Types of Degrees 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	1,751
Master’s Degree	1,679
Basic Certificate	589
Graduate Certificate	435
Doctor’s Degree	422
Associate Degree	7
Undergraduate Certificate	4

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in ?

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. This major is dominated by women with about 80% of recent graduates being female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	273
Hispanic or Latino	345
White	911
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	118

Geographic Diversity

Other Education appeals to people across the globe. About 2.6% of those with this major are international students. The most popular countries for students from outside the country are:

• China
• Saudi Arabia
• United Kingdom
• South Korea
• Taiwan

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

Online 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)	10	1
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	9	1
Bachelor’s Degree	73	20
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	132	33
Post-Master’s	35	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	55	12
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	1
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	1

Majors Related to

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

Major	Number of Grads
Teacher Education Grade Specific	110,770
Educational Administration	46,975
Teacher Education Subject Specific	42,343
Special Education	35,973
General Education	29,389
Curriculum & Instruction	19,217
Student Counseling	14,506
Instructional Media Design	9,224
Teaching English or French	5,525
Educational Assessment	3,853
Teaching Assistants	2,720
Multilingual Education	1,995
Education Philosophy	932
International Education	279

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 Horadrim under License

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