit from individualized mentorship and one-on-one intellectual interactions with your professors. Our world-class faculty has a broad range of expertise and research interests, including ancient philosophy, Asian philosophy, continental philosophy, ethics, feminist and critical race theory, Latin American philosophy, literature and literary criticism, political philosophy, and religion. Whether your interests are academic or applied, you can be assured of finding a faculty mentor who specializes in your field of study.  

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A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY

Your MA will prepare you for further graduate study or for a variety of careers in world-changing institutions. Some of our students pursue further education in law schools or doctoral programs. We have alumni in PhD programs at George Washington University, the New School, SUNY Binghamton, and Virginia Tech.

Many of our graduates work for the federal government in positions with the Department of State, Department of Justice, USAID, and the Peace Corps. Alumni interested in international development have found careers with the World Bank Group, Inter-American Development Bank, and Chemonics International. Other alumni work for humanitarian organizations such as the American Red Cross and Doctors without Borders or nonprofits like Planned Parenthood and the Internews Network. Across DC and around the world, MAs can be found in positions where they can make a difference.

For more information on alumni and internships, see our Career ProspectsĚý˛ą˛Ô»ĺĚýInternshipsĚý±č˛ą˛µ±đ˛ő.