Other Education

Types of Degrees Other Education Majors Are Getting

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

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	1,705
Doctor’s Degree	426
Graduate Certificate	382

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

This major is dominated by women with about 76% 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	94
Black or African American	195
Hispanic or Latino	232
White	994
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	145

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

Master’s Degree Starting Salary

The median early-career salary of other education students with a master’s degree is $49,355 a year according to 2019-2020 data from the U.S. Department of Education. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $42,472 (25th percentile) and $54,449 (75th percentile).

We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to other education so take that into consideration.

Online Other Education Programs

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 335 schools offered some type of other 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)	8	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	1	0
Associate’s Degree	10	0
Bachelor’s Degree	69	16
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	132	36
Post-Master’s	35	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	54	14
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	1
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	2	1

Majors Related to Other Education

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

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
Multilingual Education	1,672
Educational Assessment	1,215
Education Philosophy	421
International Education	257
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 Horadrim under License

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