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Other Education

1,728 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
1,705 Master's Degrees Annually
#5 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Other Education Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other education graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 1,660
Master’s Degree 1,604
Basic Certificate 513
Doctor’s Degree 471
Graduate Certificate 436
Associate Degree 8
Undergraduate Certificate 1

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

1,660 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
79% Percent Women
45% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is one of the most frequently chosen teaching majors. It is the 5th most popular in the country with 1,728 students graduating with a bachelor’s in other education in 2021. The major attracts more women than men. About 79% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 67
Black or African American 277
Hispanic or Latino 336
White 841
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 122

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Education. About 1.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Other Education Programs

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) 9 1
Certificate (2-4 Years) 2 0
Associate’s Degree 7 1
Bachelor’s Degree 78 26
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 121 35
Post-Master’s 30 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 53 11
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 4 1
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 2 0

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

Major Number of Grads
Teacher Education Grade Specific 106,652
Educational Administration 43,921
Teacher Education Subject Specific 40,101
Special Education 34,843
General Education 27,845
Curriculum & Instruction 20,472
Student Counseling 14,512
Instructional Media Design 8,912
Teaching English or French 5,030
Educational Assessment 4,249
Teaching Assistants 2,942
Multilingual Education 1,654
Education Philosophy 959
International Education 317

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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