Other Education

Types of Degrees Other Education Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other education graduations there were in 2017-2018 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	2,431
Bachelor’s Degree	1,680
Basic Certificate	538
Doctor’s Degree	420
Graduate Certificate	361
Associate’s Degree	107
Undergraduate Certificate	21

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

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 1,678 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other education in 2018, making it rank #136 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 other education majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	73
Black or African American	215
Hispanic or Latino	279
White	977
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	104

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Other Education. About 1.9% 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 2017-2018 data from the U.S. Department of Education, students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other education have a median salary of $29,800 during the early years of their career. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $26,300 (25th percentile) and $33,000 (75th percentile).

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

Online Other Education Programs

In the 2017-2018 academic year, 339 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)	36	6
Certificate (1-2 years)	6	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	2	0
Associate’s Degree	13	2
Bachelor’s Degree	58	14
Post-Baccalaureate	36	6
Master’s Degree	149	38
Post-Master’s	36	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	51	15
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	4	2
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	1	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	99,840
Educational Administration	44,405
Teacher Education Subject Specific	43,242
General Education	31,485
Special Education	31,128
Curriculum & Instruction	17,977
Student Counseling	14,228
Instructional Media Design	6,846
Teaching English or French	5,766
Teaching Assistants	1,900
Multilingual Education	1,510
Educational Assessment	1,322
Education Philosophy	564
International Education	443

References

• 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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