International Education
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Types of Degrees International Education Majors Are Getting
The following table lists how many international education graduations there were in 2018-2019 for each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Master’s Degree | 293 |
Graduate Certificate | 48 |
Bachelor’s Degree | 46 |
Doctor’s Degree | 13 |
Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in International Education?
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of international ed majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 6 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Geographic Diversity
Students from other countries are interested in International Ed, too. About 13.0% 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
Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary
The U.S. Department of Education found that students who graduated in 2015-2017 with a bachelor’s degree in international education made a median starting salary of $45,400 per year. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $45,400 (25th percentile) and $45,400 (75th percentile).

We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to international ed so take that into consideration.
Online International Education Programs
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 27 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 | 9 | 1 |
Post-Baccalaureate | 0 | 0 |
Master’s Degree | 20 | 6 |
Post-Master’s | 1 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Research) | 3 | 1 |
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) | 0 | 0 |
Doctor’s Degree (Other) | 0 | 0 |
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Majors Related to International Education
You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to international ed.
Major | Number of Grads |
---|---|
Teacher Education Grade Specific | 100,925 |
Educational Administration | 44,381 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,516 |
General Education | 31,066 |
Special Education | 30,639 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 18,767 |
Student Counseling | 13,679 |
Instructional Media Design | 7,063 |
Other Education | 5,503 |
Teaching English or French | 5,407 |
Multilingual Education | 1,636 |
Teaching Assistants | 1,591 |
Educational Assessment | 1,532 |
Education Philosophy | 634 |
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
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