Education Philosophy

Types of Degrees Education Philosophy Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many education philosophy graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree	276
Master’s Degree	268
Doctor’s Degree	120
Basic Certificate	38
Graduate Certificate	33
Undergraduate Certificate	2

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Education Philosophy?

This is one of the most frequently chosen teaching majors. It is the 9th most popular in the country with 276 students graduating with a bachelor’s in education philosophy in 2021. This major is dominated by women with about 81% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of education philosophy majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	34
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	113
White	78
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Education Philosophy, too. About 7.6% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• China
• South Korea
• Saudi Arabia
• Taiwan
• India

Online Education Philosophy Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 69 schools offered some type of education philosophy program. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	1	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	7	1
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	43	4
Post-Master’s	8	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	26	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Education Philosophy

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to education philosophy.

Major	Number of Grads
Teacher Education Grade Specific	110,226
Educational Administration	46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific	43,297
Special Education	36,792
General Education	29,810
Curriculum & Instruction	19,832
Student Counseling	13,858
Instructional Media Design	8,695
Teaching English or French	5,791
Other Education	4,858
Teaching Assistants	2,751
Educational Assessment	2,552
Multilingual Education	1,910
International Education	293

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Nick Youngson under License

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