International Education

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?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 46 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international education in 2019, making it rank #294 in popularity. 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 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

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in International Ed. 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

Data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that international education students who graduated in 2015-2017 with a bachelor’s degree 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).

One thing to note here is that not all of these people may be working in careers related to international ed.

Online International Education Programs

In 2018-2019, 27 schools offered a international ed program of some type. 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

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
• Image Credit: By Rculatta under License

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