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
Graduate Certificate	21
Doctor’s Degree	6

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

This major is dominated by women with about 82% 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	15
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	85
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Geographic Diversity

International Ed appeals to people across the globe. About 33.9% 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

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

The U.S. Department of Education found that students who graduated in 2017-2019 with a master’s degree in international education made a median starting salary of $51,361 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $46,854 (25th percentile) and $53,938 (75th percentile).

It’s important to note that just because the people reporting these salaries have a degree in international ed, it does not mean that they are working in a job related to their 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
Educational Administration	45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific	34,451
Special Education	25,158
General Education	21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific	20,616
Curriculum & Instruction	19,784
Student Counseling	13,840
Instructional Media Design	8,387
Teaching English or French	4,743
Other Education	2,513
Multilingual Education	1,672
Educational Assessment	1,215
Education Philosophy	421
Teaching Assistants	20

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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