Online Degree in Community Economic Development Helps Experienced Professionals Grow
Designed for working professionals with at least two years of professional experience, SNHU's online MS degree in Community Economic Development teaches you skills and techniques to help people in communities in need improve their overall quality of life. The course work is structured so that you’ll learn community economic development theory and how to apply it in your community to solve a real problem. When you graduate with your online degree in Community Economic Development, you will leave with a proficiency in the following areas:
- Project Management - Working closely with a professor, you will create a real CED project based on your interests, then manage and measure it along the way to make sure you are hitting your benchmarks.
- Organizational Management - Along with learning how to manage a community economic development project from the very start, you'll also learn how to manage and mobilize people and resources so you can see it through. And because your fellow CED students will likely come from all parts of the world, with all different types of work experiences, you'll have a group of peers you can rely on for support, ideas, and suggestions for overcoming any community economic development challenge.
- Basic Financial Management - Since this online degree program is founded on empowering communities through economic development, you'll discover how to read and understand common financial statements and reports.
- Basic Research - You'll learn how to find, use and evaluate data and information so you can not only make informed decisions about your community economic development project, but also help build a case for support among colleagues and community members for your CED efforts.
Career Outlook
As the need to rebuild communities in the U.S. and abroad continues to grow, the need should remain strong for hard-working CED professionals who know how to get things accomplished, no matter what the social, economic, political or cultural influences. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, urban and regional planners, two popular professions which fall under the community economic development umbrella, are projected to grow by 19 percent (faster than the average) between 2008-2018.