International Education

Types of Degrees International Education Majors Are Getting

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	230
Bachelor’s Degree	36
Graduate Certificate	21
Doctor’s Degree	6

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

This is one of the most frequently chosen teaching majors. It is the 12th most popular in the country with 36 students graduating with a bachelor’s in international ed in 2021. This major is dominated by women with about 83% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of international ed majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in International Ed, too. About 11.1% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• China
• South Korea
• India
• Japan
• Canada

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

The median starting salary of students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a bachelor’s degree in international ed was $42,961 per year. These stats come from the U.S. Department of Education. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $42,961 (25th percentile) and $42,961 (75th percentile).

Note that some of these people may have jobs that are not directly related to a international ed degree.

Online International Education Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 schools offered some type of international education 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)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	10	0
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	21	5
Post-Master’s	2	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	4	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to International Education

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to international ed.

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
Education Philosophy	737

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 Rculatta under License

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