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2023 Most Popular International Education Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best International Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 293 people earned a degree or certificate in international education, making the major the #15 most popular in the United States.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular International Education Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the International Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the international ed master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Teachers College at Columbia University to be the most popular school for international education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 84% of the international ed majors at the school.

Read full report on International Education at Teachers College at Columbia University

#2

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international education schools in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 36 students majoring in international ed at NYU, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full International Education at New York University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular International Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 71% of the international ed majors at the school.

Full International Education at George Washington University Report

#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular International Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the international ed majors at the school.

Read full report on International Education at Boston College

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international education schools in the United States. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 77% of the international ed majors at the school.

Read full report on International Education at Loyola University Chicago

#6

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular International Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

Of the 12 students majoring in international ed at Vanderbilt, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full International Education at Vanderbilt University Report

#6

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for international education students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 83% of the international ed majors at the school.

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#8

SIT Graduate Institute

Brattleboro, VT

SIT Graduate Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular International Education Master’s Degree Schools ranking. SIT is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Brattleboro.

About 64% of the students majoring in international ed at the school are women while 36% are male.

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Sam Houston State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for international education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Full International Education at Sam Houston State University Report

Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular International Education Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 86% of the international ed majors at the school.

Full International Education at Northern Arizona University Report

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One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, international education has other similar majors worth exploring.

International Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
International & Comparative Education 293

Majors Similar to International Ed

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 21 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Rculatta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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