The University of St. Thomas

School of Education

Doctorate in Critical Pedagogy Careers


The Doctorate Degree in Critical Pedagogy is a program designed to prepare you for careers in a variety of settings. Some career areas include:

  • Community activists
  • Community organization administrators
  • College or university professors
  • Directors of curriculum and instruction
  • Training unit leaders
  • Senior administrators
  • K-12 educators

Graduates also work in the following fields:

  • K-12 education
  • Higher education
  • Special education and disability rights
  • Multiculturalism/Urban education
  • Global education
  • Peace education
  • Popular/Adult education
  • Women's Studies/Feminism
  • Environmentalism/Ecology
  • Human and civil rights
  • Labor education
  • Non-profit and grassroots organizations

Regardless of the position held, St. Thomas graduates are prepared to act as change agents who make a tangible difference in the lives of the people they meet and live among in a changing world.