The MA program recognizes that each student has unique academic needs and career goals. We work individually with each student to tailor elective choices, plan the capstone experience, and explore job opportunities.
Students are paired with academic advisors who provide guidance throughout the educational experience. Advisors can offer advice on everything from course selection and capstone topics to the best place to get a pizza in Durham; our goal is to provide students with the support they need to enjoy a rich learning experience.
Where do our graduates end up?
Duke faculty and staff will also help you consider career options and connect you to job opportunities. We also have developed networks among governmental agencies, health systems, pharmaceutical and scientific companies, law firms, non-profits, and other organizations to help students enter or return to the workplace after graduation. Plus, you have the opportunity to meet representatives from policy organizations and experts in bioethics and science policy both in MA courses and in our speaker series and workshops.
Sample Post-Graduation Career Placements
| Grad. Year | Degree | Capstone Project Placement/Thesis Topic | Post-graduation Career |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MA | Invitae | Invitae Genetic Testing, Lake Forest, CA |
| 2020 | MA | Duke Lab: Peter Ubel | Duke Lab: Peter Ubel |
| 2019 | MA | Social-ecological networks and zoonotic disease in rural Madagascar | Duke Margolis Center, Durham, NC |
| 2019 | MA | Intel Corporation | Gorgias, San Francisco, CA |
| 2018 | JD/MA | Greenhouse gas emissions | Clerk, Judge Allyson K. Duncan, US Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit |
| 2018 | JD/MA | Clerk, Judge Hardiman, US Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit | |
| 2018 | MA | Duke Data+, SciComm Among Scientists | Research Associate, Duke SciPol, Duke Humans & Autonomy Lab |
| 2018 | MA | National Human Genome Research Institute | Associate Regulatory Scientist at 23andMe |
| 2018 | JD/MA | Clerk, Chief Judge James C. Dever III, US District Court, Eastern District of NC | |
| 2018 | MA | NIH, National Human Genome Research Institute | Policy Analyst at NHGRI |
| 2018 | JD/MA | Clerk, Judge Guzman, Supreme Court of Texas | |
| 2018 | MA | Margolis Center for Health Policy | IQVIA, Analyst in Real World Enriched Studies |
| 2018 | MA | National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | Proposals & Contracts Specialist, Nuventra Pharma Sciences |
| 2018 | MA | Medicare/Hospice reimbursement research project | Medical School, Duke School of Medicine |
| 2017 | MA | Quintiles | Senior Clinical Research Specialist, Duke Global Digital Health Science Center |
| 2017 | MA | Biomarkers and Suggogate End Points | Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| 2017 | JD/MA | US State Attorney’s Office | Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP |
| 2017 | MA | Palliative Care for Pediatric Oncology Patients in Tanzania | Keenan Fellow, Duke |
| 2017 | MA | Margolis Center, normalizing European and American drug approval procedures | Associate, Pew Charitable Trusts |
| 2017 | MA | The ethics of hand transplant surgery | SSU & Regulatory Specialist, Syneos Health |
| 2017 | MA | Intel, data privacy | Health Policy Fellow, Future of Privacy Forum |
| 2017 | MA | Sigma Xi, developing research ethics curriculum for undergrads | Environmental Science & Policy Associate, EPA |
| 2017 | MA | Medical School, East Tennessee State University | |
| 2017/td> | MA | Duke Medical School & Divinity School, Pastoral Care Project | Medical School, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University |
| 2017 | MA | Legislative Asst, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake (AZ) | |
| 2017 | JD/MA | Associate, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP | |
| 2016 | MA | Helix | Policy Analyst at Helix |
| 2016 | MA | Senior Policy Advisor, Milieu Ltd | |
| 2016 | MA | Editas Medicine | Editas Medicine |
| 2016 | MA | Reproductive Health in China | Duke Neurobiology Lab |
| 2016 | MA | Center for Death Penalty Litigation | Health Sciences Grad School, Erasmus University |
| 2016 | MA | Quintiles | Bioethics & Science Policy, Quintiles |
| 2016 | MA | Office of Regulatory Affairs & Quality, Duke School of Medicine | Fellow, Duke Center on Law & Technology |
| 2016 | JD/MA | Cooley LLP | IP (Patent) Litigation Specialist, Cooley LLP |
| 2016 | MA | The National Ecological Observatory Network, NSF | Field Tech, National Ecological Observatory Network |
| 2016 | MA | Ariely Lab, Center for Advanced Hindsight | Cornell Law School |
| 2015 | MA | NHGRI | Duke Law School |
| 2015 | MA | National Human Genome Research Institute | Health policy analyst, NHGRI |
| 2015 | MA | Duke IRB | IRB specialist, science writer, Duke IRB |
| 2015 | MA | Unconventional Methods for a Traditional Setting: The Use of Neurointerventions to Reduce Implicit Racial Bias in the Courtroom | Stanford Program in Neuroscience and Society, Harvard Law School |
| 2015 | MA | Risk Communication | NeuroVice |
| 2015 | MA | Center for Science in the Public Interest | Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service |
| 2015 | MA | Helix | Helix, Bain & Company |