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CED Academic Programs


SNHU's School of CED is internationally recognized as a center of excellence and a leader in education, public policy, research and institution-building. It is the only community economic development school in the country to offer both graduate and doctoral programs.

CED Online Offerings

Take courses online while continuing to build your communities! This unique online professional development training opportunity. More...

Community Economic Development (M.S.)

The National CED Master of Science Program based at School of CED's Manchester & West Coast Centers provides the CED Practioner with the tools to succeed in the development arena. More...

Community Economic Development (Ph.D.)

The PhD Program prepares scholars for teaching, research, policy or management careers in higher education, government and the nonprofit sector. The focus is on original research... More...

Community Economic Development Policy (M.A.)

The MA in CED Policy is an Advanced Program designed to address the needs of senior professionals for a policy focus and a shorter program of study than offered by the PhD Program. The emphasis is on analytical skills for policy makers & senior managers... More...

International Community Economic Development (M.S.)

The International Community Economic Development (ICED) graduate program is an applied Master of Science in CED with an international development specialization. We offer two delivery formats to SCED's ICED Program (Summer Intensive or Extended Weekends). SCED's Southeast Asian Location located in the Philippines offers the same high high quality educational opportunity... More...

Microenterprise & Development Institute - New Hampshire (MDI-NH)

Learn from some of the top microfinance and business development services practitioners in the field and network with peers from all over the globe. In the past seven years we have trained more than 800 practitioners from 100 countries and 500 international and domestic non-governmental, microfinance institutes, universities, banks and other organizations. More...

Microfinance Management Graduate Certificate

Completing this certificate completely online provides a unique opportunity for busy microfinance practitioners who cannot leave their communities. More...