Other Education

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
Master’s Degree	1,604
Doctor’s Degree	471
Graduate Certificate	436

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

This major is dominated by women with about 78% 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	79
Black or African American	166
Hispanic or Latino	181
White	969
International Students	37
Other Races/Ethnicities	172

Geographic Diversity

Other Education appeals to people across the globe. About 2.3% 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

Majors Related to Other Education

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.

• 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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