Education careers beyond teaching?

Hello,

I am a recent college graduate (double majored in English and History with a 3.95 GPA, if that’s relevant) and am interested in pursuing a career in education. At community college I worked as both a clerical assistant and a peer mentor. I found the work really fulfilling, since I was providing support to other students with their educational goals and helping to plan and coordinate events, outreach efforts, and other activities which also helped current and prospective students.

I am interested in pursuing a career in education which involves this kind of work—not the teaching end of education—but am not sure how secure this kind of work is. So I thought I’d inquire: is the non-teaching side of education a good path for careers? Between the integration of AI into so many white collar professions and the precarious state of education funding, I am concerned that these sorts of roles may not be viable long-term. I don’t have any interest in being a teacher, but I still would love to work in education. Can anyone provide any insights into what options might be available to me?

(Additionally, what graduate programs align with non-teaching educational roles? Education MA programs seem catered to teaching, so would someone wanting to work in education in a different capacity benefit from something different, like Public Policy or Business Administration?)

Submitted February 03, 2026 at 12:09AM by notwinorlose https://ift.tt/kqNMQK9