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
Bachelor’s Degree	1,728
Master’s Degree	1,705
Basic Certificate	607
Doctor’s Degree	426
Graduate Certificate	382
Associate Degree	7
Undergraduate Certificate	3

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

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 1,728 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other education in 2021, making it rank #138 in popularity. This major is dominated by women with about 77% 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	65
Black or African American	277
Hispanic or Latino	356
White	871
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	113

Geographic Diversity

Students from other countries are interested in Other Education, too. About 2.7% 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

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

According to 2019-2020 data from the U.S. Department of Education, students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other education have a median salary of $33,472 during the early years of their career. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $28,607 (25th percentile) and $38,250 (75th percentile).

It’s important to note that just because the people reporting these salaries have a degree in other education, it does not mean that they are working in a job related to their degree.

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
Teacher Education Grade Specific	110,226
Educational Administration	46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific	43,297
Special Education	36,792
General Education	29,810
Curriculum & Instruction	19,832
Student Counseling	13,858
Instructional Media Design	8,695
Teaching English or French	5,791
Teaching Assistants	2,751
Educational Assessment	2,552
Multilingual Education	1,910
Education Philosophy	737
International Education	293

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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