The Nonprofit FAQ

What US schools offer BA & graduate programs on nonprofits?

Graduate-level programs are listed at http://www.idealist.org/en/faq/492-105/1-7. Additions and revisions to this list are made from time to time; please let us know if it can be improved in any way. There is a website at Seton Hall University -- http://tltc.shu.edu/npo/ -- which classifies and analyses information about education programs around the country and offers several lists of institutions showing the types of programs offered. Undergraduate programs associated with American Humanics are listed at http://www.humanics.org/ (see the list of schools under College and University Affiliates). There does not seem to be a reliable list of other undergraduate offerings. We would be glad to learn of any source prospective students might use to look for programs meeting their needs. Sandra Pfau wrote to ARNOVA-L on August 5, 1998, to say (in part): The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars' NONPROFIT LEADERS PROGRAM was initiated in the Spring 1996 to encourage students to puruse careers in the nonprofit sector. The program brings students from colleges and universities across the country to Washington, D.C. to participate in full-time (4 days per week, Tuesday through Friday) internships in Washington area nonprofit organizations. As a service-learning program, the Nonprofit Leaders Program also provides the students with preparation through skill-development sessions and community service opportunities on Mondays. There is limited information at the Center's website: http://www.twc.edu/ Reposted, with additions, 8/5/98; lightly edited 3/22/05; link corrected 1/28/06 -- PB